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31 year-old fire chief electrocuted in North Carolina popular

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face8716.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: November 15, 1986
Publisher: NIOSH 87-16
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, electrocution, Initiative 2, situational risks%0a

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Five Companies Trapped: A Lesson in Accountability popular

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/99105/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/FIVE-COMPANIES-TRAPPED:-A-LESSON-IN-ACCOUNTABILITY
Author: Charles Kortlang
Date Published: March 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 9, near-miss reports, operational safety, personnel accountability system, structural firefighting, entrapment, situational risks%0a

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Guide to Managing an Emergency Service Infection Control Program popular

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%0a

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Incident site safety: working multilane highway incidents and staying alive popular

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Kerby, Bermann Mark
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 11, traffic/highway safety, Initiative 2, situational risks, risk reduction practices%0a

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Analysis of the needlestick injury prevention program used by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34644.pdf
Author: Brunton, Mark
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, needlesticks, risk protection, needlestick injury prevention%0a

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Back Injury Avoidance for Firefighters

http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA382988
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1985
Publisher: Army Safety Center Fort Rucker (AL)
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, risk reduction practices, back injury%0a

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Balance Abilities of Workers in Physically Demanding Jobs: With Special Reference to Firefighters of Different Ages

http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=abstract&id=115480&toc=y
Author: Anne Punakallio
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, balance, falls%0a

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Bulk petroleum: what should the Brecksville Fire Department know about petroleum distribution terminals?

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Egut, Edwin D
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, environmental risks, petroleum storage tanks, petroleum distribution facilities, hazmat response, Initiative 3%0a

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Cause, type, and workers' compensation costs of injury to fire fighters.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12645102&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Walton SM, Conrad KM, Furner SE, Samo DG.
Date Published: April 2003
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, situational risks, environmental risks, firefighter injuries, Initiative 2%0a

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Characterization of fire investigator's exposure during fire scene examination

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Rogers, Dennis L
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, environmental risks, fire investigators, fire investigation%0a

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Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/347/11/806
Author: Prezant, Weiden, Banauch, McGuinness, Rom, Aldrich, Kelly
Date Published: Vol. 347, Sept. 12,
Publisher: New England Journal of Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, respiratory function, Initiative 2, situational risks 9-11 health risks

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Determining methods to educate fire and public safety personnel on methamphetamine labs

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Martin, Drusilla L
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, clandestine drug labs, Initiative 5, training programs, risk reduction practices, hazmat response%0a

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Divers Beware: Training Dives Present Serious Hazards to Fire Fighters

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/wp-solutions/2004-152/
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: June 2004
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, dive training hazards, risk reduction practices%0a

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Fire Fighters Exposed to Electrical Hazards During Wildland Fire Operations

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hid15.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 2002
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, electrical hazards, wildland firefighting%0a

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Fire fighters' health and safety during overhaul operations

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Author: Anderson, DO; Webb TL
Date Published: 1997 Aug;66(8)
Publisher: Occupational Health & Safety
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, environmental risks, overhaul%0a

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Fire incidents involving regulators used in portable oxygen systems

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11565969&itool=iconfft&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Washenitz, F 2nd; Stoltzfus, J; Newton, B; Kubinski, L
Date Published: 2001 Sep;7 Suppl 1
Publisher: Injury Prevention
Keywords: oxygen regulator fires, Initiative 2, situational risks%0a

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Fire Investigation: An Analysis of the Waldbaum Fire, Brooklyn, New York, August 3, 1978

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire97/PDF/f97141.pdf
Author: Quintiere, J. G.
Date Published: 1997
Publisher: Fire Science and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, structure firefighting hazards, fire collapse, operational safety, roof collapse, situational risks%0a

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Fire Safety of the Traveling Public and Firefighters for Today's and Tomorrow's Vehicle Fleet

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Research/FireSafetyVehicles.pdf
Author: James A. Milke, Peter B. Sunderland, Kevin M. Levy, Victor L. Ontiveros, and Allison C. Carey
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 9, vehicle fire suppression, Initiative 2, situational risks, Initiative 3%0a

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Firefighter safety and health issues at the World Trade Center site.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12439878&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Spadafora R.
Date Published: December 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, Initiative 2, situational risks, environmental risks, World Trade Cente

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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

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Impact of a design modification in modern firefighting uniforms on burn prevention outcomes in New York City firefighters

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10953821&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Prezant DJ,Freeman K, Kelly KJ, Malley KS, Karwa ML, McLaughlin MT, Hirschhorn R, Brown A
Date Published: 2000 Aug;42(8)
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, Initiative 2, situational risk, burn injury prevention%0a

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Improving firefighter safety by identifying oxygen storage and use for home health

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Manifredo, Francis A
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, home oxygen storage, preplanning %0a

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Injuries and Fatalities During Nighttime Firefighting Operations

http://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Safety_Night_FFtg_fmt63-2.pdf
Author: Dan Thorpe
Date Published: Volume 63 • No. 2 20
Publisher: Fire Management Today
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, operational safety, wildland firefighting, nighttime operations%0a

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Injuries on the fireground: risk factors for traumatic injuries among professional fire fighters.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2929616&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Heineman EF, Shy CM, Checkoway H.
Date Published: 1989
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, environmental risks, fireground injuries, smoke inhalation, burns,

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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%0a

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