For approximately 7 years we have had the POP Program, and every so often
we revisit the program, because there are always new members of the
organization who may not be familiar with it.
There is a standardized form and have titled our program ‘Pass On
Program’ or POP for short. Just like the lessons we have learned from our
fathers, grandfathers etc. we can learn form each other through experiences.
That is why we used the acronym ‘POP’.
The program is simple, just take an experience bad or good and the
lessons you learned from it. This program is for all of us by all of us.
Unlike New York’s program, we are not asking for this to be completed by an
Officer. Any member in our association can help another by simply sending in
your information.
Some of the incidents FDNY’s program was looking for were these:
- Apparatus Accidents
- Building Collapses
- Close Calls
- Injuries
- Positive actions which led to a safe operation
We have thousands in our association. Some of the capacities FMBA members
serve are:
Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, First Responders,
Dispatchers, Fire Prevention Specialist, Arson Investigators.
We hold the ranks of:
Firefighters, Lieutenants, Captains, Battalion Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs,
Chiefs of Departments, Directors, Training / Compliance Officers, and
Administration Personnel to name a few. We fight fires in all types of
communities and structures from heavily populated urban apartment buildings
to forest fires. We administer first aid from Basic first responder to the
use of AEDs.
The POP form is generic, is available on our web site www.NJFMBA.org,
in the state office and requested via email.
You do not need the form to send in your comments however. We will accept
any suggestions for a POP but we would like the following information:
- Essential details of the situation
- Lessons learned or reinforced
- Training suggestions
These form or letters could be mailed, faxed or e-mailed to the state
FMBA office attention to the Health Safety & Education Chairman. Safety@NJFMBA.ORG
Please consider taking a few minutes out of your day to sit down and
write out a valuable lesson you and your coworkers have learned. You may
just save someone’s life in doing so.
