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
The epidemiology and prevention of burn injuries to firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8582930&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Madden MR, Mathwick M, Valentino L, Finkelstein JL, Goodwin CW.
Date Published: July-August 1995
Publisher: Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation
Keywords: Initiative 2, burn injuries, Initiative 6, risk protection, risk reduction practices
The firefighting environment and its effects on reproductive health: one department's desire to know
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Stone, Marci L
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, reproductive health
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 Houston Tragedy
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/103121/25/none/none/Depar/THE-HOUSTON-TRAGEDY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: May 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
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 impact of protective hoods and their water content on the prevention of head burns in New York C
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11302606&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Prezant, DJ; Barker, RL; Stull, JO; King, SJ; Rotanz, RA; Malley, KS; Bender, M; Guerth, C; Kelly, K
Date Published: 2001 Mar-Apr;22(2)
Publisher: Journal of Burn Care Rehabilitation
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, heat stress, protective clothing
The incidence, prevalence, and severity of sarcoidosis in New York City firefighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=10559074
Author: Prezant, DJ; Dhala, A; Goldstein, A; Janus, D; Ortiz, F; Aldrich, TK; Kelly, KJ
Date Published: 1999 Nov;116(5)
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, sarcoidosis
The Legacy of World Trade Center Dust
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/356/22/2233
Author: Jonathan M. Samet, Alison S. Geyh, and Mark J. Utel
Date Published: Volume 356:2233-223
Publisher: New England Journal of Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, World Trade Center, dust, medical risks
The Louisville Tragedy
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59514/25/none/none/Depar/THE-LOUISVILLE-TRAGEDY-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: January 1997
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
The management of heat stress for the firefighter: a review of work conducted on behalf of the Toron
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16922185&itool=iconfft&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: McLellan, TM; Selkirk, GA
Date Published: 2006 Jul;44(3)
Publisher: Industrial Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, heat stress, personal protective ensemble, turnout gear, SCBA, work limits
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
The risk of acquiring hepatitis B or C among public safety workers: a systematic review
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11331121&dopt=Citation
Author: Rischitelli G, Harris J, McCauley L, Gershon R, Guidotti T.
Date Published: 2001 May;20(4):299-3
Publisher: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, hepatitis
The role of exertion as a determinant of carboxyhemoglobin accumulation in firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=915571&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Griggs TR.
Date Published: November 1977
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, smoke exposure, heart rate, carbon monoxide, repiratory protection, SCBA
The short-term effects of smoke exposure on the pulmonary function of firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2323250&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Large AA, Owens GR, Hoffman LA.
Date Published: April 1990
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2,environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, smoke inhalation
The UK approach to firefighter safety in structure fires
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Young, Paul
Date Published: November 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineers Journal
Keywords: Initiative 2, Initiative 3, operational safety, structural firefighting
The Unexpected Killer
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60783/25/none/none/Depar/THE-UNEXPECTED-KILLER
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: January 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
The use of personnel accountability systems in the Monterey Park Fire Department and local agencies
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33551.pdf
Author: Orchard, Cathleen S
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, personnel accountability system, operational safety, Initiative 2, risk reduction prac
The utility of tympanic versus oral temperature measurements of firefighters in emergency incident r
http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/prehos/article/PIIS1090312703700124/abstract
Author: Dickinson, Bevilacqua, Hill, Sites, Wurster, Mechem
Date Published: July 2003
Publisher: Prehospital Emergency Care
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, rehab, core temperature, tympanic measurements
The Worcester Tragedy
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/89638/25/none/none/Depar/THE-WORCESTER-TRAGEDY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: December 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Tilt-Slab Concrete
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/259667/25/none/none/Depar/TILT-SLAB-CONCRETE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: July 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Toxic chemical exposure
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=19487&bFlag=1&ID=1
Author: Roegner-K; McCullough-J
Date Published: February 2000
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, chemical exposure, hazmat response, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices
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 management at emergency scenes
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Hicks, William D
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 11, response policies, traffic/highway safety, risk reduction practices
Travel Rates by Alberta Wildland Firefighters Using Escape Routes on a Moderately Steep Slope
http://www.ciffc.ca/whatsup/AD-5-25.pdf(revised).pdf
Author: Greg Baxter, Marty Alexander
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada
Keywords: Initiative 2, wildland firefighting, escape routes, Initiative 3, operational safety, travel rates
Travel Rates of Alberta Wildland Firefighters Using Escape Routes
http://www.ciffc.ca/whatsup/Alexanderetal%255B1%255D..pdf
Author: M.E. Alexander, G.J. Baxter and G.R. Dakin
Date Published: April 2005
Publisher: Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, IAWF
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, escape routes, Initiative 2, situational risks, wildland firefight