About NFPA 1584
Why Fire Rehab Is More Important Than Ever…
• Heart attacks and strokes still account for the largest number of line-of-duty deaths.
• According to the NFPA, these heart attacks and strokes are almost always due to stress and overexertion.
• Thousands of firefighters continue to be needlessly injured or become ill on the fireground because of lack of medical surveillance.
• Increased exertion / stress levels within the firefighter increase the need for timely rehab of firefighters.
Source: Excerpted from Philip L Hayes, EMT, EMS-I, FO
NFPA 1584 is the standard that sets the parameters for rehabbing members during emergency operations and training exercises. Fire chiefs are responsible for supplying personnel with the resources necessary to perform safely at the scene or the incident. Rehabilitation is a key component in keeping firefighters healthy and safe, and fire chiefs ultimately are responsible for making it happen. The most important asset of any organization is its personnel.” Source: Jeffrey T. Lindsey, Ph.D., EMT-P, CHS IV, excerpted from “Rest for the Weary”, Fire Chief Magazine, April 2009.
NFPA Standard 1584, Section 6.2 states that rehabilitation efforts shall include providing the following:
1. Relief from climatic conditions,
2. A place for rest and recovery,
3. Cooling and/or warming, rehydration,
4. Calorie/electrolyte replacement,
5. Medical monitoring,
6. A place for EMS treatment,
7. Member accountability tools and crowd control/location ID,
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