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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
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
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
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
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 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
Improving firefighter safety by identifying oxygen storage and use for home health updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D160331
Author: Manifredo, Francis A
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, home oxygen storage, preplanning
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
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,
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
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
Planning for survival: identifying and transmitting hazard information to fire crews responding to residential building fires
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
Protecting Fire Fighters Exposed in Room Fires. Part 1. Comparison of Results of Bench Scale Test for Thermal Protection and Conditions During Room Flashover
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%0a
Protecting Fire Fighters Exposed in Room Fires. Part 2. Performance of Turnout Coat Materials Under Actual Fire Conditions
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%0a
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%0a
Residential security bars updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D155504
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