Initiative 3: Operational Risk Management and Preparedness (Subscribe)
Categories
- Incident Command (37)
- Operational Safety (169)
- Operations Support (5)
- Tactics and Tasks (66)
Links
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
The value of fire department accreditation at the Air Force Academy
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Piercy, Ernst R
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, Fire Department Accreditation, Fire Department Management
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
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
Thirtymile Fire: Fire Behavior and Management Response
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/fmt/fmt_pdfs/fmt62-3.pdf
Author: Hutch Brown
Date Published: Summer 2002
Publisher: Fire Management Today
Keywords: Initiative 3, Thirtymile Fire, wildland firefighting, wildland fire behavior, incident management
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
Three fire fighters die in a 10-story high-rise apartment building - New York
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face9901.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: December 18, 1998
Publisher: NIOSH 99-F01
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, smoke inhalation, burns, high-rise firefighting hazards
Three fire fighters killed fighting silo fire in Ohio
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face8549.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: August 27, 1985
Publisher: NIOSH 85-49
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, explosion, structural firefighting hazards, Initiative
Three Firefighters Die in Pittsburgh House Fire, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-078.pdf
Author: J. Gordon Routley
Date Published: February 1995
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, structural firefighting hazards, basement fire, entrapment, Initiative 3
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
ToolBox Complex Fire Shelter Deployment
http://www.wildfirelessons.net/documents/Toolbox_Deployment_SAIT_2002.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: USDA Forest Service/DOI Bureau of Land Management
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, wildland fire, wildland firefighting hazards, Initiative 3, entrapment
Tragedy in a Residential High-Rise, Memphis, Tennessee
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/58286/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/TRAGEDY-IN-A-RESIDENTIAL-HIGH-RISE,-MEMPHIS,-TENNESSEE
Author: Mark Chubb and Joe E. Caldwell
Date Published: March 1995
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, high-rise firefighting hazards, Initiative 3
Tragedy on Storm King Mountain
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/58221/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/TRAGEDY-ON-STORM-KING-MOUNTAIN
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 1995
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 9, safety management documentation, entrapment, wildland firefighting hazards, Initiative 3, Storm King Mountain
Travel Rates by Alberta Wildland Firefighters Using Escape Routes on a Moderately Steep Slope
http://www.ciffc.ca/whatsup/AD-5-25.pdf(revised).pdf
Author: Greg Baxter, Marty Alexander
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada
Keywords: Initiative 2, wildland firefighting, escape routes, Initiative 3, operational safety, travel rates
Travel Rates of Alberta Wildland Firefighters Using Escape Routes
http://www.ciffc.ca/whatsup/Alexanderetal%255B1%255D..pdf
Author: M.E. Alexander, G.J. Baxter and G.R. Dakin
Date Published: April 2005
Publisher: Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, IAWF
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, escape routes, Initiative 2, situational risks, wildland firefight
Truss Roof Fire, Wyckoff, New Jersey
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60537/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/Truss-Roof-Fire,-Wyckoff,-New-Jersey
Author: Howard Woodbury, Jr.
Date Published: September 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned case studies, Initiative 3 lightweight truss, structural firefighting
Two careeer fire fighters electrocuted after the aluminum extension ladder they were using contacted
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face9831.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: November 24, 1998
Publisher: NIOSH 98-F31
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, electrocution, structural firefighting hazards, Initiat
Two career fire fighters die in four-alarm fire at two-story brick structure - Missouri
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200220.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: May 3, 2002
Publisher: NIOSH F2002-20
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, smoke inhalation, structural firefighting hazards, Init
Two fire fighters die and eight fire fighters are injured from a silo explosion at a lumber company
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200332.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: October 1, 2003
Publisher: NIOSH F2003-32
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, explosion, Initiative 3
Two fire fighters die and two are injured in townhouse fire - District of Columbia
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face9921.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: May 30, 1999
Publisher: NIOSH 99-F21
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, burns, structure firefighting hazards, Initiative 3
Two fire fighters die of smoke and soot inhalation in residential fire - Pennsylvania
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face9803.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: October 27, 1997
Publisher: NIOSH 98-03
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, smoke inhalation, structural firefighting hazards, Init
Two Firefighter Deaths in Auto Parts Store Fire, Chesapeake, Virginia
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-087-508.pdf
Author: J. Gordon Routley, Jeff Stern
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, structural firefighting hazards, commercial fire, structural collapse, Initiative 3
Two volunteer fire fighters die fighting a basement fire - Illinois
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200108.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: February 17, 2001
Publisher: NIOSH F2001-08
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, smoke inhalation, structural firefighting hazards, Init