Initiative 2: Risk Awareness and Accountability (Subscribe)
Categories
- Situational Risks (65)
- Environmental Risks (159) updated
- Risk Protection (20)
- Risk Reduction Practices (112) updated
- At-Risk Behaviors (7)
- NFFF Developed Resources (1)
Links
Injury risk profile and aging among Québec firefighters
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V31-3YYV94K-8&_user=10&_coverDate=05%252F31%252F2000&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=2f96e4f1b9313184c5ba1018764cc1da
Author: E. Cloutier and D. Champoux
Date Published: Vol 25 (5), May 2000
Publisher: International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 1, human resource management, Initiative 2, injury risk, aging%0a
Injury/illness reduction plan through a joint program conceived between a local health care provider and the fire department
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36336.pdf
Author: Dolan, Michael J.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness program, injury reduction, illness reduction, risk reduction practices%0a
Insignificant radio traffic inhibits attack.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000074.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 2/10/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: portable radios, house fire, accountability
Integral Leadership and Signal Detection for High Reliability Organizing and Learning
http://www.wildfirelessons.net/documents/Saveland.pdf
Author: J.M. Saveland
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: International Association of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 1, wildland firefighting, entrapments, leadership, signal detection theory, executive response management, Initiative 2, situational awareness, sensemaking
Investigators need PPE too.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000401.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 12/28/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: operational safety, SCBA, fire investigators
Is testicular cancer an occupational disease of fire fighters?
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/85011110/ABSTRACT
Author: Michael N. Bates, Jackie Fawcett, Nick Garrett, Richard Arnold, Neil Pearce, Alistair Woodward
Date Published: Volume 40, Issue 3 ,
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer, environmental risks, testicular cancer, Initiative 2%0a
Job Related Cancers in Firefighters
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Unsorted/JOB%20RELATED%20CANCERS%20IN%20FIREFIGHTERS.pdf
Author: King, John K
Date Published: August 2003*
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer
Job stress, cardio and psychological stressors
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=19887&bFlag=0&ID=8
Author: Tepper-A; Mueller-C; Hurrell-JJ, Jr.; Kang-D
Date Published: August 1994
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart function, Initiative 13, mental health risks, job stress, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices%0a
Junior FF almost injured during training burn.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000131.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 3/31/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: firefighter rescue, SOPs, recruit training
Lack of 360 causes problems.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000188.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 5/17/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: situational awareness, arson, basement fire
Lack of both experience and water hamper fire attack.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000270.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 8/7/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: house fire, operational safety, pump operations
Lack of common radio channel hampers live burn.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000300.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 9/19/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: live-fire training hazards, radio system, communication
Lack of communication puts crew at risk.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000149.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 4/13/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: freelancing, situational awareness, commercial fire
Lack of railing results in 2 story fall.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000267.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 8/6/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: situational awareness, search techniques, fall injuries
Ladder folds causing FF to fall.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000096.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 2/25/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: weather conditions, fall injuries, high-risk
Laminated Beams and Arches
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/128465/25/none/none/Depar/Laminated-Beams-and-Arches
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: November 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Landmark Residential Fire Study Shows how crew sizes and Arrival times Influence Saving lives and Property.
http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/residential-fire-report_042810.cfm
Author: Evelyn Brown
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: U.S. Commerce Department
Keywords: arrival times
Lessons from Thirtymile: transition fires and fire orders
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/fmt/fmt_pdfs/fmt62-3.pdf
Author: Williams, Jerry.
Date Published: Summer 2002
Publisher: Fire Management Today
Keywords: Initiative 3, Thirtymile Fire, wildland firefighting, wildland fire behavior, transition fires, fire orders%0a
Lessons learned from an elevator rescue.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000355.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 11/27/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: situational awareness, operational safety, technical rescue
Line-of-Duty: An Analysis
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/72927/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/LINE-OF-DUTY-DEATHS:-an-analysis
Author: Leigh T. Hollins
Date Published: March 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 9, historical documentation, line-of-duty deaths, Initiative 4, Initiative 2, organizational culture%0a
Live rounds go off in police car on fire.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000069.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 2/4/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: vehicle fire suppression, situational awareness, ammunition
Live wires disable FF during station cleanup.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000114.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 3/21/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: electrical hazards, situational awareness, firefighter injuries
Loaded gun not secured during EMS call.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000387.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 12/11/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: violent patients, situational awareness, EMS
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
LPG BLEVE endangers responders.
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/googlemini2/h11-0000318.html
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 10/17/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Keywords: BLEVE, explosion, situational awareness