Initiative 16: Apparatus and Equipment Design Safety (Subscribe)
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2010 Emissions Standards Limit Apparatus Engine Choices
http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/index/display/article-display/4258450219/articles/fire-apparatus/Volume-14/issue-03/features/2010-emissions-standards-limit-apparatus-engine-choices.html
Author: Ed Ballam
Date Published: 2010
Publisher: Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment
Keywords: engine choices/emissions
20th Annual Apparatus Specification & Vehicle Maintenance Symposium
http://www.fdsoa.org/pdfs/2008%20Apparatus%20flyer.pdf
Author: FDSOA
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: FDSOA
Keywords: apparatus specifications
7 Tips for Wildland Apparatus Safety
http://firechief.com/inservice/wildland_safety_050406/
Author: Chris Cavette
Date Published: May-06
Publisher: Fire Chief
Keywords: Wildland Apparatus
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%0a
Aerial Ladders: Yesterday and Today
http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/index/display/article-display/1352210967/articles/fire-apparatus/Volume-11/issue-10/departments/apparatus-ideas/aerial-ladders-yesterday-and-today.html
Author: Bob Barraclough
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: Fire Apparatus Magaizne
Keywords: aerial ladders
Aerial Ladders… Part 2
http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/index/display/article-display/3967786931/articles/fire-apparatus/Volume-11/11/departments/apparatus-ideas/aerial-ladder-part-two.html
Author: Bob Barraclough
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: Fire Apparatus Magaizne
Keywords: aerial ladders companies
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%0a
Apparatus Inspection Programs Protect Firefighters And Citizens
http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/index/display/article-display/7397841638/articles/fire-apparatus/volume-16/issue-04/departments/shop-managers-round-table/apparatus-inspection-programs-protect-firefighters-and-citizens.html
Author: Brian Brown
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: Fire Apparatus Magaizne
Keywords: accident documentation
Apparatus Safety: Where We're Going Wrong
http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/fire-apparatus/articles/900280-Apparatus-safety-Where-were-going-wrong/
Author: FireRescue1 Staff
Date Published: Oct-10
Publisher: FireRescue1
Keywords: safety
Are We Producing Safer Apparatus?
http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display/6235640744/articles/fire-engineering/volume-163/issue-2/features/are-we_producing_safer.html
Author: William C. Peters
Date Published: Feb-10
Publisher: Fire Engineering Magazine
Keywords: apparatus design
Be Your Own Apparatus Mechanic
http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display/4882191473/articles/fire-engineering/volume-163/issue-12/departments/volunteers-corner/be-your-own-apparatus-mechanic.html
Author: Michael Dallessandro
Date Published: Dec-10
Publisher: Fire Engineering Magazine
Keywords: apparatus maintanence
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%0a
Chicago Firefighters Win Hearing Loss Suit Against Siren Maker
http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/communications/headsets/articles/456288-Chicago-firefighters-win-hearing-loss-suit-against-siren-maker/
Author: Rob Olmstead
Date Published: Feb-09
Publisher: FireRescue1
Keywords: hearing loss
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%0a
Controlling Diesel Exhaust Exposures Inside Firehouses
http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display/5463967048/articles/fire-engineering/volume-164/issue-2/features/controlling-diesel-exhaust-exposure-inside-firehouses.html
Author: Tommy N. Baldwin
Date Published: Feb-11
Publisher: Fire Engineering Magazine
Keywords: apparatus safety
Crash tests
http://firechief.com/mag/firefighting_crash_tests/
Author: Tilyou, Bridgette
Date Published: October 2004
Publisher: Fire Chief
Keywords: Initiative 16, rollover protection%0a
Crash Tests
http://firechief.com/apparatus/firefighting_crash_tests/
Author: Bridgette Tilyou
Date Published: Oct-04
Publisher: Fire Chief
Keywords: rollover/tests
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%0a
Custom or Commerical? It's Your Call
http://firechief.com/mag/firefighting_custom_commercial_call/
Author: Fire Chief Staff
Date Published: Feb-00
Publisher: Fire Chief Magazine
Keywords: commerical cab
Deliberating Custom Vs Commercial Chassis
http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/index/display/article-display/0111597643/articles/fire-apparatus/volume-15/04/features/deliberating-custom-versus-commercial-chassis.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: Fire Apparatus Magazine
Keywords: Custom/Commerical Cab
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%0a
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%0a
Driving Fire Apparatus: It's Not The Family Sedan
http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display/0322130588/articles/fire-engineering/volume-163/issue-2/features/driving-fire_apparatus.html
Author: Mike Nasta
Date Published: Feb-10
Publisher: Fire Engineering Magazine
Keywords: driver training
Exceeding The Limitis of Your Apparatus
http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display/5565505942/articles/fire-engineering/volume-163/Issue_7/departments/volunteers-corner/Exceeding_the_Limits_of_Your_Apparatus.html
Author: Michael Dallessandro
Date Published: Jul-10
Publisher: Fire Engineering Magazine
Keywords: apparatus qualifications
FAAC Incorporated Fire Simulators
http://www.faac.com/fire_art1.html
Author: FAAC
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: FAAC
Keywords: driver training