The fires we fight are an equal opportunity creator of chaos and will kill and/or injure any firefighter without discretion or discrimination. The fire doesn’t care. After investigating hundreds of firefighter fatalities in the United States, NIOSH (National Institute of Safety and Health) has determined the top five issues surrounding these firefighter fatalities. We will explore the NIOSH Five, the root causes of them and ways in which any firefighter can create a better culture to lessen or eradicate these five issues.
(DFS CEUs: Instructor 4 hours; Incident Safety Officer 4 hours)
Host: Wellington-Napoleon Fire Protection District 300 Cherry Street Wellington MO
Contact: Grant Oetting at 660-229-4525 or gran_oetting@yahoo.com
Sessions: March 15, 2026 08:00-12:00
Partners: Missouri Division of Fire Safety
Funding provided by the Division of Fire Safety (DFS) and the Missouri Fire Safety Education / Advisory Commission. State Funding sources include the DFS General Revenue (GR) Fire Training Fund and Fire Education Fund.