Initiative 8: Technology (Subscribe)
Categories
- Communications Technology (21) updated
- Management Technology (36)
- Protective Technology (119)
- Tactical Technology (69)
Links
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%0a
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
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 study to identify the criteria for the use of event data recorders in emergency vehicles in Montgomery County, MD popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Lohr, Steven E
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, Initiative 9, safety management documentation, Initiative 11%0a
Elements needed for a fire service thermal imaging camera training program popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35798.pdf
Author: Whalen, William F.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, thermal imaging camera, Initiative 5, training programs%0a
Vehicle driving simulation: a possible solution to vehicle crashes popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Parker, Patrick J
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 11, Emergency Response Policies, Driver Training, Apparatus/Vehicle Safety, Initiative 8,
10 Years of Progress: research and Development in Human Performance
http://www.iawfonline.org/summit/2005%20Presentations/2005_pdf/Sharkey%20et%20al.pdf
Author: Brian J Sharkey, Brent Ruby, Steven Gaskill
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: iawfonline.org
Keywords: None
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 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,
A Heat Transfer Model for Firefighters' Protective Clothing
http://www.springerlink.com/content/cmu16hdh2rkmayw9/
Author: Mell, William E; Lawson, J. Randall
Date Published: Volume 36, Number 1
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective clothing, safety engineering, burn prevention, heat stress prevention%0a
A Hybrid Technology for Operational Decision Support in Pervasive Environments
http://www.springerlink.com/content/u01030932824j680/
Author: Alexander Smirnov, Tatiana Levashova, Nikolay Shilov and Alexey Kashevnik
Date Published: 2009
Publisher: Springer Boston
Keywords: None
A New Hand-Cooling Device to Enhance Firefighter Heat Strain Recovery
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a909059430
Author: Yang Zhanga; Phillip A. Bishopa; Catalina Casarua; J. K. Davisa
Date Published: 2009
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: None
A Practical cooling strategy for reducing the physiological strain associated with firefighting activity in the heat
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a910770022
Author: D Barr, W Gregson, L Sutton, T Reilly
Date Published: 2009
Publisher: Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
Keywords: None
A solution to head injury protection for Emergency Medical Service providers
http://www.objectivesafety.net/LevickIEA2006.pdf
Author: N.R. Levick, M. Garigan
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: International Association for Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, head protection, EMS providers, safety standards%0a
A test battery related to ergonomics of protective clothing.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=14985136&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Havenith G, Heus R.
Date Published: January 2004
Publisher: Applied Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, personal protective clothing, ergonomics%0a
Accelerated weathering of polyaramid and polybenzimidazole firefighter protective clothing fabrics
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141391010002314
Author: Rick Davisa, Joannie Chinb, Chiao-Chi Linb and Sylvain Petitb
Date Published: 2010
Publisher: Polymer Degradation and Stability
Keywords: None
Acoustic monitoring of first responder's physiology for health and performance surveillance
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002SPIE.4708..342S
Author: Scanlon, Michael V.
Date Published: Vol. 4708, p. 342-35
Publisher: SPIE, International Society for Optical Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, Initiative 8, physiological monitoring%0a
Active versus passive cooling during work in warm environments while wearing firefighting protective clothing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15238305&itool=iconfft&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Selkirk, GA; McLellan, TM; Wong, J
Date Published: 2004 Aug;1(8)
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 8, protective clothing, heat stress%0a
Addressing the challenges of thermal imaging for firefighting applications
http://spiedl.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PSISDG005074000001000564000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes
Author: Kostrzewa, Joseph; Meyer, William H; Poe, George; Terre, William A; Salapow, Thomas J; Raimondi, Joh
Date Published: September 2003, pp 5
Publisher: Proceedings of SPIE - Volume 5074, Infrared Techhology and Applications XX
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, thermal imaging cameras, Initiative 16%0a
Advances in positive pressure ventilation: Live fire tests and laboratory simulation
http://www.springerlink.com/content/k341r25101577t52/
Author: P. S. Ziesler, F. S. Gunnerson1 and S. K. Williams
Date Published: Volume 30, Number 2
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, tactical technology, positive pressure ventilation, structural firefighting, live fire tests%0a
Air Management and physiological responses during simulated firefighting tasks in a high-rise structure
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000368700900101X
Author: F Michael Williams-Bell, Geoff Boisseau, John McGill, Andrew Kostiuk, Richard L Hughson
Date Published: 2010
Publisher: Applied Ergonomics
Keywords: None
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
An Empirical Study of Firefighting Sensemaking Practices to Inform the Design of Ubicomp Technology
http://things.fit.fraunhofer.de/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/dyrks_sensemaking_chi2008.pdf
Author: Tobias Dyrks, Sebastian Denef, Leonardo Ramirez
Date Published: 2008
Publisher: ACM
Keywords: None
An evaluation of fatigue cracking in an aerial platform yoke from a fire-fighting vehicle
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V2X-454RWH9-6&_user=10&_coverDate=06%252F30%252F2002&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=4b6a3697d7f730062c096ef197c804e8
Author: Timothy R. Smith
Date Published: Volume 9, Issue 3, J
Publisher: Engineering Failure Analysis
Keywords: apparatus & equipment design safety, aerial platform aparatus%0a
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