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A failed communication system popular

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33148.pdf
Author: Henry, Timothy V.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, administration, emergency communications system, Initiative 8, communications technolo

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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: Robert L. Kremens, Jason Faulring and Dan Phillips
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: iawfonline.org
Keywords: wildland firefighting,

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An assessment of automated community notification systems to improve the City of Brookfield's emergency notification capabilities

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36618.pdf
Author: Alba, Jesus J
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, community emergency notification, Initiative 8, communications technology, automated notification%0a

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An evaluation of potential radio interoperability solutions for the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D156530
Author: Simon, Stephen G
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, executive response management, radio interoperability, emergency communications

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An evaluation of reverse notification as a public alerting and communication tool for the Minneapolis Fire Department

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Rollwagen, Krish
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, communications technology, executive response management, emergency communications, r

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An executive analysis of Orange County regional data interoperability

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Robinson, Rick
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, data interoperability, emergency communications%0a

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Augmented Cognition for Fire Emergency Response: An Iterative User Study

http://vertex.berkeley.edu/fire/Misc/AugCogFinal.pdf
Author: Steingart, Wilson, Redfern, Wright, Romero, Lim
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: University of California at Berkeley
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, management technology, automated cognition, head-mounted display

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Development of fire detection systems in the intelligent building

http://nparc.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/npsi/ctrl?action=shwart&index=an&req=5755362&lang=en
Author: Z G Liu, J M Makar, A K Kim
Date Published: 2010
Publisher: NRC-CNRC
Keywords: fire detection, inteligent building, detection

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Enhancing training and communications through video conferencing within the Orange County Fire Authority

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34057.pdf
Author: Moore, Michael D.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 5, decentralized training, training technology/tools, video conferencing, communications technology, Initiative 1, administration%0a

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FireEye: Needs and Usability Assessment of a Head-Mounted Display for Firefighters

http://www.offhanddesigns.com/jon/docs/fireEye_paper.pdf
Author: Jon Snydal, Alan Van Pelt, Joel Wilson
Date Published: May 2005
Publisher: University of California at Berkeley
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, management technology, automated cognition, head-mounted display%0a

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First Responder Communications and Interoperability in New Hampshire

http://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/library/313.pdf
Author: Kevin C. Hudak and Maxwell Young
Date Published: November 2006
Publisher: PRS Policy Brief, Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, radios, interoperability%0a

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GI Science, Disasters, and Emergency Management

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/tgis/2003/00000007/00000004/art00002
Author: Cutter S. L.
Date Published: Volume 7, Number 4,
Publisher: Transactions in GIS, Blackwell Publishing
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, communications technology, geographic information systems%0a

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High-Rise and Large/Complex Incident Communications Workshop

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire07/PDF/f07016.pdf
Author: Vettori, R. L.; Lawson, J. R.; Davis, W. D.; Holmberg, D.; Bushby, S. T.
Date Published: February 2007
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, radios, interoperability, high-rise communications%0a

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Improving Firefighter Communications

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-099.pdf
Author: Adam Thiel
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, radios, Initiative 3, operational safety%0a

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Location Interoperability services for medical emergency operations during disasters

http://www.gdmc.nl/zlatanova/thesis/html/refer/ps/1127-1142_chp78.pdf
Author: Remko van der Togt, Euro Beinat, Sisi Zlatanova, Henk J Scholten
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: gdmc.nl
Keywords: EMS, medical emergency, communications

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On-Scene Emergency Communications in the State of Michigan

http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Tactical%20Operations/On%20Scene%20Emergency%20Communications%20in%20the%20State%20of%20Michigan.pdf
Author: William Forbush
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 9, safety management documentation, communications technology, radio systems

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Smoothing implementation of a new 800 MHz digital radio system

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33866.pdf
Author: Bowman, Brett R.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, radio system, 800 MHz, trunked system, Initiative 1, administration, radio system implementation%0a

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Solving the Interoperability Problem: Are We on the Same Channel? An Essay on the Problems and Prospects for Public Safety Radio

http://law.indiana.edu/fclj/pubs/v59/no3/8-Faulhaber.pdf
Author: Gerald R. Faulhaber
Date Published: December 2006
Publisher: George Mason University School of Law Symposium on Interoperability of Publ
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, radio interoperability, Initiative 8, communications technology%0a

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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

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Thermal Environment for Electronic Equipment Used by First Responders

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire06/art001.html
Author: M.K. Donnelly, W.D. Davis, J.R. Lawson, M.J. Selepak
Date Published: January 2006
Publisher: NIST
Keywords: Initiative 8, electronic equipment, thermal environment

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Wireless and Ad Hoc Communications Supporting the Firefighter

http://www.fb1.uni-bremen.de/comnets/opnet/Wireless_and_Ad_Hoc_Communications_Supporting_the_Firefighter.pdf
Author: Andreas Timm-Giel, Koojana Kuladinithi, Philipp Hofmann, Carmelita Görg
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: IST Mobile
Keywords: Wireless communications

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