Honors Theses
Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
James Vaughan
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Accountability is arguably the single most important tool that a fire department has at its disposal. Although accountability systems have been used throughout history, one thing is proven: when there is no accountability system in place, it is only a matter of time before firefighters will get injured, or worse, lose their lives. This work will discuss the history of fire department methodology dealing with the creation of incident management accountability systems. In order to provide historical evidence that lack of an accountability system can cause injury or death, case studies of multiple fire departments that have reported line of duty deaths will be discussed. Next, the promising future of firefighter accountability systems will show that the previously discussed issues are actively being addressed. Finally, my personal experience within the fire service as well as accountability systems used in my department will be revealed.
Recommended Citation
Roy, Jeremy, "We All Go Home! The Evolution of Firefighter Accountability Systems" (2015). Honors Theses. 442.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/442
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