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Energy Expenditure and Energy Intake During Wildfire Suppression in Male and Female Firefighters
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf99512841/pdf99512841pt03.pdf
Author: Brent C. Ruby
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 6, energy expenditure, wildland firefighting, hydration, diet, field nutrition, risk reduction practices%0a
Evaluating and refining the personnel accountability system for the Charlevoix Fire Department updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D160335
Author: Ivan, Paul M
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, personnel accountability system, operational safety
Evaluating the King County fire passport accountability system for use in high-rise fire fighting updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D162500
Author: Griffin, Jeffrey
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, personnel accountability system, Passport, operational safety, high-rise firefighting
Expanding "time to exit" for firefighters
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/209133/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/EXPANDING-%2522TIME-TO-EXIT%2522-FOR-FIREFIGHTERS
Author: Bernzweig, David
Date Published: June 2004
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, SCBA, operational safety, protective technology, OSHA%0a
Fatigue: an impact on firefighters updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D162681
Author: Lorber, Jo-Ann
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, fatigue, stress, fatigue symptoms, fatigue management, work hours, sleeping quarters
Fire Danger Rating Pocket Card for Firefighter Safety
http://www.dfr.state.nc.us/fire_control/pdf/fdpocket_cards.pdf
Author: Patricia L. Andrews, Larry S. Bradshaw, David L. Bunnell, Gary M. Curcio
Date Published: 1998
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, fire danger rating, pocket card, wildland firefighting%0a
Fire Fighter Deaths from Tanker Truck Rollovers
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hid14.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: December 2001
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, tanker truck rollover, apparatus accidents, risk reduction practices, Initiative 11%0a
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
Fire Fighting Hazards During Propane Tank Fires
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hid7.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: June 1999
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational hazards, propane tank fires, risk reduction practices%0a
Fire station air quality
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=5505&bFlag=0&ID=14
Author: Lucas-C
Date Published: 1982
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, fire station, air quality, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices%0a
Fire station diesel exhaust
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=13664&bFlag=0&ID=70
Author: Echt-A; Blade-L; Sheehy-J
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, diesel exhaust, toxic exposure, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices%0a
Firefighter risk reduction through analyzing and implementing a comprehensive wellness program updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D153271
Author: Sellon, Bruce
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, risk reduction practices
Health and wellness program for assistance in the prevention of injury or death to firefighters in the Waco Fire Department updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D149477
Author: Johnston, John D
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, risk reduction practices
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%0a
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%0a
Heat stress: a case study and procedure implementation updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D68940
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%0a
High-rise response assessment
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=16924&bFlag=0&ID=4
Author: Kinnes-GM
Date Published: April 1997
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 3, high-rise firefighting, response assessment, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices%0a
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%0a
Impact of fluid replacement on heat storage while wearing protective clothing updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D117763
Author: Cheung, S. S. and McLellan, T. M.
Date Published: December 2000
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heat stress, protective clothing, rehab, fluid replacement, risk reduct
In with the good air: the need for a written respiratory protection program updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D153636
Author: McBride, David
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, risk reduction practices, respiratory protection
Injury prevention for the Little Falls Fire Department updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D154530
Author: Parese, Robert P
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, risk reduction practices, injury prevention, organzational culture
Injury/illness reduction plan through a joint program conceived between a local health care provider and the fire department
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36336.pdf
Author: Dolan, Michael J.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness program, injury reduction, illness reduction, risk reduction practices%0a
Job stress, cardio and psychological stressors
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=19887&bFlag=0&ID=8
Author: Tepper-A; Mueller-C; Hurrell-JJ, Jr.; Kang-D
Date Published: August 1994
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart function, Initiative 13, mental health risks, job stress, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices%0a
Mandatory SCBA Usage During All Facets of Smoke Exposure Activities
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Tactical%20Operations/Mandatory%20SCBA%20Usage%20During%20all%20Facets%20of%20Exposure%20Activities.pdf
Author: Jeff Oldenburg
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, SCBA, smoke exposure, environmental risks