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The 'Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program' (FFFIPP) is administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a department of the Center for Disease Control (CDC). It performs independent investigations of firefighter fatalities in the United States, also referred to as line of duty deaths (LODD). The programs goals are: 1.) to better define the characteristics of line of duty deaths among firefighters, 2.) to develop recommendations for the prevention of deaths and injuries, and 3.) to disseminate prevention strategies to the fire service.^[1]

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See also

★ Crew Resource Management

★ Firefighter

★ Human Factors Analysis and Classification System

★ National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System

References

1. "Traumatic Occupational Injuries," ''Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program'', Accessed July 15, 2007.

External links

★ Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program

★ Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports

★ National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

★ National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Database

★ National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System

★ Firefighter Close Calls