After-Action Review
After Action Review (AAR) offers the fire service the opportunity to formalize the tradition of informal post-incident conversations into a simple, but systematic, guided process of analyzing, refining, and improving incident response. This fire service training module explains the origins of After Action Review, its application to the fire service, how to implement it, and the important role it plays in culture change.
Advanced Pre-Planning for Complex Properties
This program emphasizes the importance of comprehensive pre-incident plans for complex properties, detailing the selection criteria, information gathering, analysis, and dissemination to incident commanders during events.
Suicide and Depression White Paper
Issues of Depression and Suicide in the Fire Service
Confronting Suicide in the Fire Service
Fire Service Behavioral Health Rapid Response: On-Duty Fatality, Injury or Close Call
Fire Service Behavioral Health Rapid Response: Mass Violence Incident Recommendations
Fire Service Behavioral Health Rapid Response: Suicide
Fire Service Behavioral Health Management Guide
Preventing the Preventable
Preventing the Preventable is an effort to continue to reduce firefighter deaths and injuries highlighting Life Safety Initiative #14 (Public Education) and Initiative #15 (Code Enforcement and Sprinklers).
CAL FIRE-1039-14 Vehicle Procession
The nine documents contained in this file provide fire departments with a comprehensive approach to dealing with a line of duty and non-line of duty deaths. These documents were prepared and compiled by CAL FIRE. Questions or clarifications should be directed to Deputy Director Nick Schuler, CAL FIRE Communications & Emergency Incident Awareness.