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Real World Application of an Aftermarket Driver Human Factors Real Time Auditory Monitoring and Feed

http://www.objectivesafety.net/LevickESVDriverFeedbackpaper07-0254-O.pdf
Author: Nadine Levick, Larry Wiersch, Michael E. Nagel
Date Published: June 2007
Publisher: International Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Technical Paper
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, driver monitoring device, Initiative 11, risk reduction practices, ambulance driver safety, EMS transport safety

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Reducing fire ground injuries due to heat stress at Hanover Park Fire Department

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Haigh, Craig A.
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, heat stress, rehab, medical screening, rehabilitation policies

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Relationship of restraint use, patient injury, and assaults on EMS personnel

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=16531378
Author: Cheney, PR; Gossett, L; Fullerton-Gleason, L; Weiss, SJ; Ernst, AA; Sklar, D
Date Published: 2006 Apr-Jun;10(2):2
Publisher: Prehospital Emergency Care
Keywords: Initiative 12, patient assault, EMS operations, patient restraints, risk reduction practices

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Response and operations safety at roadside incidents: an approach to mitigate unnecessary firefighte

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35210.pdf
Author: Laird, William R.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 11, traffic/highway safety, risk reduction practices, roadway incident procedures

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Risk assessment of dangerous structures

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Krestan, Keith A
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, preplanning, community risk assessment, Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, structural firefighting

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Risk management and reduction in the Chapel Hill Fire Department: an analysis of compliance to NFPA

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: McLamb, Barry G
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, risk management, occupational health/safety, risk reduction practices, NFPA 1500, standards compliance

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Should the Rochester Fire Department limit the number of consecutive hours worked in the fire statio

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Mitrano, Salvatore
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, administration, shift policies, fatigue, stress, risk reduction

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Special Report: Trends and Hazards in Firefighter Training

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-100-508.pdf
Author: Adam Thiel, Jeff Stern, John Kimball, Nicole Hankin
Date Published: May 2003
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 5, training safety, training hazards, Initiative 2, risk reduction practices

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Structure Triage During Wildland/Urban Interface/Intermix Fires

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/tr_94kb.pdf
Author: Brown, A. Keith
Date Published: February 1994
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, wildland-urban interface firefighting, structure triage, property conservation, size-up, Initiative 2, situational risks, risk reduction practices

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Survival breathing techniques for users of self-contained breathing apparatus in the Montgomery Coun

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Kang, William
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, SCBA, risk reduction practices, survival breathing techniques

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The Duluth Fire Department accountability system: is it working?

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33189.pdf
Author: Bushey, Bryan
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, personnel accountability system, risk reduction practices, structu

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The effectiveness of rest conditions in the prevention of heat stress

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Author: Banister, Eric W., Carter, James B., and Morrison, James B.
Date Published: February 1997
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, heat stress, rest conditions, operational safety

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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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The Hazards Associated with Agricultural Silo Fires: Special Report

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-096.pdf
Author: Alan Clark, John Kimball, Hollis Stambaugh
Date Published: 1988
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 3, silo fires, agriculture, firefighting hazards, operational safety, Initiative 2, situational risks, risk reduction practices

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The use of personnel accountability systems in the Monterey Park Fire Department and local agencies

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33551.pdf
Author: Orchard, Cathleen S
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, personnel accountability system, operational safety, Initiative 2, risk reduction prac

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The utility of tympanic versus oral temperature measurements of firefighters in emergency incident r

http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/prehos/article/PIIS1090312703700124/abstract
Author: Dickinson, Bevilacqua, Hill, Sites, Wurster, Mechem
Date Published: July 2003
Publisher: Prehospital Emergency Care
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, rehab, core temperature, tympanic measurements

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Thermal imaging camera: developing a firefighter proficiency evaluation

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32875.pdf
Author: Theriault, Andre J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, thermal imaging camera, risk reduction practices, protective technology, training qualifications/standards

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Toxic chemical exposure

http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=19487&bFlag=1&ID=1
Author: Roegner-K; McCullough-J
Date Published: February 2000
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, chemical exposure, hazmat response, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices

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Traffic Hazards to Fire Fighters While Working Along Roadways

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hid12.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: June 2001
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, risk reduction practices, traffic/highway safety, Initiative 11

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Traffic management at emergency scenes

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Hicks, William D
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 11, response policies, traffic/highway safety, risk reduction practices

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What electrolytes come out must go back in

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Munding, Howard M
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, heat stress, rehab, risk reduction practices, electrolytes

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Wildland fire smoke exposure

http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=14552&bFlag=0&ID=60
Author: Reh-CM; Letts-D; Deitchman-S
Date Published: 1990
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke exposure, wildland firefighting, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices

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Wildland smoke exposure

http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=16984&bFlag=0&ID=7
Author: McCammon-JB; McKenzie-L
Date Published: March 1998
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke exposure, wildland firefighting, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices

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