Initiative 2: Risk Awareness and Accountability (Subscribe)
Categories
- At-Risk Behaviors (5)
- Environmental Risks (156)
- Risk Protection (16)
- Risk Reduction Practices (98)
- Situational Risks (57)
Links
Self-reported short- and long-term respiratory effects among PVC-exposed firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2916852&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Markowitz JS.
Date Published: January-February 198
Publisher: Archives of Environmental Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, PVC exposure, lung function, toxic exposure
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
Should There Be a Smoke Control Sector?
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/61475/25/none/none/Depar/SHOULD-THERE-BE-A-SMOKE-CONTROL-SECTOR?
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: September 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Smallpox and the Fire Service: Vaccination Guidance for Emergency Responders
http://www.iaff.org/et/smallpox/smallpox_iaff.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: International Association of Fire Fighters
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, communicable diseases, smallpox, vaccination program
Smoke Characterization Project
http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Research/SmokeCharacterization.pdf
Author: Thomas Z. Fabian, Pravinray D. Gandhi
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke inhalation, toxic exposures, smoke
Smoke Exposure Among Firefighters at Prescribed Burns in the Pacific Northwest
http://depts.washington.edu/wildfire/resources/smokefire.pdf
Author: Timothy E. Reinhardt, Roger D. Ottmar, and Andrew J.S. Hanneman
Date Published: October 2000
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke xposure, wildland firefighting, prescribed burns
Something for Everybody
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60566/25/none/none/Depar/SOMETHING-FOR-EVERYBODY-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: September 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Sources of occupational stress among firefighter/EMTs and firefighter/paramedics and correlations wi
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10155458&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Beaton RD, Murphy SA.
Date Published: April-June 1993
Publisher: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 13, stress, mental health risks, Initiative 2
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
Spill absorbent evaluation for safety and efficiency
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35132.pdf
Author: Willy, Donald
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, spill absorbent
Sprinklers Out of Service
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/154463/25/none/none/Depar/SPRINKLERS-OUT-OF-SERVICE--
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Street Smart Modern Construction Considerations for Firefighters
http://www.fsi.uiuc.edu/content/virtual%2520campus/VC_pdf/FF%2520Tactics%2520%2520Decision%2520Mkg%2520Ltwgt%2520Const%25202007Final_1.pdf
Author: Richard Jaehne, David Clark, John McCastland, John Norman, Dan Smits
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: Illinois fire Service Institute
Keywords: Initiative 3, structural firefighting, building construction, Initiative 2
Structural Collapse Fire Tests: Single Story, Ordinary Construction Warehouse
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire03/PDF/f03093.pdf
Author: Stroup, D. W.; Madrzykowski, D.; Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.
Date Published: May 2003
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire tests, structural collapse, collapse predictors,building construction, Initiative 2
Structural Collapse Fire Tests: Single Story, Wood Frame Structures
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire04/PDF/f04018.pdf
Author: Stroup, D. W.; Bryner, N. P.; Lee, J. H.; McElroy, J. A.; Roadarmel, G. L.; Twilley, W. H.
Date Published: March 2004
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire tests, structural collapse, collapse predictors, building construction, Initiative 2
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
Sublethal effects of fire smoke
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Gann, Richard G.
Date Published: April 2004
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire science, Initiative 14, smoke toxicity, toxic exposure, environmental risks
Sublethal Effects of Smoke on Survival and Health
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire01/PDF/f01125.pdf
Author: Gann, R. G.; Averill, J. D.; Butler, K. M.; Jones, W. W.; Mulholland, G. W.; Neviaser, J. L.; Ohlemi
Date Published: June 2005
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke exposure, sublethal smoke
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
Tech Hotels Update
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/137482/25/none/none/Depar/TECH-HOTELS-UPDATE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: February 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
The Building Department Said the Walls Were Ok, But...
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60356/25/none/none/Depar/THE-BUILDING-DEPARTMENT-SAID-THE-WALLS-WERE-OK,-BUT
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: May 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
The Chicago Tragedy
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/197916/25/none/none/Depar/THE-CHICAGO-TRAGEDY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: December 2003
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
The Cocoanut Grove Fire: A Nonmystery
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/83438/25/none/none/Depar/THE-COCOANUT-GROVE-FIRE:-A-NONMYSTERY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: September 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
The Dangerous "Five Classes of Buildings
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/61158/25/none/none/Depar/THE-DANGEROUS-%2522FIVE-CLASSES-OF-BUILDINGS%2522
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: May 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
The effect of smoke inhalation on lung function and airway responsiveness in wildland fire fighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1456562&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Liu D, Tager IB, Balmes JR, Harrison RJ.
Date Published: December 1992
Publisher: American Review of Respiratory Disease
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, lung function, smoke inhalation, wildland firefigh
The effectiveness of rest conditions in the prevention of heat stress
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
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