Initiative 2: Risk Awareness and Accountability (Subscribe)
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- At-Risk Behaviors (5)
- Environmental Risks (156)
- Risk Protection (16)
- Risk Reduction Practices (98)
- Situational Risks (57)
Links
Acute health hazards of firefighters after fighting a department store fire.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8707618&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Gu TL, Liou SH, Hsu CH, Hsu JC, Wu TN.
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: Industrial Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks
Acute pesticide-related illness among emergency responders, 1993-2002
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/112549273/ABSTRACT
Author: Calvert, Barnett, Mehler, Becker, Das, Beckman, Male, Sievert, Thomsen, Morrissey
Date Published: Volume 49, Issue 5,
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, pesticides
Adverse Respiratory Effects Following Overhaul in Firefighters
http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200105000-00007.htm;jsessionid=G7wPTtRTjmGSTcvc7BQp2ZhS9RFTlG0HVFkSq6NzJH9mSKPcrVpz!3145886!-949856145!8091!-1
Author: Burgess, Jefferey L.; Nanson, Christopher J.; Bolstad-Johnson, Dawn M. ; Gerkin, Richard; Hysong, Tr
Date Published: 43(5):467-473, May 2
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, respiratory function, Initiative 2, environmental risks, overhaul, medical risks
Aetiology and prevalence of eye injuries within the United Kingdom fire service.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8729022&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Owen, CG; Margrain, TH; Woodward, EG
Date Published: 1995; 9 ( Pt 6 Su)
Publisher: Eye
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, eye injuries, environmental risks, incident safety
Africanized honey bees: a new challenge for fire managers
http://bees.ucr.edu/firenotes.html
Author: Merrill, Laura D; Visscher, P. Kirk
Date Published: 55(4): 25-30 (1995)
Publisher: Fire Management Notes
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Africanized honey bees, wildland firefighting
After Dark: Assessing Hydration and Glucose Levels During Late Night Operations
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
Air contaminants encountered by firefighters
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a727069853~db=all
Author: Treitman, Robert D; Burgess, William A; Gold, Avram;
Date Published: 1980 Nov. Volume 41,
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, toxic exposure, environmental risks
Airway responsiveness of firefighters after smoke exposure.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2393631&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Chia KS, Jeyaratnam J, Chan TB, Lim TK.
Date Published: August 1990
Publisher: British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, smoke inhalation, tox
Ambient Air Supply to High-Rise Fires: Update
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/80311/25/none/none/Depar/AMBIENT-AIR-SUPPLY-TO-HIGH-RISE-FIRES:-UPDATE1
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: July 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
An analysis of occupational injuries occurring at the Downers Grove Fire Department from 1995 to 199
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo31907.pdf
Author: Burns, David R.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 9, safety management documentation, occupational injuries, Initiative 2
An epidemiologic study of cancer and other causes of mortality in San Francisco firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2008922&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Beaumont JJ, Chu GS, Jones JR, Schenker MB, Singleton JA, Piantanida LG, Reiterman M.
Date Published: 1991
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer, environmental risks, San Francisco mortality study, Initiative
An evaluation of noise from Northborough fire apparatus
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36350.pdf
Author: Houston, James S.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, noise exposure, hearing loss, hearing conservation
Analysis of Arkansas Fire Chiefs' Perceptions and Awareness Regarding Emergency Vehicle Safety
http://www.uacted.uark.edu/firefighter/study.pdf
Author: Julie J. Goldman
Date Published: December 2006
Publisher: University of Arkansas
Keywords: Initiative 11, apparatus accidents, response policies, Initiative 1, leadership, organizational culture, Initiative 2
Analysis of Smoldering Fires in Closed Compartments and Their Hazard Due to Carbon Monoxide
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire82/PDF/f82006.pdf
Author: Quintiere, J. G.; Birky, M. M.; McDonald, F.; Smith, G.
Date Published: September-December 1
Publisher: Fire and Materials
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire science, smoldering fires, carbon monoxide, environmental risks
Analysis of the needlestick injury prevention program used by the California Department of Forestry
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34644.pdf
Author: Brunton, Mark
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, needlesticks, risk protection, needlestick injury prevention
Another Narrow Truss Escape
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/109077/25/none/none/Depar/ANOTHER-NARROW-TRUSS-ESCAPE-UPDATE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: July 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Application of real-time particle sensors to help mitigate exposures of wildland firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16961007&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Edwards R, Johnson M, Dunn KH, Naeher LP.
Date Published: January-February 200
Publisher: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, protective technology, particle sensors, wildland firefighte
Asbestos Exposure and Fire Fighting
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1991.tb24507.x
Author: Steven B. Markowitz, Karen Garibaldi, Ruth Lilis, and Philip J. Landrigan
Date Published: Dec 1991
Publisher: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, asbestos exposure, Initiative 6, medical risks
Assessing an updated building inventory program for the Los Angeles Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Bercik, Roxanne V
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, risk assessment, preplanning, building inventory, Initi
Assessment of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during firefighting by measurement of uri
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=9211208&query_hl=64&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Moen, BE; Ovrebo, S.
Date Published: 1997 Jun;39(6):515-9
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, cancer, environmental risks, hydrocarbons, toxic exposure, medical risks
Assessment of health effects in New York City firefighters after exposure to polychlorinated bipheny
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12530594&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Kelly, KJ; Connelly, E; Reinhold, GA; Byrne, M; Prezant, DJ
Date Published: 2002 Jul-Aug;57(4)
Publisher: Archives of Environmental Healh
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, cancer, environmental risks, PCBs, toxic exposure, medical risks
Association Between Lung Function and Exposure to Smoke Among Firefighters at Prescribed Burns
http://depts.washington.edu/pmcenter/res_rp_firefighters.pdf
Author: James C. Slaughter,1 Jane Q. Koenig,1 and Timothy E. Reinhardt
Date Published: Januar y 2004
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 6, lung function, smoke exposure, toxic exposures, Initiative 2, environmental risks, prescribed burns, wildland firefighting
Back Injury Avoidance for Firefighters
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA382988
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1985
Publisher: Army Safety Center Fort Rucker (AL)
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, risk reduction practices, back injury
Backdraft Phenomena. Final Report. 1990-1992
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire94/PDF/f94008.pdf
Author: Fleischmann, C. M.
Date Published: June 1994
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire science, fire behavior, structural firefighting, backdraft, Initiative 2
Balance Abilities of Workers in Physically Demanding Jobs: With Special Reference to Firefighters of
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=abstract&id=115480&toc=y
Author: Anne Punakallio
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, balance, falls