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Sprinklers Control Arson Fires in Rack-Storage Warehouse, Mt. Prospect, Illinois

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-030.pdf
Author: April Berkol
Date Published: 1988
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, warehouse fire, automatic fire sprinklers, rack storage, Initiative 14

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Sprinklers: interpreting the statistics

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/282316/25/ARCHI/none/Depar/SPRINKLERS:-INTERPRETING-THE-STATISTICS
Author: Licht, Richard R.
Date Published: January 2007
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, automatic fire sprinklers, Initiative 14

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Stop, Drop, and Roll" - The Technical Substantiation Behind Public Fire Safety Messaging

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Research/SDR_Technical_Report.pdf
Author: Tiffney A. Cates, James A. Milke
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 14, public fire education

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Strategic planning for the Chesterfield Emergency Communication Center

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32186.pdf
Author: Newton, Paul L.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, fire protection engineering, fire protection engineer

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Strategies to increase smoke alarm use in high-risk households.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15471420&query_hl=8&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Harvey PA, Aitken M, Ryan GW, Demeter LA, Givens J, Sundararaman R, Goulette S.
Date Published: October 2004
Publisher: Journal of Community Health
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention technology, smoke alarms

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Study of an Emergency Plan in the Event of a Violent Fire in a High-Rise Building

http://www.medbc.com/annals/review/vol_2/num_3/text/vol2n3p151.htm
Author: Cannata E., Masellis M.
Date Published: September 1989
Publisher: Sicilian Region Fire Department/Annals of the MBC
Keywords: Initiative 14, high-rise fires, high-rise emergency plan

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Study of the effectiveness of the US safety standard for child resistant cigarette lighters.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12226114&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Smith LE, Greene MA, Singh HA.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: Injury Prevention
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, cigarette lighters, child resistant, safety standard, children

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Study on high-rise evacuation of elderly residents during fire alarms

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Simkins, Thomas E
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, high-rise firefighting, high-rise evacuation, senior citizens, Initiative 14

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Sublethal effects of fire smoke

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Author: Gann, Richard G.
Date Published: April 2004
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire science, Initiative 14, smoke toxicity, toxic exposure, environmental risks

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Suppression to prevention - shifting the focus of firefighters

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Adamson, Keith
Date Published: March 1994
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, organizational culture, culture change, fire prevention, fire company inspections, Initiative 14, attitudes and beliefs

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Surveillance and prevention of residential-fire injuries.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8637539&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Mallonee S, Istre GR, Rosenberg M, Reddish-Douglas M, Jordan F, Silverstein P, Tunell W.
Date Published: July 1996
Publisher: New England Journal of Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, public fire education, residential fires

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Taking it to the streets': Operation Bushfire Blitz: A case study in community awareness, informati

http://www.ema.gov.au/agd/EMA/rwpattach.nsf/viewasattachmentpersonal/(85FE07930A2BB4482E194CD03685A8EB)~Taking_it_to_the_streets.pdf/$file/Taking_it_to_the_streets.pdf
Author: Michael Hill
Date Published: Spring 1998
Publisher: Australian Journal of Emergency Management
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, public fire education, wildland fire preparedness

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Teaching public fire education utilizing current teaching methodologies and recognized standards of

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34811.pdf
Author: Schiess, Sandra K.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, public fire education, children, fire education programs

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Ten Elderly Victims from Intermediate Care Facility Fire Colorado Springs, Colorado

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-050.pdf
Author: Jack Yates
Date Published: 1991
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, nursing home fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens, building/fire codes

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Ten-Fatality Board and Care Facility Fire, Detroit, Michigan

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-066.pdf
Author: Mark Chubb
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, nursing home fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens, fire/building codes

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The "Let's Get Alarmed!" initiative: a smoke alarm giveaway programme.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10518263&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: DiGuiseppi C, Slater S, Roberts I, Adams L, Sculpher M, Wade A, McCarthy M.
Date Published: September 1999
Publisher: Injury Prevention
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, public fire education, fire protection technology, smoke detectors, socioeconomic factors, high-risk groups

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The development and implementation of an educational program that will facilitate university student

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Schreiner, Francis H
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, public fire education, fire prevention, injury prevention, college students

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The development of a fire safety education program for the residence halls of California State Unive

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35931.pdf
Author: Cabral, Richard L.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, dormitory fires, public education, fire code enforcement, automatic fire sprinklers

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The Effectiveness of Fire Safety Training for Employees in Commercial Premises

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/tr_05mb.pdf
Author: Brown, Mark
Date Published: May 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, public education, fire prevention

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The epidemiology of fire-related deaths in Alabama, 1992-1997.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10661543&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: McGwin G Jr, Chapman V, Rousculp M, Robison J, Fine P.
Date Published: Jan-Feb 2000
Publisher: Journal of Burn Care Rehabilitation
Keywords: Initiative 14

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The Federal Wildland Fire Policy: Opportunities for Wilderness Fire Management

http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p015_5/rmrs_p015_5_288_300.pdf
Author: G.Thomas Zimmerman, David L. Bunnell
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 14, Initiative 1, federal wildland fire policy, wildland fire management, fuels management

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The impact of risk perception on smoke alarm use in the City of San Bernardino, California

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Fratus, James M
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, public education, smoke detectors, public risk perception

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The impact of the baby boomer generation as older adults on fire deaths in Philadelphia: a fire prev

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34680.pdf
Author: Garrity, Thomas J
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, public fire education, senior citizens, baby boomers

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The juvenile firesetter program in the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Depa

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Willis, Michael L
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, public education, fire prevention, juvenile firesetters

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The Orange County Fire Authority Junior Firefighter Program: are we meeting the needs of our communi

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Boyle, Michael E.
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, Public Education, Junior Firefighters, Risk Management/Reduction

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