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Forest worker exposure to airborne herbicide residues in smoke from prescribed fires in the southern
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1529920&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: McMahon CK, Bush PB.
Date Published: Aprril 1992
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, wildland firefighting, toxic exposure, herbicides, smoke inhalati
Guide to Managing an Emergency Service Infection Control Program
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-112.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, situational risks, infection, infection control, risk reduction practices, Initiative 6, medical risks
Hazards Due to Smoke Migration Through Elevator Shafts. Volume 1. Analysis and Discussion
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire04/PDF/f04025.pdf
Author: Klote, J. H.
Date Published: June 2004
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, smoke movement, elevators, high-rise fires, Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke exposure
Hazards Due to Smoke Migration Through Elevator Shafts. Volume 2. Results of Tenability Calculations
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire04/PDF/f04026.pdf
Author: Klote, J. H.
Date Published: June 2004
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, smoke movement, elevators, high-rise fires, Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke exposure
Health and environmental consequences of the world trade center disaster.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15121517&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Landrigan PJ, Lioy PJ, Thurston G, Berkowitz G, Chen LC, Chillrud SN, Gavett SH, Georgopoulos PG, Ge
Date Published: May 2004
Publisher: Environmental Health Perspectives
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, World Trade Center, environmental risks
Health hazard evaluation of police officers and firefighters after Hurricane Katrina--New Orleans, L
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16645571&itool=iconfft&query_hl=8&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Date Published: 2006 Apr 28;55(16):
Publisher: Morb Mortal Wkly Rep.
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Hurricane Katrina, medical risks, health hazard evaluation, flood
Health hazards of fire fighters: exposure assessment.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3179235&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Brandt-Rauf PW, Fallon LF Jr, Tarantini T, Idema C, Andrews L.
Date Published: September 1988
Publisher: British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, smoke inhalation, toxic exposure
Health-related quality of life of firefighters and police officers 8.5 years after the air disaster
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=17091369
Author: Slottje, PL; Twisk, JW; Smidt, N; Huizink, AC; Witteveen, AB; van Mechelen, W; Smid, T
Date Published: 2007 Mar;16(2):239-5
Publisher: Qual Life Res.
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks
Hearing Levels of Firefighters: Risk of Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Assessed by Cross-Se
http://www.ear-hearing.com/pt/re/earhearing/abstract.00003446-200506000-00008.htm;jsessionid=G2ZLT93XZSqyGfyRjjcW4sx2VLt36lth9nL5s2JzhpV1NW9CYYbY!1240718814!-949856144!8091!-1
Author: Clark, William W.; Bohl, Carl D.
Date Published: 26(3):327-340, June
Publisher: Ear & Hearing
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, hearing loss
Hearing loss
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=11945&bFlag=0&ID=48
Author: Tubbs-RL
Date Published: 1987
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, hearing loss, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices
Heat Exposure Increases Energy Expenditure During Rest and Work in Men Dressed in Firefighter Ensem
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/hu/groups/EEC/ICEE/textsearch/1998/Hagan-1998.pdf
Author: R.D. Hagan, G.K. Vurbeff and J.H. Heaney
Date Published: 1998
Publisher: Naval Health Research Center
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, heat exposure, energy expenditure, personal protective ensemble, operational safety, rehab, work capacity
Heat Stress
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf99512841/pdf99512841pt03.pdf
Author: Brian J. Sharkey
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, heat stress, wildland firefighting, risk reduction practices, hydration
Heat stress and its effect on tenable conditions for firefighters
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Turner, David.
Date Published: Feb 1998
Publisher: Fire Australia
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heat stress, environmental risks
Heat stress in firefighting; the relationship between work, clothing, and environment
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Goldman, Ralph F.
Date Published: May 1990
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, heat stress, protective clothing
Heat Stress in the Training Environment
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60227/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/HEAT-STRESS-IN-THE-TRAINING-ENVIRONMENT
Author: David F. Clark.; Denise L. Smith; Steven J. Petruzzello; Bradley G. Bone
Date Published: March 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, training safety, heat stress, environmental risks, protective clothing
Heat stress: a case study and procedure implementation
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Barr, Richard L.
Date Published: June 1991
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, heat stress, risk reduction practices, physiological benchmarks, personnel accountability, rehab, hydration, operational safety
Heat stroke firefighter fatality brushfire case study
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=12145&bFlag=0&ID=61
Author: Shults-RA; Noonan-GP; Turner-N
Date Published: 1990
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, heatstroke, brushfire, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices
HEPATITIS C and the fire service part 1: assessing the risk
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/89658/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/HEPATITIS-C-and-the-fire-service-part-1:-assessing-the-risk
Author: Mary Jane Dittmar
Date Published: December 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, hepatitis C, environmental risks
Hepatitis C and the fire service part 2: Mounting an Offensive
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/92640/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/HEPATITIS-C-and-the-fire-service-part-2:-MOUNTING-AN-OFFENSIV
Author: Mary Jane Dittmar
Date Published: Jan 2001*
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, hepatitis C, environmental risks
Hydrogen Cyanide in Smoke: An Unrecognized Threat to the American Firefighter
http://manageyourair.com/articles/SMOKE_Education_Supplement_August_2006.pdf
Author: Walsh, Donald W.
Date Published: August 2006
Publisher: Cyanide Poisoning Treatment Coalition
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical fitness, cyanide, smoke inhalation
IAFC Guide to Smallpox Vaccination
http://www.iafc.org/associations/4685/files/smallpoxguide2003.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 2003
Publisher: International Association of Fire Chiefs
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, communicable diseases, smallpox, vaccination program
Illness, Injuries, and Fatalities Among Wildland Firefighters
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf99512841/pdf99512841pt03.pdf
Author: Richard J. Mangan
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 2, Initiative 6, wildland firefighting, situational risks, environmental risks, medical risks, risk reduction practices
In with the good air: the need for a written respiratory protection program
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: McBride, David
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, risk reduction practices, respiratory protection
Induced sputum assessment in New York City firefighters exposed to World Trade Center dust.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15531443&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Fireman EM, Lerman Y, Ganor E, Greif J, Fireman-Shoresh S, Lioy PJ, Banauch GI, Weiden M, Kelly KJ,
Date Published: November 2004
Publisher: Environ Health Perspect
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, World Trade Center, dust exposure, environmental risks
Infectious Diseases and the Fire and Emergency Services
http://www.publicsafetymed.com/Redmond%2520docs/IAFF%2520Infectious%2520Disease%2520Manual.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: International Association of Fire Fighters
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, infectious diseases, communicable diseases