1、Lessons Learned Entry: 1030Lesson Info:a71 Lesson Number: 1030a71 Lesson Date: 1997-02-01a71 Submitting Organization: HQa71 Submitted by: David M. LengyelSubject: Emergency Preparedness/Firefighting Preparedness and Training/Resource Inadequacies Description of Driving Event: Reductions in Staffing
2、and Funding May Compromise the Ability to Perform Firefighting TrainingLesson(s) Learned: While firefighting preparedness and training in NASA is generally adequate, further reductions in staffing and funding may compromise the ability to perform this vital safety function.Recommendation(s): Continu
3、e to review firefighting at all NASA Centers to ensure that funding, personnel, training, and adequacy of equipment are properly addressed.Evidence of Recurrence Control Effectiveness: NASA agrees with the assessment that fire protection for NASA facilities could suffer if not properly managed by NA
4、SA.In accordance with NMI 1240.3, “Functional Management,“ the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) has performed functional reviews (“spot checks“) at each Center since March 1994. Each of these functional reviews had, as an element, an evaluation of the fire protection program for the Cen
5、ter. In prior years, reviews were conducted as part of a Center survey process, which also included fire protection. These reviews focused principally on whether firefighting preparedness and training within NASA is at the appropriate level for performing this vital safety function.Provided by IHSNo
6、t for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Because of the recommendation made by the Panel, additional attention has been focused on this concern within NASA over the last several months. During the NASA Emergency Preparedness Coordinators meeting held at the Am
7、es Research Center, February 25-28, 1997, all coordinators were given an action to further pursue this specific concern at their individual installations as a “high level of interest.“ At the May 21-23, 1997, meeting for NASA Fire Protection Coordinators, held at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, these
8、 coordinators provided a “status“ briefing on the posture of their fire protection program in light of the stated concerns by the Panel.All NASA Centers and Installations have reported that their fire protection and response capability at this time remains adequate. However, it was a consensus that
9、diminished NASA budgets have fostered a concomitant shifting of each NASA Centers reliance to the communitys local fire protection and response capability through memoranda of agreement. Because local community fire departments are feeling the same pressure of downsizing that the Federal establishme
10、nts are facing, these departments are also reducing capabilities and increasing response times.The OSMA, the Enterprise Institutional Program Officers (IPOs), and the Center Fire Protection Coordinators will need to be increasingly vigilant that any shift of local community fire departments response
11、 capability away from Federal facilities will not increase the risk to NASA personnel or property to an unacceptable level. The OSMA will continue to focus attention on fire protection in our scheduled visits to Centers and will keep the Enterprise AAs and IPOs informed. Through proper assessment an
12、d advocacy for application of appropriate resources through the IPOs, we will continue to assure that NASA personnel and resources are afforded the highest degree of fire protection.Documents Related to Lesson: N/AMission Directorate(s): a71 Exploration Systemsa71 Space Operationsa71 Aeronautics Res
13、earchAdditional Key Phrase(s): a71 Aerospace Safety Advisory Panela71 Emergency Preparednessa71 Fire Protectiona71 Human Resources & Educationa71 Safety & Mission AssuranceAdditional Info: Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Approval Info: a71 Approval Date: 2001-11-20a71 Approval Name: Bill Loewya71 Approval Organization: QSa71 Approval Phone Number: 202-358-0528Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
