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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
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
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
Impact of fluid replacement on heat storage while wearing protective clothing
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
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
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
injury prevention for the Little Falls Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
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
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
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
Mandatory SCBA Usage During All Facets of Smoke Exposure Activities
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Tactical%2520Operations/Mandatory%2520SCBA%2520Usage%2520During%2520all%2520Facets%2520of%2520Exposure%2520Activities.pdf
Author: Jeff Oldenburg
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, SCBA, smoke exposure, environmental risks
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
Municipal firefighter exposure groups, time spent at fires and use of self-contained-breathing-appar
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
NIOSH Alert: Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Fire Fighters due to Structural Collapse
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/99-146.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: August 1999
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, structural collapse, structural firefighting hazards, risk reduction practices
Noise exposure
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=5710&bFlag=0&ID=16
Author: Tubbs-RL
Date Published: 1982
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, noise exposure, hearing loss, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices
Noninvasive CO measurement by first responders: A suggested management algorithm
http://www.jems.com/data/pdf/COSupplement.pdf
Author: Neil B. Hampson, Lindell K. Weaver
Date Published: Spring 2006
Publisher: Lethal Exposure, JEMS Supp.
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, carbon monoxide, toxic exposures, smoke inhalation, risk reduction practices
Operational Physiological Capabilities of Firefighters:Literature Review and Research Recommendation
http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/168/12005OperationalPhysiologicalCapabilitiesofFirefightersPDF959Kb_id1125168.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 2005
Publisher: Fire Research Technical Report 1/2005; Office of the Deputy Prime Minister:
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, planned risk assessment, dynamic risk assessment
Operations in or near moving traffic: can more be done to reduce the risk to responders?
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Haerter, Matthew N
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 11, traffic/highway safety, Initiative 2, situational risks, risk reduction practices
PCB exposure
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=5879&bFlag=0&ID=17
Author: Salisbury-S
Date Published: 1982
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, PCBs, toxic exposure, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices
Personal protective equipment at highway incidents: developing a standard operating guideline for th
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Toone, James B
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 11, traffic/highway safety, Initiative 2, situational risks, risk reduction practices
Personnel accountability - an evaluation after implementation
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo16093.pdf
Author: Bullins, David L.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, personnel accountability system, operational safety, Initiative 2, risk reduction prac
Physical/psychological response to Hurricane Katrina, floodwaters, etc.
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=41205&bFlag=0&ID=12
Author: Tak-S; Dowell-CH
Date Published: October 2005
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, floodwater, Initiative 13, mental health risks, Hurricane Katrina, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices
Preventing Deaths and Injuries to Fire Fighters during Live-Fire Training in Acquired Structures
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/wp-solutions/2005-102/
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: November 2004
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, live-fire training hazards, risk reduction practices
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
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
Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 4 - Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines for Structural
http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG425.pdf
Author: Willis, Henry H; Castle, Nicolas G, Sloss, Elizabeth M; Bartis, James T
Date Published: 2006*
Publisher: Rand Science and Technology Policy Institute
Keywords: Initiative 1, terrorism response, structural collapse, Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, personal protective equipment
Rapid Intervention Teams and How to Avoid Needing Them: Special Report
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-123-508.pdf
Author: James Williams, Hollis Stambaugh
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, RIT, rapid intervention, Initiative 2, risk reduction practices