Reports & Studies

The following are a list of reports or studies tasked to the Virginia Department of Fire Programs

NON-VDFP STUDIES Contributing Factors to Firefighter Line-of-Duty Death in the United States By: Lori Moore-Merrell, DrPH, Ainong Zhou, PhD, Sue McDonald, Elise Fisher, Jonathan Moore Reducing fire fighter fatalities – the knowledge based approach Dr. Stefan Svensson Line of Duty Death in the American Fire Service: Components of a better outcome TRAINING & DISCIPLINE By: Mike Lombardo Soldiers' bravery is not the stuff of Hollywood - Veterans overwhelmingly downplay hero labels* TO DIE FOR To discover why firefighters feel a duty to die, look beyond the obvious. By Brian A. Crawford Some Views on Risk Taking By: Herbert Schulman, MD (Psychiatry
	2007 Annual Report - Public Fire and Life Safety Education. Professional Development. Technical Assistance. Operational Support., Advocacy. Research. Funding.

	2007 Virginia Fire Service Needs Assessment This survey will focus on the efforts of Virginia’s Fire Service to identify specific needs in the areas of apparatus, equipment, facilities, personnel and training and will also analyze the ability of fire departments to adequately perform the duties of the Emergency First Responder.

	Click here to download VDFP 2007 Strategic Plan. Click here for VDFP’s Service Area Strategic Plan.

	VDFP 2006 Annual Report - Professional Development. Funding. Technical Assistance. Research. Public Fire and Life Safety Education. Operational support. Advocacy

	2006 Virginia Fire Service Needs Assessment - The Assessment of Virginia's Fire Service Community Needs once again has been revisited to overview the readiness of Virginia's Fire Service. Volume III visits the progress made in advancing the fire service as a result of the assistance from the Virginia General Assembly.

	VDFP Strategic Plan - VDFP Strategic Plan - Virginia Department of Fire Programs (VDFP) has recently launched its 2004 Strategic Plan – Foundations In Reaching Excellence (F.I.R.E.). VDFP’s Strategic Plan is a living document that will be continuously reviewed and updated to ensure VDFP is staying up-to-date with both internal and external customers’ needs. VDFP Strategic and Service Area Plans Agency Strategic Plan -Aligns with the Virginia State Budget Service Area Plans - with performance measures Virginia Fire Service Research Fire Service Training and Professional Development Technical Assistance and Consultation Services Emergency Operational Response Services Public Fire and Life Safety Education Services Fire Programs Fund Distribution Burn Building Grants Categorical Grants

	Virginia Fire Service Needs Assessment - At the request of the Virginia General Assembly (VGA), VDFP was directed by the Secretary of Public Safety, John W. Marshall, to perform an annual comprehensive needs assessment of Virginia’s fire service. The purpose of this annual study is to provide accurate and up-to-date information to members of the Virginia General Assembly so that they can make informed decisions with regard to fire service funding issues. Archive of past Needs Assessment reports

	Reliable Public Safety Radio Communications for Emergency Personnel - During the 2003 Session of the Virginia General Assembly, VDFP, with assistance from the Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Housing and Community Development, was tasked in House Joint Resolution 588 (HJ 588) with studying the feasibility of adopting requirements within the Commonwealth that will ensure buildings are constructed and equipped to permit effective and reliable public safety radio communications for emergency personnel operating inside them

	Public Assembly Fire and Life Safety Study - In response to a tragic nightclub fire in Rhode Island in 2003, Governor Mark Warner tasked VDFP, in cooperation with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, with conducting an examination of fire and life safety issues in nightclubs and other public assembly occupancies throughout the Commonwealth. This report provides a detailed accounting of issues relevant to nightclub and public assembly fire and life safety and recommends ways to improve the current state of affairs in the Commonwealth.

	Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency (SAFER) Matching Grant Fund Report. As requested in the 2005 Virginia Acts of Assembly, Chapter 951, VDFP provided this report on expenditures from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency (SAFER) Matching Grant Fund. This report provides comprehensive information on the SAFER grant program at the federal and state levels.