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
A preliminary study on the effects of fatigue on firefighters
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36268.pdf
Author: Pond, Ann Benson
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, fatigue, physiology, work capacity, work shifts%0a
A survey of exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in the workplace
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10963708&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Groves J, Cain JR.
Date Published: September 2000
Publisher: Annals Occupational Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, toxic exposure, diesel emissions, fire station safety%0a
Abandoned Cold Storage Warehouse Multi-Firefighter Fatality Fire, Worcester, Massachusetts
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-134-508.pdf
Author: John R. Anderson
Date Published: December 1999
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cold storage warehouse, abandoned buildings, structural firefighting hazards, Initiative 3, Initiative 2%0a
Accelerated hearing loss in urban emergency medical services firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=3985464
Author: Pepe, PE; Jerger, J; Miller, RH; Jerger, S
Date Published: 1985 May;14(5):438-4
Publisher: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, hearing loss, environmental risks%0a
Achives for Firefighting-hazards
http://commandsafety.com/tag/firefighting-hazards/
Author: CommandSafety
Date Published: April 15, 2011
Publisher: CommandSaftey
Keywords: Firefighter Environmental Risks
Acquired progressive asthma in a fire-fighter.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3169218&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Bergstrom CE, Tornling G, Unge G.
Date Published: May 1988
Publisher: European Respiratory Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, toxic exposure, asthma%0a
Acute and chronic effects of fire fighting on pulmonary function.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=7357940&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Loke J, Farmer W, Matthay RA, Putman CE, Smith GJ.
Date Published: March 1980
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2,environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function%0a
Acute effects of routine firefighting on lung function.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3518426&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Sheppard D, Distefano S, Morse L, Becker C.
Date Published: 1986
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2, environmental risks%0a
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia in a New York City firefighter exposed to World Trade Center dust.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12231487&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Rom WN, Weiden M, Garcia R, Yie TA, Vathesatogkit P, Tse DB, McGuinness G, Roggli V, Prezant D.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center, pneumonia, Initiative 2%0a
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%0a
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%0a
Adaptation and Risk Reduction
http://www.iisd.org/adaptation/
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: April 18, 2011
Publisher: ISSD
Keywords: Firefighter Risk Reductions Practices
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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
An analysis of occupational injuries occurring at the Downers Grove Fire Department from 1995 to 1999
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
Analysis of the needlestick injury prevention program used by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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%0a
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%0a
Assessing an updated building inventory program for the Los Angeles Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D147462
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, Initiative 2