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TEFF: The Ten Essential Factors in Firefighting
http://www.wildfirelessons.net/development/documents/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
Testing Your Target Flow
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/274183/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/TESTING-YOUR-TARGET-FLOW
Author: Christopher Flatley, Jerry Knapp, and Tim Pillsworth
Date Published: October 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, structural firefighting, hose streams, fire attack, fire flow, nozzles
The Effects of Oxygen Enriched Air on Firefighter Job Performance
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/tr_98bw.pdf
Author: Williams, Bernard E.
Date Published: February 1998
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, SCBA, work capacity, oxygen-enriched air, job performance
The extinguishment of fires using low flow water hose streams, part I
http://www.springerlink.com/content/qr55037l27467311/
Author: Joseph L. Scheffey and Frederick W. Williams
Date Published: May, 1991
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, structural firefighting, hose streams, fire attack
The Impact of Inadequate Staffing on Initial Fire Attack at Pittsfield Township Fire Department
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Tactical%2520Operations/The%2520Impact%2520of%2520Inadequate%2520Staffing%2520on%2520Initial%2520Fire%2520Attack%2520at%2520the%2520Pittsfield%2520Township%2520Fire%2520Department.pdf
Author: Sean Gleason
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, operational safety, staffing
The Iowa-Grimwood formula: rate of flow formula for confined fires
http://www.fire-flows.com/The%2520Iowa-Grimwood.pdf
Author: John D. Wiseman
Date Published: February 2004
Publisher: FIRE magazine
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, fire flow, flow rate, fire attack, structural firefighting
The pros and cons of Class A foam
http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=3557871&q=class+a+foam&uid=790706146&setcookie=yes
Author: Brackin, M; Bublitz, D; Crosley, S; Farmer, K; Wallace, L; Wiggins, T
Date Published: Vol. 145, no. 7, pp.
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, class A foam, Initiative 8, tactical technology, extinguishing agents
The use of compressed air foam to enhance fire fighting water supplies in Montgomery County, MD
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34560.pdf
Author: Lohr, Steven E.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, extinguishing agents, compressed-air foam, structural firefighting
The use of positive pressure
http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/400/812000Theuseofpositivepressureventilationinfirefightingoperations_id1506400.pdf
Author: J.G. Rimen
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Fire Research Division, London
Keywords: Initiative 3, structural firefighting, tactics and tasks, positive pressure ventilation
The Use of Positive Pressure Ventilation in Firefighting Operations
http://www.firetactics.com/Martin%2520Thomas.pdf
Author: Martin Thomas
Date Published: 1994
Publisher: UK Home Office Fire Experimental Unit
Keywords: Initiative 3, positive pressure ventilation, structural firefighting, tactics and tasks
Thermal imaging camera: developing a firefighter proficiency evaluation
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32875.pdf
Author: Theriault, Andre J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, thermal imaging camera, risk reduction practices, protective technology, training qualifications/standards
Thornton’s Rule and the Exterior Fog Attack: A Perspective
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59177/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/THORNTONS-RULE-AND-THE-EXTERIOR-FOG-ATTACK:-A-PERSPECTIVE
Author: John D. Wiseman, Jr.
Date Published: July 1996
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, structural firefighting, hose streams, fire attack, indirect attack, fog streams
Three dimensional water fog application techniques
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Grimwood, Paul T.
Date Published: February 2003
Publisher: Fire Australia
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, structural firefighting, hose streams, fire attack
Use of Pos itive Pressure Ventilation (PPV) Fans To Reduce the Hazards of Entering Chemically Contam
http://www.chem-bio.com/resource/1999/cw_irp_ppv_summary_report.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command
Keywords: Initiative 3, positive pressure ventilation, structural firefighting, tactics and tasks
Using water wisely
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Clark, William E.
Date Published: September 1995
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, structural firefighting, hose streams, fire attack
Utilization of initial attack apparatus in structural fire response
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33860.pdf
Author: Lindstrom, John A.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, structural firefighting, tactics and tasks, initial attack apparatus, first-due apparatus, capabilities assessment, community risk assessment, Initiative 1, executive response management