Safety and Buildings Division Fire Department Health and Safety Program

The Safety and Buildings Division helps develop and enforces safety and health standards for public sector fire department employees, based on Comm 30, the Fire Department Safety and Health Code, and Comm 32, the Public Employee Safety and Health Code. (An adjunct to Comm 32, Comm 30 contains minimum requirements for an occupational safety and health program for public sector fire department employees involved in fire department operations.) Consultation and inspections are provided by S&B staff on requirements for fire department occupational safety and health programs.

Email groups have been set up for some S&B programs. You can sign up to receive occasional messages from the Safety and Buildings Division about news that is important to people interested in the Fire Department Safety and Health Program.

Occupational Safety (Public Sector) Inspectors districts map

Fire Department Safety and Health Section Chief, David Vriezen (Supervisor of Hygienists and OS Inspectors), 608-261-2503, dvriezen@commerce.state.wi.us

Fire Department Safety and Health Program Manager Jim Quast, 608-266-9292, jquast@commerce.state.wi.us

List of Wisconsin Fire Departments' WebSites.

Lists of Wisconsin fire departments' contacts and addresses.

Sample compliance programs, regulatory checklists, equipment selection checklists, questionaires, and safety-loss prevention tools prepared by staff of the Bureau of State Risk Management, Division of State Agency Services, Wisconsin Department of Administration

NIOSH, Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program Web site, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firehome.html

FEMA and NFPA report: "A Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service"

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Email this page's manager, Todd Taylor, ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us or 608-267-3606

The Department of Commerce Safety and Buildings Division is an equal opportunity service provider and employer. If you need assistance to access services or need material in an alternate format, please contact us, 608-266-3151, TTY 608-264-8777, or ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us