Initiative 2: Risk Awareness and Accountability (Subscribe)
Categories
- Situational Risks (57)
- Environmental Risks (156)
- Risk Protection (16)
Links
Madison Fire Department (warehouse fire) popular
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2001-0043-2844.pdf
Author: Thomas Hales, Tommy Baldwin
Date Published: May 2001
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, chemical exposure, smoke exposure, warehouse fire, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices
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
A $280 Million "State of the Art" Sprinkler Disaster popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59976/25/none/none/Depar/A-$280-MILLION-%22STATE-OF-THE-ART%22-SPRINKLER-DISASTER
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: October 1997
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
A Quantum Leap in Multiple-Dwelling Fire Safety popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/274205/25/none/none/Depar/A-QUANTUM-LEAP-IN-MULTIPLE-DWELLING-FIRE-SAFETY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: October 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
A survey of exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in the workplace popular
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10963708&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Groves J, Cain JR.
Date Published: September 2000
Publisher: Annals Occupational Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, toxic exposure, diesel emissions, fire station safety
After Dark: Assessing Hydration and Glucose Levels During Late Night Operations popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/tr_06as.pdf
Author: Schofield, A. Lynn
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, risk reduction practices, hydration, glucose, nighttime operations, diet/nutrition, operations support, rehab, Initiative 2
Behavioral Health Risk Factors of United popular
http://pdm.medicine.wisc.edu/20-4%20PDFs/Pirrallo.pdf
Author: Pirrallo, Ronald G; Dickison, Philip D; Levine, Roger
Date Published: July – August 2005
Publisher: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, at-risk behaviors, risk reduction practices, EMS operations, EMTs
Crew Resource Management Manual: A Positive Change for the Fire Service popular
http://www.iafc.org/associations/4685/files/CRM%20Manual.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: International Association of Fire Chiefs
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, crew resource management, leadership, team work, human resource management, communication, Initiative 2, at-risk behaviors, risk reduction practices, fireground management, situational awareness, Initiativ
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
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
Reducing injuries through the identification of at-risk behaviors popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Stonhill, David G
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, at-risk behaviors, fall injuries, injury prevention, risk reduction practices
A comprehensive respiratory protection plan
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34816.pdf
Author: Hansen, Sam
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, risk reduction practices, respiratory protection
A description of personnel accountability systems for the Rocky Mount Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: English, David L.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, personnel accountability systems, operational safety
A Great Innovation in the Fire Service
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/189715/25/none/none/Depar/A-GREAT-INNOVATION-IN-THE-FIRE-SERVICE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2003
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
A Human Factors Tool for Wildland Firefighters
http://www.iawfonline.org/summit/2005%20Presentations/2005_posters/Mayhew.pdf
Author: Mayhew, Brad
Date Published: April 26-28, 2005
Publisher: Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, IAWF
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, situational awareness, wildland firefighting, operational sa
A longitudinal study of pulmonary function in fire fighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=1928108&dopt=Citation
Author: Tepper, Comstock, Levine
Date Published: 1991;20(3):307-16.
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2
A New York City firefighter: overwhelmed by World Trade Center dust
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12231482&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Beckett WS.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center, Initiative 2
A preliminary study on the effects of fatigue on firefighters
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36268.pdf
Author: Pond, Ann Benson
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, fatigue, physiology, work capacity, work shifts
A Radical Approach To A Serious Problem
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/82263/25/none/none/Depar/A-Radical-Approach-To-A-Serious-Problem
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Abandoned Cold Storage Warehouse Multi-Firefighter Fatality Fire, Worcester, Massachusetts
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-134-508.pdf
Author: John R. Anderson
Date Published: December 1999
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cold storage warehouse, abandoned buildings, structural firefighting hazards, Initiative 3, Initiative 2
Accelerated hearing loss in urban emergency medical services firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=3985464
Author: Pepe, PE; Jerger, J; Miller, RH; Jerger, S
Date Published: 1985 May;14(5):438-4
Publisher: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, hearing loss, environmental risks
Acquired progressive asthma in a fire-fighter.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3169218&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Bergstrom CE, Tornling G, Unge G.
Date Published: May 1988
Publisher: European Respiratory Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, toxic exposure, asthma
Acute and chronic effects of fire fighting on pulmonary function.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=7357940&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Loke J, Farmer W, Matthay RA, Putman CE, Smith GJ.
Date Published: March 1980
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2,environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function
Acute effects of routine firefighting on lung function.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3518426&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Sheppard D, Distefano S, Morse L, Becker C.
Date Published: 1986
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2, environmental risks
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia in a New York City firefighter exposed to World Trade Center dust.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12231487&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Rom WN, Weiden M, Garcia R, Yie TA, Vathesatogkit P, Tse DB, McGuinness G, Roggli V, Prezant D.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center, pneumonia, Initiative 2