"In Case of Fire, Resolve to Make a Plan in 2012"
This article first appeared in the February 2012 issue of Nashville Medical News.
By Robert Trotter, CBO, CFM, MCP
In a February 2009 report, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
identified that during 2003-2006, municipal fire departments responded to an
estimated 3,750 structure fires in medical, mental health, and substance abuse
facilities, annually. These fires resulted in one civilian death, 57 civilian
injuries, and $26.9 million in direct property damage. While no amount of money
can account for the loss of a loved one, the United States Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC) assigns a statistical value per life of $5 million; and
according to its Injury Cost Model, the estimated cost of a fire-related injury
is about $56,000 per incident. Therefore, the average total estimated cost of
these healthcare facility fires was $34.2 million.
Every well-managed healthcare organization should have, in effect and available to all supervisory personnel, written copies of a plan for the protection of all persons in the event of fire, for their evacuation to areas of refuge, and for their evacuation from the building when necessary.
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In a February 2009 report, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
identified that during 2003-2006, municipal fire departments responded to an
estimated 3,750 structure fires in medical, mental health, and substance abuse
facilities, annually. These fires resulted in one civilian death, 57 civilian
injuries, and $26.9 million in direct property damage. While no amount of money
can account for the loss of a loved one, the United States Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC) assigns a statistical value per life of $5 million; and
according to its Injury Cost Model, the estimated cost of a fire-related injury
is about $56,000 per incident. Therefore, the average total estimated cost of
these healthcare facility fires was $34.2 million.Every well-managed healthcare organization should have, in effect and available to all supervisory personnel, written copies of a plan for the protection of all persons in the event of fire, for their evacuation to areas of refuge, and for their evacuation from the building when necessary.
To read the entire article, please click here.
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