ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System

Okay kiddo, imagine you're playing with your toy fire truck and pretending to be a fire fighter. Just like you, there are real fire fighters who work really hard to keep us safe from fires. But sometimes, they face dangerous situations while doing their job.

That's where the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System comes in. It's a way for fire fighters and other emergency responders to share their experiences when things don't go as planned. They can report a "near-miss" when they have a close call, or something happens that could have been really dangerous but they were able to avoid a bad outcome.

The goal is to help other fire fighters and their departments learn from these experiences and make changes to keep everyone safer in the future. So, it's kind of like when you tell your friends about something scary that happened to you so they know to be careful in similar situations.

By sharing their near-miss stories, fire fighters can work together to make their job safer for everyone involved. It's important to remember that even though fire fighters are brave and strong, they can still get hurt on the job. That's why we want to do everything we can to keep them safe!