Initiative 2: Risk Awareness and Accountability (Subscribe)
Categories
- Situational Risks (65) new
- Environmental Risks (159) new updated
- Risk Protection (20) new
- Risk Reduction Practices (112) new updated
- At-Risk Behaviors (7) new
Links
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
The firefighting environment and its effects on reproductive health: one department's desire to know more updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D148186
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%0a
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%0a
The impact of false fire alarm responses in Memphis updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D150972
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 City firefighters: laboratory tests and field results
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
The management of heat stress for the firefighter: a review of work conducted on behalf of the Toronto Fire Service
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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 rehabilitation operations
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12879387
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%0a