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Civil Disturbances, St. Petersburg, Florida: Successful Fire/Ems Response to Disturbances, October 24-25, 1996 and November 13-14, 1996

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-098-508.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1997
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 12, civil disturbances, riots, Initiative 1, executive response management, preplanning, interagency management system, risk protection, risk reduction practices

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Defensive capabilities for firefighters trained in a tactical environment

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34642.pdf
Author: Garrisi, Garland
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 12, tactical emergency medical services, SWAT operations, EMS operations, risk protection, defensive capabilities

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Economic Consequences of Firefighter Injuries and Their Prevention. Final Report

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire05/PDF/f05025.pdf
Author: TriData
Date Published: March 2005
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 2, firefighter injuries, risk reduction practices, risk protection

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Effect of protective filters on fire fighter respiratory health during simulated bushfire smoke exposure

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16847937&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: De Vos AJ, Cook A, Devine B, Thompson PJ, Weinstein P.
Date Published: September 2006
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk protection, risk reduction practices, operational safety, wildland firefighting,

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Exposure of firefighters to toxic air contaminants

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a769886175~db=all
Author: Gold, Avram; Burgess, WA; Clougherty, Edward V;
Date Published: Volume 39, Issue 7 J
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, toxic exposure

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Fire fighter dies from progressive respiratory failure - Massachusetts

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200306.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: September 19, 2002
Publisher: NIOSH F2003-06
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, smoke inhalation, Initiative 2, risk protection, risk r

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Fire shelter performance in simulated wildfires: an exploratory study

http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/114/paper/WF01019.htm
Author: Bret W Butler; Ted Putnam
Date Published: 2001, 10(1) 29 - 44
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, fire shelter, wildland firefighting, radiant heat, convective heat, risk protection

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Firefighter Thermal Exposure Workshop: Protective Clothing, Tactics, and Fire Service PPE Training Procedures

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire97/PDF/f97117.pdf
Author: Lawson, J. R.; Jason, N. H.
Date Published: February 1997
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, Initiative 2, thermal exposure, turnouts, PPE training, risk protection

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Memphis Fire Department (fatal high-rise fire)

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/1994-0244-2431.pdf
Author: Ted A. Pettit, Tim R. Merinar
Date Published: June 1994
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, environmental risks, high-rise firefighting hazards, fatality/injury investigation, risk protection, risk reduction practices, health hazard evaluation

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Municipal firefighter exposure groups, time spent at fires and use of self-contained-breathing-apparatus.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11757045&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Austin CC, Dussault G, Ecobichon DJ.
Date Published: December 2001
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, risk protection, risk reduction practices, SCBA, operational safe

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Potential radiation exposure mitigation and awareness

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Heath, Ninette
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, radiation exposure, environmental risks, risk protection, exposure mitigation

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Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Fire Fighters

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: September 1994
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, environmental risks, risk reduction practices, risk protection

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Prevention of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Failures, Special Report

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-088.pdf
Author: Adam K. Thiel
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, SCBA, SCBA failures, Initiative 2, respiratory protection, risk protection, risk reduction practices

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Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 2: Community Views of Safety and Health Risks and Personal Protection Needs

http://rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/2005/MR1646.pdf
Author: LaTourrette, Peterson, Bartis, Jackson, Houser
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: Rand Science and Technology Policy Institute
Keywords: Initiative 1, terrorism response, Initiative 2, risk protection, personal protection

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Risk assessment of using firefighter protective ensemble with self-contained breathing apparatus for rescue operations during a terrorist chemical agent incident

http://stinet.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA440863&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
Author: U. S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command. Homeland Defense Business Unit. Improved Respons
Date Published: August 2003
Publisher: Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk protection, terrorism response, chemical agent, SCBA, personal protective clothin

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The epidemiology and prevention of burn injuries to firefighters.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8582930&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Madden MR, Mathwick M, Valentino L, Finkelstein JL, Goodwin CW.
Date Published: July-August 1995
Publisher: Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation
Keywords: Initiative 2, burn injuries, Initiative 6, risk protection, risk reduction practices

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