Initiative 3: Operational Risk Management and Preparedness (Subscribe)
Categories
- Incident Command (37)
- Tactics and Tasks (66)
- Operational Safety (169)
- Operations Support (5)
Links
A $280 Million "State of the Art" Sprinkler Disaster popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59976/25/none/none/Depar/A-$280-MILLION-%22STATE-OF-THE-ART%22-SPRINKLER-DISASTER
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: October 1997
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
A case for an integrated rescue device in turnouts popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/209154/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/A-CASE-FOR-AN-INTEGRATED-RESCUE-DEVICE-IN-TURNOUTS
Author: Somers, Scott C.
Date Published: June 2004
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, firefighter rescue, RIT, rapid intervention, tactical technology, integrated rescue device
A feasibility study in the use of class A foam for structural firefighting in the Stamford Fire Department popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Tappe, Kevin B.
Date Published: October 1, 1992
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, Initiative 8, tactical technology, class A foam, structural firefig
A Quantum Leap in Multiple-Dwelling Fire Safety popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/274205/25/none/none/Depar/A-QUANTUM-LEAP-IN-MULTIPLE-DWELLING-FIRE-SAFETY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: October 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
A response time study as a predictor of manpower available on the fire ground popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo11355.pdf
Author: Scanlon, Joseph J.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, fireground staffing, deployment, company staffing, operational safety, Initiative 3
A Review of Initial Attack Fire Crew Productivity and Effectiveness popular
http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=WF9960199
Author: KG Hirsch and DL Martell
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 3, wildland firefighting, initial attack operations, tactics and tasks, crew productivity
A study of tactical patterns during fire fighting operations popular
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V37-473M3T5-3&_user=10&_coverDate=10%2F31%2F2002&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=79200d371417d21021eb0f183389a2aa
Author: Stefan Svensson
Date Published: Volume 37, Issue 7,
Publisher: Fire Safety Journal
Keywords: Initiative 15, structural firefighting, tactics and tasks, fire suppression
After Dark: Assessing Hydration and Glucose Levels During Late Night Operations popular
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
Analysis of company officer effectiveness as a function of experience popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Burnette, Scott T
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, human resource management, tactics and tasks, company officer, skills assessment
Benchmarking fireground performance popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33554.pdf
Author: Wallace, Michael J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, executive response management, benchmarks, organizational assessment, tactics and task
British Styles of Incident Safety: Command Decisionmaking and Team Knowledge popular
http://www.riskinstitute.org/NR/rdonlyres/B5BF121E-1BC6-48CD-A21B-96CD947A169A/0/PERI_Symposium_CommandDecisionmaking.pdf
Author: Mark W. Smitherman
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Public Entity Risk Institute
Keywords: Initiative 3, incident command, decision making
Developing a basic structural tactical initiative program for implementation by Missouri City Fire & Rescue Services popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32289.pdf
Author: Sendelbach, Timothy E.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, executive response management, structural firefighting, tactics and tasks, operational
Five Companies Trapped: A Lesson in Accountability popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/99105/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/FIVE-COMPANIES-TRAPPED:-A-LESSON-IN-ACCOUNTABILITY
Author: Charles Kortlang
Date Published: March 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 9, near-miss reports, operational safety, personnel accountability system, structural firefighting, entrapment, situational risks
10 Million Dollar Marina Fire, Bohemia Bay, Maryland
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-026.pdf
Author: Randolph E. Kirby
Date Published: 1989
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, marina fire, Initiative 3
16-Alarm Fire: Brooklyn, New York
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/58801/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/16-ALARM-FIRE:-BROOKLYN,-NEW-YORK
Author: Steven C. DeRosa
Date Published: January 1996
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned case studies, high-rise firefighting, Initiative 3, residential high-rise
A career fire fighter was killed and a career captain was severely injured during a wildland/urban interface operation - California
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200336.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: October 29, 2003
Publisher: NIOSH F2003-36
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, burns, wildland firefighting hazards, Initiative 3
A change in attitude: maydays and rapid intervention teams in large buildings
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo37464.pdf
Author: Golden, Ted
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, mayday calls, rapid intervention team, large building response, air supply, firefighter rescue
A Close Call
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/61389/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/A-Close-Call
Author: Michael Marino
Date Published: October 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned case studies, structural firefighting, Initiative 3
A Compact Device to Monitor and Report Firefighter Health, Location and Status
http://www.iawfonline.org/summit/2005%20Presentations/2005_posters/Kremens%20et%20al.pdf
Author: Kremens, Robert L; Faulring, Jason; Phillips, Dan
Date Published: April 2005*
Publisher: Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, Int'l Assn. of Wildland F
Keywords: Initiative 8, Initiative 3, firefighter monitoring, operational safety, firefighter tracking
A fire fighter drowns after attempting to rescure a civilian stranded in flood water - Colorado
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200102.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: August 17, 2000
Publisher: NIOSH F2001-02
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, drowning, rescue operations hazards, Initiative 3
A Fire-Whirlwind in Alabama
http://www.wildfirelessons.net/documents/fmt63_3_72DPI.pdf
Author: Gordon Powell
Date Published: Summer 2003
Publisher: Fire Management Today
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned case studies, Initiative 3, wildland firefighting, wildland fire behavior
A Great Innovation in the Fire Service
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/189715/25/none/none/Depar/A-GREAT-INNOVATION-IN-THE-FIRE-SERVICE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2003
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
A Method for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Firefighter Escape Routes
http://www.steamboatfire.com/administration/training_docs/Escape%20Routes%20Study.pdf
Author: B.W. Butler, J.D. Cohen, T. Putnam3, R.A. Bartlette and L.S. Bradshaw
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: Proceedings of the 2000 International Wildfire Safety Summit, IAWF
Keywords: Initiative 15, wildland firefighting, Initiative 3, operational safety, escape routes
A needs assessment for a company officer training program in the Rochester Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Slavin, Dan
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 5, Initiative 1, human resource management, company officer training, Initiative 3
A new fire hydrant criterion for the city of St. Paul, Minnesota
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Jadwinski, Stanley J
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, operations support, fire hydrants, water supply