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Assessing Risks in Volunteer Fire Departments: Internal Risks Affecting the Organization popular

http://www.riskinstitute.org/NR/rdonlyres/D210FA90-4651-475F-93FB-4BF3C04963CC/0/AssessingRisks_PERISymposiumPaper.pdf
Author: William F. Jenaway
Date Published: Risk Assessment and
Publisher: Risk Assessment and Planning for Volunteer Fire Departments – A Public Enti
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, risk management, leadership, organizational culture, administration, risk policies, risk management practices, Initiative 4, volunteer departments%0a

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Crew Resource Management Manual: A Positive Change for the Fire Service popular

http://www.iafc.org/associations/4685/files/CRM%2520Manual.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: International Association of Fire Chiefs
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, crew resource management, leadership, team work, human resource management, communication, Initiative 2, at-risk behaviors, risk reduction practices, fireground management, situational awareness, Initiativ

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Fire Safety: Up in Smoke? popular

http://www.wildfirelessons.net/development/documents/FIRE_SAFETY_UP_IN_SMOKE.pdf
Author: Dr. Ted Putnam
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: International Association of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 1, leadership, organizational culture, culture change, wildland firefighter safety, Initiative 4%0a

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Identifying Why Even Well-Trained Firefighters Make Unsafe Decisions: A Human Factors Interview Protocol popular

http://www.iawfonline.org/summit/2005%2520Presentations/2005_pdf/Omodei%2520et%2520al.pdf
Author: M. M. Omodei, J. McLennan, C. Reynolds
Date Published: April 2005
Publisher: Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, IAWF
Keywords: Initiative 1, organizational culture, Initiative 4, human safety factors, wildland firefighting%0a

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CAQ Phase II Report--Analysis of Shifts in Wildland Fire Organizational and Safety Culture since 1998

http://www.myfirecommunity.net/documents/McDonald%2520and%2520Shadow.pdf
Author: L.S. McDonald, L. Shadow
Date Published: April 2005
Publisher: Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit
Keywords: Initiative 1, organizational culture, safety culture, culture change, wildland firefighting, Initiat

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Creating a Passion for Safety vs. Management Oversight & Inspection

http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/saveland/passion_safety.pdf
Author: Jim Saveland
Date Published: 1995
Publisher: Wildfire
Keywords: Initiative 1, organizational culture, culture change, values, safety, leadership, Initiative 4%0a

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Developing the criteria for a comprehensive risk management plan for Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32273.pdf
Author: Myers, Bill
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, administration, organizational culture, risk management plan, Initiative 4, Initiative

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Distress alert signals from personal alert safety systems devices do not trigger physiological responses

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/pdf/efop/tr_01da.pdf
Author: Adams, Donald R.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, PASS alarms, physiological responses, Initiative 4, human facto

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Fire Behavior vs. Human Behavior: Why the Lessons from Cramer Matter

http://www.iawfonline.org/summit/2005%2520Presentations/2005_pdf/Close.pdf
Author: Close, Kelly
Date Published: April 2005
Publisher: Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, IAWF
Keywords: Initiative 1, wildland firefighting, leadership, organizational culture, Initiative 4, human safety

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Fire Service Risk Management

http://www.riskinstitute.org/NR/rdonlyres/9B30377C-761C-4142-A67B-799AFD542CFE/0/PERI_Symposium_FireServiceRiskMgmt.pdf
Author: Terry Stewart
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Public Entity Risk Institute
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, risk management, leadership, organizational culture, administration, risk policies, risk management practices, Initiative 4%0a

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Flower Mound Fire Department strategic plan for wellness/fitness program: evaluating personnel readiness for change

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33247.pdf
Author: Tinsley, Michael J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, organizational culture, culture change, change management, Initiati

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From head to toe: encouraging Puerto Rican firefighters to wear the personal protective equipment

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Rodriguez Diaz, Carmen
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, culture change, protective clothing/equipment, Initiative 4, personal accountability%0a

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Fundamental fire behavior research: some of its applications to firefighter safety

http://www.firelab.org/old/fbp/fbppubs/fbppdf/butler/fundamental.pdf
Author: B.W. Butler
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 2, wildland firefighting, firefighter behavior, Initiative 4%0a

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High Reliability Organization Theory and the San Bernardino City, CA Fire Department

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/tr_06jf.pdf
Author: Fratus, James M.
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, leadership, executive response management, organizational culture, Initiative 4, high-reliability organizations%0a

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Improving firefighter survival on the fireground

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Lawton, Scott R. K.
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 4, culture change, structural firefighting, fireground survival training, operational safety%0a

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Improving Wildland Firefighter Performance Under Stressful, Risky Conditions: Toward Better Decisions on the Fireline and More Resilient Organizations

http://www.nationalfiretraining.net/sa/Training_Classes/Wildland%2520Firefighting%2520Readings.pdf
Author: Putnam, Ted
Date Published: June 12-16, 1995
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 3, wildland firefighting, decision making, operational safety, Initiative 4%0a

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Incident safety officer: how can the Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department utilize this position more efficiently?

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Lorber, Jo-Ann
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, incident command, safety officer, Initiative 4%0a

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Incorporating post incident analysis into departmental standard operating guidelines

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33099.pdf
Author: Matthew, David
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, postincident analysis, organizational culture, culture

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Integrated Risk Management

http://www.riskinstitute.org/NR/rdonlyres/02072FB5-E5B4-4F00-B2E2-8AEBD4AD6B8D/0/PERI_Symposium_IRM.pdf
Author: David Cotton
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Public Entity Risk Institute
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, risk management, leadership, organizational culture, administration, risk policies, risk management practices, Initiative 4%0a

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Integrated Risk Management and Fire Fighter Safety in the United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Service

http://www.riskinstitute.org/NR/rdonlyres/839941DA-74C4-489E-92F4-D44FD605E467/0/PERI_Symposium_IRMintheUK.pdf
Author: Paul Young
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Public Entity Risk Institute
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, risk management, leadership, organizational culture, administration, risk policies, risk management practices, Initiative 4%0a

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Integrated Risk Management Approach in Fire Departments

http://www.riskinstitute.org/NR/rdonlyres/06AFD93D-C9F9-463C-B1DB-7FA7DD798BA9/0/PERI_Symposium_IRMinFireDepts.pdf
Author: Bob Hart
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Public Entity Risk Institute
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, risk management, leadership, organizational culture, administration, risk policies, risk management practices, Initiative 4%0a

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Line-of-Duty: An Analysis

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/72927/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/LINE-OF-DUTY-DEATHS:-an-analysis
Author: Leigh T. Hollins
Date Published: March 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 9, historical documentation, line-of-duty deaths, Initiative 4, Initiative 2, organizational culture%0a

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Perceptions of personal safety among members of the Hoover, AL, Fire Department

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Rice, Allan C
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, organizational culture, attitudes and beliefs, Initiative 4, personal safety, personal accountability %0a

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Risk Analysis: Coming Soon to a Fire Department Near You

http://www.riskinstitute.org/NR/rdonlyres/2BFD74ED-DE16-4DE1-93FF-E68BEDA3FF87/0/RiskAnalysisComingSoon_PERISymposiumPaper.pdf
Author: Peter A. McMahon
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: Risk Assessment and Planning for Volunteer Fire Departments Symposium/Publi
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, risk management, leadership, organizational culture, risk policies, risk management practices, Initiative 4, volunteer departments%0a

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Safety culture within the Anne Arundel County Fire Department

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Williams, Allen S
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, leadership, organizational culture, safety culture, Initiative 4, organizational accountability, personal accountability%0a

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