Decade-long data show interior operations account for less than 10% of LODDs. Use accurate, evidence-based information to guide tactics, SOPs, training and risk management rather than fear.
Category Archives: Firefighting
If We’re Going to Talk About Risk, Let’s Talk About the Data
This isn’t about minimizing loss.
It’s about understanding risk accurately, so decisions are based on reality, not reaction.
The Hidden Costs of Victim Survivability Profiling: Legal, Moral and Mental Health Implications for Firefighters
Victim Survivability Profiling may spare firefighters immediate risk, but it can leave behind lasting moral injury, especially when the decision not to search proves fatally wrong
The Risk of Assumption: Rethinking Victim Survivability Profiling in Firefighting
The data doesn’t lie: most firefighter deaths aren’t from interior searches, and civilians survive in conditions VSP might dismiss
Data Not Drama 