Initiative 8: Technology (Subscribe)
Categories
- Communications Technology (17) updated
- Management Technology (26)
- Protective Technology (59)
- Tactical Technology (33)
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 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
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,
A Compact Device to Monitor and Report Firefighter Health, Location and Status
http://www.iawfonline.org/summit/2005%2520Presentations/2005_posters/Kremens%2520et%2520al.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%0a
A failed communication system
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 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 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 study to identify the criteria for the use of event data recorders in emergency vehicles in Montgomery County, MD
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
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
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
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 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 updated
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
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
Analysis of thermal performance of two fabrics intended for use as protective clothing
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/9824/ABSTRACT
Author: Marcelo M. Hirschler
Date Published: Vol 21, (3), 115 - 1
Publisher: Fire and Materials
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, thermal performance%0a
Augmented Cognition for Fire Emergency Response: An Iterative User Study
http://evans.mse.berkeley.edu/library/library/00121.pdf
Author: Steingart, Wilson, Redfern
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: University of California at Berkeley
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, management technology, automated cognition, head-mounted display%0a
Chemical and Biological Respiratory Protection Workshop Report
http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/pdfs/2000-122.pdf
Author: John M. Do wer, Richard W. M etzler, Frank M. Palya, Jeff A. Peterson, Molly Pickett-Harner
Date Published: February 2000
Publisher: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 8, protective technology, respiratory protection%0a
Class A Foam for Structural Firefighting
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-083-508.pdf
Author: Jeff Stern, J. Gordon Routley
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: United States Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 3, tactics and tasks, Initiative 8, tactical technology, class A foam, structural firefig
Class A foam for structural firefighting
http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=3557142&q=%2522class+a+foam%2522+firefighting&uid=790706146&setcookie=yes
Author: Colletti, DJ
Date Published: 1992 Vol. 145, no. 7
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, class A foam, tactics and tasks, extinguishing agents, structural firefighting%0a
Class A Foam for Structural Firefighting
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-083-508.pdf
Author: Jeff Stern , J. Gordon Routley
Date Published: December 1996
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, Class A foam, structural firefighting%0a
Combination structural/crash firefighter head protection operational evaluation - final report
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Dees, B. R. , Storm, J. H. , and Wilson, M. J.
Date Published: November 1992
Publisher: Applied Research Associates, Inc
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, helmets, ARFF%0a