• TX Fire Commission’s Focus on Firefighter & Gear Safety and Training – Mike Wisko

  • Dec 20 2024
  • Length: 56 mins
  • Podcast

TX Fire Commission’s Focus on Firefighter & Gear Safety and Training – Mike Wisko

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • Peter Matthews talks with Mike Wisko, the Agency Chief of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) about their role in ensuring firefighter training and equipment and member safety throughout the state’s career fire departments.

    The two talk about the annual TCFP Firefighter Injury Reports that are mandated training in the state, and some of the trends TCFP has found, including an overall reduction in fireground injuries but an increase in firefighters being burned, plus injuries at the fire that are on the rise.

    Wisko discusses their policies on PPE and what the impact on non-compliant equipment is on the firefighters and their families. He also shares how the state ensures mandatory training is taking place and the process in which they determine the baseline for annual CE training, plus the at look at the future of the TCFP.

    Resources

    • Texas Commission on Fire Protection
    • TCFP Annual Injury Reports

    Show more Show less
Show more Show less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about TX Fire Commission’s Focus on Firefighter & Gear Safety and Training – Mike Wisko

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available