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Addressing the challenges of thermal imaging for firefighting applications

http://spiedl.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PSISDG005074000001000564000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes
Author: Kostrzewa, Joseph; Meyer, William H; Poe, George; Terre, William A; Salapow, Thomas J; Raimondi, Joh
Date Published: September 2003, pp 5
Publisher: Proceedings of SPIE - Volume 5074, Infrared Techhology and Applications XX
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, thermal imaging cameras, Initiative 16

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Ambulance crashworthiness and occupant dynamics in vehicle-to-vehicle crash tests: Preliminary report

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-01/esv/esv17/proceed/00012.pdf
Author: Nadine Robyn Levick, Bruce Richard Donnelly, Alan Blatt, George Gillespie, Mike Schultze
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Keywords: Initiative 16

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Biomechanics of the Patient Compartment of Ambulance Vehicles Under Crash Conditions: Testing Countermeasures to Mitigate Injury

http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2001-01-1173
Author: Levick, Yannaccone, Gupta, Gillespie
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 16, ambulance safety, patient compartment, ambulance accidents

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Commercial versus custom: an analytical study for the City of Palm Coast Fire Dept

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Petrillo, Ronald V
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 16, administration, apparatus purchasing

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Crash tests

http://firechief.com/mag/firefighting_crash_tests/
Author: Tilyou, Bridgette
Date Published: October 2004
Publisher: Fire Chief
Keywords: Initiative 16, rollover protection

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Crashworthiness Analysis of Three Prototype Ambulance Vehicles

http://www.objectivesafety.net/LevickESVComparisons07-0249-W.pdf
Author: Levick N, Grzebieta R
Date Published: June 2007
Publisher: International Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Technical Paper
Keywords: Initiative 16, ambulances, crash tests, vehicle specifications, crashworthiness, EMS transport safety

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Determining the benefits and problems of implementing a fire apparatus standardization program for Merrimack Fire Rescue

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Parenti, David L
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 16, apparatus standardization

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Development of a dynamic testing procedure to assess crashworthiness of the rear patient compartment of ambulance vehicles

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-01/esv/esv17/proceed/00053.pdf
Author: Nadine Levick, Guohua Li, John Yannaccone
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: NHTSA
Keywords: Initiative 16, ambulance, crash test, patient compartment

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Fire pumpers: functionality and safety based design criteria

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33861.pdf
Author: Kobarda, Jonn
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 16, fire pumpers, apparatus design criteria, apparatus functionality, apparatus safety

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Hazard Analysis and Vehicle Safety Issues for Emergency Medical Service Vehicles: Where is the State of the Art?

http://www.objectivesafety.net/LevickASSEPDC2006.pdf
Author: Nadine Levick
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: American Society of Safety Engineers
Keywords: Initiative 11, vehicle response practices, Initiative 16, EMS response, ambulance design, ambulance

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Testing of Portable Radios in a Fire Fighting Environment

http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/NIST_TN_1477.pdf
Author: W. D. Davis, M. K. Donnelly, M. J. Selepak
Date Published: August 2006
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, portable radios, thermal environment, equipment standards, Initiative 16

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The Safety and Effectiveness of Emergency Vehicle Lighting

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00002255/01/2255.pdf
Author: Kerry Dunn; Deborah Tunnicliff
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: "Proceedings Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference
Keywords: Initiative 11, vehicle lighting, Initiative 16

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Thermal Environment for Electronic Equipment Used by First Responders

http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/NIST_TN_1474.pdf
Author: M. K. Donnelly, W. D. Davis, J. R. Lawson, M. J. Selepak
Date Published: January 2006
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, firefighting equipment, electronic equipment, thermal environment, equipment standards, Initiative 16

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