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LP-Gas Tank Explosion Kills Two Volunteer Firefighters, Carthage, Illinois
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-120-508.pdf
Author: Thomas H. Miller and Michael W. Lackman
Date Published: 1997
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, liquefied petroleum gas, LPG , BLEVE, explosion, Initiative 2, situational risks
Mechanisms of and Facility Types Involved in Hazardous Materials Incidents
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0091-6765(199709)105%253A9%253C998%253AMOAFTI%253E2.0.CO%253B2-G#abstract
Author: Stephen N. Kales, Gerry N. Polyhronopoulos, Michael J. Castro, Rose H. Goldman, David C. Christiani
Date Published: Vol. 105, No. 9 (Se
Publisher: Environmental Health Perspectives
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, hazmat response, hazmat incidents
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
Occupational fatalities in emergency medical services: A hidden crisis.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WB0-47HPN4H-C&_user=10&_coverDate=12%252F31%252F2002&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=fbff4e3f736c2eab2bc2652ad6d67b65
Author: B. Maguire
Date Published: Volume 40, Issue 6,
Publisher: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, environmental risks, Initiative 9, EMS fatalities
Occupational Injuries among Firefighters in an Urban Fire Department
http://intl.aemj.org/cgi/content/abstract/7/5/482-a
Author: Mechem, Crawford; Shofer, Frances S; Comerford, Thomas; Jaslow, David
Date Published: Volume 7, Number 5,
Publisher: Academic Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, environmental risks, firefighter occupational injuries, injury stud
Occupational noise exposure and hearing loss in fire fighters assigned to airport fire stations.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1781442&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Tubbs RL.
Date Published: September 1991
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, situational risks, noise exposure, Initiative 2, ARFF
Planning for survival: identifying and transmitting hazard information to fire crews responding to r
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36230.pdf
Author: Cardwell, Michael
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, structural firefighting, residential fires, Initiative 1, hazard identification system, preplanning, Initiative 3, operational safety, Initiative 9, safety management documentation
Postural analysis of paramedics simulating frequently performed strenuous work tasks.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10709751&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Lavender SA, Conrad KM, Reichelt PA, Meyer FT, Johnson PW.
Date Published: Feb 2000
Publisher: Applied Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, muscular-skeletal fitness, back injury, situational risks
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
Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Fire Fighters Due to Truss System Failures
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-132/
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: May 2005
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, structural collapse, structural firefighting hazards, building construction, truss construction, risk reduction practices
Protecting Emergency Responders on the Highways: A White Paper
http://www.myfirecompanies.com/handdownload.php?
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association
Keywords: Initiative 11, traffic/highway safety, situational risks
Protecting Fire Fighters Exposed in Room Fires. Part 1. Comparison of Results of Bench Scale Test fo
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire88/PDF/f88008.pdf
Author: Krasny, J. F.; Rockett, J. A.; Huang, D.
Date Published: February 1988
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, situational risks, room fires, thermal protection, flashover
Protecting Fire Fighters Exposed in Room Fires. Part 2. Performance of Turnout Coat Materials Under
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire90/PDF/f90013.pdf
Author: Peacock, R. D.; Krasny, J. F.; Rockett, J. A.; Huang, D.
Date Published: August 1990
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, situational risks, room fires, thermal protection, flashover
Protective Ensembles for Firefighter Challenge the Balance and Stability of Firefighters
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa/efop/applied_research/abstracts/tr_00da.shtm
Author: Adams, Donald R., Sr.
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, balance impairment, protective ensemble, fall hazards
Residential security bars
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Bush, Robert P
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, structural firefighting, situational risks, operational safety, security bars, entrapment, operational safety, Initiative 14
Safety and Survival: Electrical Knowledge for the Firefighter
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Employee%2520Development%2520and%2520Training/SAFETY%2520AND%2520SURVIVA--Electrical%2520KnowledgeL.pdf
Author: Richard W. Miller
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, electrical hazards
Safety of acetylene containing
http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/963/12007SafetyofAcetyleneContainingCylindersDuringandAfterInvolvementinafire_id1505963.pdf
Author: Jagger, SF, Blanchard, R, Fletcher, JE, Hill, DN, Pritchard, DK
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: Department for Communities and Local Government, Office of the Deputy Prime
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, acetylene cylinders, hazmat response
Security Burglar Bars: Special Report
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-138-508.pdf
Author: Jennifer Roberson
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, security bars, Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, operational safety, burglar bars
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
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
The impact of false fire alarm responses in Memphis
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Pannell, Donald C
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 11, false alarm responses, response policies, situational risks, non-emergency response
The next generation of Hi-Impact wallboard
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/274187/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/THE-NEXT-GENERATION-OF-HI-IMPACT®-WALLBOARD
Author: Skeris, Peter.
Date Published: October 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, wallboard, gypsum board, entanglement, wall breach
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
Traffic Hazards to Firefighters While Working Along Roadways
http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/index/3FV8BJRY3Q2QFAUX.pdf
Author: From the National Institute for Occupational
Date Published: 17:6, 398 - 399, 200
Publisher: Applied Occupational Health & Environment
Keywords: Initiative 11, traffic/highway safety, situational risks