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Lessons learned from Rapid Response Research on wildland fires
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Lentile, Leigh B., Morgan, Penelope, Hardy, Colin C., Hudak, Andrew T., Means, Robert , Ottmar, Roge
Date Published: Winter 2007
Publisher: Fire Management Today
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned case studies, Initiative 3, wildland firefighting, wildland fire behavior, rapid response research
Minimum apparatus staffing levels: what is the correct apparatus staffing for the Omaha Fire Departm
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32183.pdf
Author: Rohlfing, Mark A.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, Initiative 3, staffing, apparatus staffing, operational
Minimum Standards on Structural Fire Fighting Protective Clothing and Equipment: A Guide for Fire Se
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-137.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1993
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, protective clothing, structural firefighting
Mining for answers
http://firechief.com/mag/firefighting_mining_answers/
Author: de Vries, Holger
Date Published: January 2002
Publisher: Fire Chief
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, operational safety, tunnel fires, AFFF, SCBA
Minor Changes Cause Terrible Disaster
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/193658/25/none/none/Depar/%2522MINOR%2522-CHANGES-CAUSE-TERRIBLE-DISASTER
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: October 2003
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Model Procedures for Responding to a Package with Suspicion of a Biological Threat
http://www.iafc.org/associations/4685/files/suspicious_packages.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 2004
Publisher: International Association of Fire Chiefs
Keywords: Initiative 3, terrorism response, biological agent, suspicious package, tactics and tasks, operational safety
Municipal firefighter exposure groups, time spent at fires and use of self-contained-breathing-appar
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11757045&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Austin CC, Dussault G, Ecobichon DJ.
Date Published: December 2001
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, risk protection, risk reduction practices, SCBA, operational safe
Narrow Escape
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/99074/25/none/none/Depar/NARROW-ESCAPE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: March 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
New Reinforced Drywall Lined with Lexan: Wall Breach Test
http://www.minnesotafireservice.com/pub-reinforceddrywall.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 2005
Publisher: San Bernardino County Fire Department
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, building construction, wall breach, Lexan, drywall, operational safety
New York City Permitsit, and they are Tough
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60920/25/none/none/Depar/%2522NEW-YORK-CITY-PERMITS-IT,-AND-THEY-ARE-TOUGH%2522
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: March 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
No Routine Jobs
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60688/25/none/none/Depar/NO-%2522ROUTINE%2522-JOBS-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: November 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
One career fire fighter dies and another is injured after partial structural collapse - Texas
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200207.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: February 11, 2002
Publisher: NIOSH F2002-07
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, crush injury, Initiative 3, operational safety
Party Walls and Fire Limits
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/209169/25/none/none/Depar/PARTY-WALLS-AND-FIRE-LIMITS:-UPDATE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: June 2004
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Patterns of Firefighter Fireground Injuries
http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/OS.PatternsSummary.pdf
Author: Michael J. Karter
Date Published: February 2007
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 9, operational safety, fireground injuries
Peer Review Report of Balls Canyon Near-Miss, June 27, 2006, Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest
http://www.wildfirelessons.net/documents/Balls_Canyon_Near_Miss_062706_Final_Report.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: USDA Forest Service/California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Keywords: Initiative 9, near miss fire report, wildland fire, wildland firefighting hazards, Initiative 3, incident command, operational safety
Performance Tests of Personal Escape Rope Systems
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/103161/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/PERFORMANCE-TESTS-OF-PERSONAL-ESCAPE-ROPE-SYSTEMS-
Author: Jacque Greiff
Date Published: May 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, operational safety, personal escape rope system
Personnel accountability - an evaluation after implementation
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo16093.pdf
Author: Bullins, David L.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, personnel accountability system, operational safety, Initiative 2, risk reduction prac
Physiological Responses of Men During the Continuous Use of a Portable Liquid Cooling Vest
http://etd.fcla.edu/SF/SFE0000444/MedinaThesisJuly2004.pdf
Author: Theresa J. Medina
Date Published: July 2004
Publisher: University of South Florida
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, liquid cooling vest, heat stress, operational safety
Planning for survival: identifying and transmitting hazard information to fire crews responding to r
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36230.pdf
Author: Cardwell, Michael
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, structural firefighting, residential fires, Initiative 1, hazard identification system, preplanning, Initiative 3, operational safety, Initiative 9, safety management documentation
Plastic Reinforced Gypsum Board May Create Problems
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/202671/25/none/none/Depar/PLASTIC-REINFORCED-GYPSUM-BOARD-MAY-CREATE-PROBLEMS-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: February 2004
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Post-Tensioned Concrete Building Fire Update
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/87121/25/none/none/Depar/POST-TENSIONED-CONCRETE-BUILDING-FIRE:-UPDATE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: November 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Pre-fire planning: does it meet current needs for efficient and effective fire ground operations for
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35796.pdf
Author: Timm, Kevin L.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, preplanning, Initiative 3, operational safety
Preliminary evaluation on the utilization of additional staff on medic companies in the Longview Fir
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33250.pdf
Author: Marshall, Russell L.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, EMS operations, medic company, staffing, operational sa
Preplanning The Big Box Store
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/61349/25/none/none/Depar/UPDATE:-PREPLANNING-THE-BIG-BOX-STORE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: November 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 3, Safety Management in Disaster and Terrorism Response
http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2004/RAND_MG170.pdf
Author: Jackson, Brian A; Baker, John C; Ridgeley, M. Susan; Bartis, James T; Linn, Herbert I.
Date Published: 2003*
Publisher: Rand Science and Technology Policy Institute
Keywords: Initiative 1, terrorism response, executive response management, Initiative 3, safety management, incident command, operational safety