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Physiological strain and countermeasures with firefighting

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01215.x/full
Author: SS Cheung, SR Petersen, TM McLellan
Date Published: October 4, 2010
Publisher: Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Keywords: None

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Positive Pressure Ventilation for High-Rise Building

http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/pubs/rr/rr102/rr102.pdf
Author: G.D. Lougheed, P.J. McBride and D.W. Carpenter
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Research Council Canada
Keywords: Initiative 15, positive pressure ventilation, smoke movement, high-rise fires, high-rise firefighting, Initiative 8, tactical technology, Initiative 3, tactics and tasks%0a

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Positive-pressure ventilation in a test setting

http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=TRD&recid=0103186EN&q=&uid=790706146&setcookie=yes
Author: Hughes, Larry D
Date Published: Vol. 142, no. 12, pp
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, positive pressure ventilation, tactics and tasks, structural firefighting%0a

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Proper use and deployment of thermal image cameras

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36480.pdf
Author: Johnson, John A.
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, thermal imaging camera, Initiative 3, tactics and tasks%0a

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Properties of compressed air foam

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo31663.pdf
Author: McLaughlin, William L.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, compressed air foam, tactics and tasks, pump operations%0a

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Protective Clothing and Equipment Needs of Emergency Responders in Urban Search and Rescue Missions

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-136.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1993
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 3, USAR, rescue operations, operational safey, protective clothing, Initiative 8, tactical technology, protective technology, rescue equipment%0a

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Quantifying the effects of class A foam in structural firefighting: the Salem tests

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Colletti, Dominic J.
Date Published: February 1993
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: class A foam, Initiative 8, tactical technology, structural firefighting, extinguishing agents%0a

Note: You will be re-directed to the USFA/FEMA Learning Resource Center. To access abstract and other information, please copy the title and use "Search for a Specific Title," enter the title and choose the "Display" option from the left navigation.

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Quantitative fire performance testing of compressed-air foam

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Edwards, C. Bruce.
Date Published: July 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: compressed-air foam, CAFS, Initiative 8, tactical technology, structural firefighting, extinguishing agents, class A foam%0a

Note: You will be re-directed to the USFA/FEMA Learning Resource Center. To access abstract and other information, please copy the title and use "Search for a Specific Title," enter the title and choose the "Display" option from the left navigation.

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Reports Highlight TIC Pluses and Minuses

http://www.firefighternation.com/article/technology/reports-highlight-tic-pluses-minuses
Author: John Tippett
Date Published: 7/1/2011
Publisher: FireRescue
Keywords: near-miss report, thermal imaging camera, Initiative 8, technology

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Standard operating guideline for thermal imaging cameras

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32815.pdf
Author: Rider, Larry T.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, thermal imaging camera, standard operating guidelines, Initiative 8, tactical technolo

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Strategies for changing the suppression paradigm

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D36262
Author: Jones, Kenneth L.
Date Published: February 1994
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, class A foam, compressed air foam, CAFs, structural firefighting, Initiative 8, tactical technology

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Technology Meets FDNY Accountability

http://www.firefighternation.com/article/firefighter-safety/technology-meets-fdny-accountability
Author: Jane Jerrard
Date Published: 11/1/2011
Publisher: FireRescue
Keywords: response technology, Initiative 2, Initiative 8, personnel accountability, personnel accountability systems, incident command

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Technology Saves the Day

http://www.firefighternation.com/article/technology/technology-saves-day
Author: John Tippett
Date Published: 1/11/2011
Publisher: FireRescue
Keywords: response technology, technology assessment, near miss report, Initiative 8

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Technology takes heat out of tunnel fires

http://www.firerescue1.com/technology/articles/317071/317071.pdf
Author: Jamie Thompson
Date Published: October 29, 2007
Publisher: FireRescue1.com
Keywords: None

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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%0a

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Using Biometric Authentication to Improve Fire Ground Accountability: An Assessment of Firefighter Privacy Concerns

http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2008/11/
Author: Darrell R Carpenter, Alexander J McLeod Jr, Jan Guynes Clark
Date Published: 2008
Publisher: AMCIS 2008 Proceedings
Keywords: None

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Using GIS to Visualize Risks and Hazards

http://www.firefighternation.com/article/technology-and-communications/using-gis-visualize-risks-and-hazards
Author: Don Oliver
Date Published: 1/11/2011
Publisher: FireRescue
Keywords: response technology, management technology, Initiative 8, Initiative 2, risk reduction

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Using High Reliability Detection for Fire Service Response in Buildings

http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire01/art040.html
Author: Jones, W.W.; Bukowski, R.W.
Date Published: February 2001
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, fire detection system, Initiative 8, fire information, strategic/tactical technology %0a

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Virtual Environments for Shipboard Firefighting Training

http://csdl2.computer.org/persagen/DLAbsToc.jsp?resourcePath=/dl/proceedings/&toc=comp/proceedings/vrais/1997/7843/00/7843toc.xml&DOI=10.1109/VRAIS.1997.583045
Author: Tate, DL; Sibert, L; King, T;
Date Published: 1997*
Publisher: Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium
Keywords: shipboard firefighting, Initiative 5, training technology/tools, virtual training, tactical technolo

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