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Flame Spread--The Secret Killer

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60124/25/none/none/Depar/FLAME-SPREAD--THE-SECRET-KILLER-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: January 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Forecasting diurnal variations in fire intensity to enhance wildland firefighter safety

http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=WF02002
Author: Beck, JA; Alexander, ME; Harvey, SD; Beaver, AK
Date Published: 11(4) 173 - 182, 20
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 3, wildland firefighting, incident command, operational safety, fire danger rating, fire weather, fire behavior prediction

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Four Fire Fatalities

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/58494/25/none/none/Depar/FOUR-FIRE-FATALITIES
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: June 1995
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Frank Brannigan`S Nightmare

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60255/25/none/none/Depar/FRANK-BRANNIGANS-NIGHTMARE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: March 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Heat Exposure Increases Energy Expenditure During Rest and Work in Men Dressed in Firefighter Ensem

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/hu/groups/EEC/ICEE/textsearch/1998/Hagan-1998.pdf
Author: R.D. Hagan, G.K. Vurbeff and J.H. Heaney
Date Published: 1998
Publisher: Naval Health Research Center
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, heat exposure, energy expenditure, personal protective ensemble, operational safety, rehab, work capacity

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Heat stress: a case study and procedure implementation

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Barr, Richard L.
Date Published: June 1991
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, heat stress, risk reduction practices, physiological benchmarks, personnel accountability, rehab, hydration, operational safety

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Hidden Fire and Collapse

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/58954/25/none/none/Depar/HIDDEN-FIRE-AND-COLLAPSE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: January 1996
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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High Rise Fires:The Operational Aspect of High Rise Fire Fighting

http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Unsorted/High%2520Rise%2520Fires%2520-%2520The%2520Operational%2520Aspect%2520of%2520High%2520Rise%2520Fire%2520Fighting.pdf
Author: Brian Fox
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 3, high-rise firefighting, incident command, tactics and tasks, operational safety, opera

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High-rise firefighting: an analysis of procedures for operational effectiveness

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36392.pdf
Author: Edwards, James D.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, high-rise firefighting, incident command, tactics and tasks, operational safety, SOPs

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High-Rise RIT Saves Trapped Firefighters

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/181610/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/High-Rise-RIT-Saves-Trapped-Firefighters
Author: David Pegg
Date Published: May 2003
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, rapid intervention, RIT, high-rise firefighting, near-miss reports

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Hurricane-Resistant Windows

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/212770/25/none/none/Depar/HURRICANE-RESISTANT-WINDOWS:-UPDATE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2004
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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I Would Do the Same Thing Again

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/61612/25/none/none/Depar/%2522I-WOULD-DO-THE-SAME-THING-AGAIN%2522
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: July 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Identifying personnel accountability system components which could enhance emergency operation effec

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35416.pdf
Author: Schneider, Gesualdo C.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, structural firefighting, operational safety, personnel accountability system

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Identifying the criteria for a personnel accountability system for fire departments within Sedgwick

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34203.pdf
Author: Matthew, David
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, personnel accountability system, incident command

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Improving Firefighter Communications

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-099.pdf
Author: Adam Thiel
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, radios, Initiative 3, operational safety

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Improving firefighter survival on the fireground

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Lawton, Scott R. K.
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 4, culture change, structural firefighting, fireground survival training, operational safety

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Improving incident management through enhanced qualifications for the chief's driver

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36619.pdf
Author: Steines, Rick
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, incident command, operational safety, chief's aide/driver, command team, command support

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Improving Wildland Firefighter Performance Under Stressful, Risky Conditions: Toward Better Decision

http://www.nationalfiretraining.net/sa/Training_Classes/Wildland%2520Firefighting%2520Readings.pdf
Author: Putnam, Ted
Date Published: June 12-16, 1995
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 3, wildland firefighting, decision making, operational safety, Initiative 4

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In Memoriam

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59711/25/none/none/Depar/IN-MEMORIAM1-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: May 1997
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Incident safety officer: how can the Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department utilize this position mo

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Lorber, Jo-Ann
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, incident command, safety officer, Initiative 4

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Injuries and Fatalities During Nighttime Firefighting Operations

http://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Safety_Night_FFtg_fmt63-2.pdf
Author: Dan Thorpe
Date Published: Volume 63 • No. 2 20
Publisher: Fire Management Today
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, operational safety, wildland firefighting, nighttime operations

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Interim company officer program recommendations for the Lenexa Fire Department

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Vaughn, Travis L
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, incident command, interim company officer, training qualifications/standards, operational safety

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Investigating part-time firefighter staffing issues with Miami Valley (Ohio) Fire/EMS Alliance membe

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Caudill, Michael D
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, staffing, operational safety, Initiative 3, part-time firefighters

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LACES versus LCES: Adopting an “A” for “Anchor Points” to Improve Wildland Firefighter Safety

http://www.iawfonline.org/summit/2001%2520Presentations/proceedings/W.R.%2520Thorburn%25201.doc
Author: W.R.ThorburnA and M.E. AlexanderB
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 3, wildland firefighting, operational safety, anchor points

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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

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