http://www.genevaassociation.org/PDF/WFSC/GA2009-FIRE25.pdf - 2009 World Fire Statistics report - the USA pays a high % of its GDP for fire protection, but fire death rates are high - Singapore pays a small % of GDP for the fire department, but has few fire deaths - Denmark pays a low %, but has high fire deaths - Japan pays a high % but has a high fire death rate
http://www.campusfiresafety.org/uploaded/usfaalcoholandfire.pdf - October 1999 - Relationship Between Alcohol and Fire Deaths - by Tri-Data for the US Fire Administration - this report is also available via the USFA website
http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/Prevention-Products/articles/738124-Philly-marks-record-low-fire-deaths-in-2009/ - Philadelphia - fire deaths dropped from 60 in FY2005 to 30 in CY2009 - FD response time under 5 minutes typically (per 2009 report)
UK has cut fire death rate by 50% also
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EMS Issues
<http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/642989.html> - there are 300,000 cardiac arrests treated by EMS in USA annually - 8% survive
50% of USA EMS is FD - source ???
cardiac arrest save rate - 5% per previous article - (50% King County)
<http://www.raleighnc.gov/content/AdminServBudget/Documents/FY11/06_Public%20Safety.pdf> - Raleigh North Carolina FD claims 49% CPR save rate - best in the USA
http://www.countyofkingwa.us/healthservices/health/~/media/health/publichealth/documents/ems/2009report.ashx - King County Washington 2009 EMS report
<http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new_york/hatzalah_first_takes_public_money> - Hatzalah Ambulance in New York City - 15% cardiac save rate vs 1% save rate by FDNY
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Turnout Times
Is it possible that decreasing reflex times by 30 to 60 seconds would greatly reduce fire losses, and vastly improve emergency medical services?
<http://youtu.be/GZPVnxgMZ_U> - Turkey - firefighter gets dressed standing up in pumper enroute to fire
https://sites.google.com/site/amsterdamnetherlandspubsafety/home/fire-service/2007-video-engine-rolling - Amsterdam 2007 - firefighter dons coats and SCBA in pumper
Israel - video of FFs putting on SCBA while standing in rig - Aug 2010 - http://youtu.be/hO872POnvgI
http://youtu.be/Ocum8cAfoJo - Aug 2010 - PG County engine rolls - firefighter puts on bunker pants - standing up while rig rolls
http://statter911.com/2010/08/24/kitchen-fire-in-lake-station-indiana-dog-self-rescues-in-middle-of-fire-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-24915 - fire chief puts on SCBA before engine arrives at a fire scene
http://youtu.be/j5RoCPfZNfI - 2010 - Kuwait FD - claim of 30 second turnout times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6-CvCNxwjE - Montreal pumper and ladder leaves the fire station - 25 seconds to put on coat and pants
http://www.wienweb.at/webtvold/feuerwehr.rm - 4 minute video - overview of Vienna Austria FD - midi pumper rolls out at end of the video
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wien.gv.at%2Ffeuerwehr%2Findex.htm&sl=de&tl=en - Vienna Austria - FD turnout - 30 seconds days - 60 seconds nights