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Something for Everybody
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60566/25/none/none/Depar/SOMETHING-FOR-EVERYBODY-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: September 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Special Report: Improving Firefighter Communications
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-099.pdf
Author: Adam Thiel, Hollis Stambaugh
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, radios, Initiative 3, incident command, fireground communications, operational safety%0a
Special Report: Rail Emergencies
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-094-508.pdf
Author: John Kimball, Hollis Stambaugh
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 3, rail emergencies, mass casaulty incident, incident command, tactics and tasks, operational safety, EMS response %0a
Sprinklers Out of Service
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/154463/25/none/none/Depar/SPRINKLERS-OUT-OF-SERVICE--
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Summary Report for Use of Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV) Fans to Reduce the Hazards of Entering Chemically Contaminated Buildings
http://www.stormingmedia.us/59/5917/A591783.html
Author: Victor J. Arca; Stephen M. Marshall; William A. Lake; Paul D. Fedele
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: Biological Center Aberdeen Proving Ground (MD)
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, operational safety, positive pressure ventilation%0a
Tech Hotels Update
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/137482/25/none/none/Depar/TECH-HOTELS-UPDATE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: February 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
TEFF: The Ten Essential Factors in Firefighting
http://www.iawfonline.org/summit/2005%20Presentations/2005_pdf/Withen.pdf
Author: Withen, Patrick
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, IAWF
Keywords: Initiative 3, wildland firefighting, operational safety, tactics and tasks, incident command
The Building Department Said the Walls Were Ok, But...
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60356/25/none/none/Depar/THE-BUILDING-DEPARTMENT-SAID-THE-WALLS-WERE-OK,-BUT
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: May 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
The Chicago Tragedy
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/197916/25/none/none/Depar/THE-CHICAGO-TRAGEDY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: December 2003
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
The Cocoanut Grove Fire: A Nonmystery
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/83438/25/none/none/Depar/THE-COCOANUT-GROVE-FIRE:-A-NONMYSTERY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: September 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
The Dangerous "Five Classes of Buildings
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/61158/25/none/none/Depar/THE-DANGEROUS-%2522FIVE-CLASSES-OF-BUILDINGS%2522
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: May 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
The Dead-Man Zone: A Neglected Area of Firefighter Safety
http://www.csiro.au/files/files/p1ih.pdf
Author: Cheney, Gould, McCaw
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: Australian Forestry
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, wildland firefighting, dead-man zone%0a
The Duluth Fire Department accountability system: is it working?
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33189.pdf
Author: Bushey, Bryan
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, personnel accountability system, risk reduction practices, structu
The effectiveness of rest conditions in the prevention of heat stress
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Banister, Eric W., Carter, James B., and Morrison, James B.
Date Published: February 1997
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, heat stress, rest conditions, operational safety%0a
The Houston Tragedy
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/103121/25/none/none/Depar/THE-HOUSTON-TRAGEDY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: May 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
The Impact of Inadequate Staffing on Initial Fire Attack at Pittsfield Township Fire Department
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Tactical%20Operations/The%20Impact%20of%20Inadequate%20Staffing%20on%20Initial%20Fire%20Attack%20at%20the%20Pittsfield%20Township%20Fire%20Department.pdf
Author: Sean Gleason
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, operational safety, staffing
The Impact of Staffing Levels and Fire Severity on Injuries
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/61529/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/THE-IMPACT-OF-STAFFING-LEVELS-AND-FIRE-SEVERITY-ON-INJURIES
Author: Michael J. Vatter
Date Published: August 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, staffing, Initiative 3, operational safety%0a
The Louisville Tragedy
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59514/25/none/none/Depar/THE-LOUISVILLE-TRAGEDY-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: January 1997
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
The U.K. Approach to Applying Health and Safety Requirements to Fire & Rescue Service Work at Operational Incidents
https://www.riskinstitute.org/peri/images/file/PERI_Symposium_UKApproach.pdf
Author: Andrew Strawson
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Public Entity Risk Institute
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, Initiative 1, executive response management
The UK approach to firefighter safety in structure fires
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Young, Paul
Date Published: November 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineers Journal
Keywords: Initiative 2, Initiative 3, operational safety, structural firefighting%0a
The Unexpected Killer
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60783/25/none/none/Depar/THE-UNEXPECTED-KILLER
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: January 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
The use of company performance evaluations to improve fire service delivery
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32165.pdf
Author: Cabral, Richard L.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, human resource management, company performance evaluation, training qualifications/sta
The use of personnel accountability systems in the Monterey Park Fire Department and local agencies
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33551.pdf
Author: Orchard, Cathleen S
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, personnel accountability system, operational safety, Initiative 2, risk reduction prac
The Worcester Tragedy
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/89638/25/none/none/Depar/THE-WORCESTER-TRAGEDY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: December 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Tilt-Slab Concrete
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/259667/25/none/none/Depar/TILT-SLAB-CONCRETE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: July 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a