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The President's Conference on Fire Prevention: Report of the Committee on Fire Prevention Education

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/47report/prevention.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: May 1947
Publisher: Not Listed
Keywords: Initiative 9, Initiative 14, President's Conference on Fire Prevention

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The role of the East Peoria Fire Department in the evacuation of nursing home residents

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Vaughn, Michael R
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, nursing homes, evacuation, fire evacuation procedures

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The Rural Fire Problem in the United States

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/rural.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1997
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, rural fire problem, Initiative 14

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The Smoking-Material Fire Problem

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/OS.SmokingMaterials.pdf
Author: John R. Hall, Jr.
Date Published: August 2006
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 9, smoking materials, fire prevention

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The U.S. Home Product Report, Appliances and Equipment

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/HPTOC.pdf
Author: John R. Hall, Jr.
Date Published: November 2005
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: home fires, home appliances, Initiative 9, fire prevention, fire statistics

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The use of fire suppression personnel to conduct fire code inspections

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33484.pdf
Author: Werner, Vincent J.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, fire code enforcement, fire inspections, company inspections

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The Use of Fuelbreaks in Landscape Fire Management

http://www.etsea2.udl.es/~UFF/5_mscwf/pages/fire_course/2_Agee_fuel_break.pdf
Author: James K. Agee, Benii Bahro, Mark A. Finney, Philip N. Omi, David B. Sapsis, Carl N. Skinner, Jan W.
Date Published: 1998
Publisher: Oregon State University
Keywords: Initiative 14, fuelbreaks, wildland-urban interface fires, wildland fire management, defensible space

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Toward improved communication about wildland fire: mental models research to identify information ne

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15660607&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Zaksek M, Arvai JL.
Date Published: December 2004
Publisher: Risk Analysis
Keywords: Initiative 14, executive risk management, wildland-urban interface fires, communications, stakeholders

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Triaging the wildland interface problem in the Moraga-Orinda Fire District to maximize vegetation ma

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33911.pdf
Author: Johnston, Jim
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, wildland fire management, wildland-urban interface, vegetation management, public fire education, executive response management

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Twelve-Fatality Nursing Home Fire, Norfolk, Virginia

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-034.pdf
Author: Randolph E. Kirby , Hollis Stambaugh
Date Published: October 1989
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, nursing home fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens

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U.S. Experience with Sprinklers and Other Fire Extinguishing Equipment

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/OSsprinklers.pdf
Author: Kimberly D. Rohr and John R. Hall, Jr.
Date Published: August 2005
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 9, automatic fire sprinklers, fire prevention, fire protection

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Understanding wildland urban interface with prevention planning

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Author: Davis, Philip R.
Date Published: 1994
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, public fire education, fire prevention, wildland-urban interface fire management

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Urban residential fire and flame injuries: a population based study.

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Author: DiGuiseppi C, Edwards P, Godward C, Roberts I, Wade A.
Date Published: December 2000
Publisher: Injury Prevention
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire prevention, public fire education, fire injuries, socioeconomic factors

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Use of fire suppression personnel in conducting fire code enforcement inspections: an effective appr

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/pdf/efop/efo30624.pdf
Author: Jee, J. Mark
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire code enforcement, fire prevention, fire inspections, company inspections

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Video-based Smoke Detection: Possibilities, Techniques, and Challenges

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Proceedings/Video-based_Smoke_Detection...-_Z.Xiong_et_al.pdf
Author: Ziyou Xiong, Rodrigo Caballero, Hongcheng Wang, Alan M. Finn, Muhidin A. Lelic, and Pei-Yuan Peng
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 15, video-based smoke detectors, Initiative 14

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Viewpoint: Terrorism and Dispelling the Myth of a Panic Prone Public

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/pal/jphp/2006/00000027/00000003/art00002
Author: Sheppard, Ben; Rubin, G James; Wardman, Jamie K; Wessely, Simon
Date Published: Volume 27, Number 3,
Publisher: Journal of Public Health Policy
Keywords: Initiative 14, executive response management, human behavior, terrorism response

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What benefit would Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services derive from the development of communit

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34103.pdf
Author: Himes, Richard E.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, community emergency response team, disaster planning, disaster education

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When one is not enough: prevalence and characteristics of homes not adequately protected by smoke al

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Author: Peek-Asa C, Allareddy V, Yang J, Taylor C, Lundell J, Zwerling C.
Date Published: December 2005
Publisher: Injury Prevention
Keywords: Initiative 14, public fire education, fire protection technology, smoke detectors

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