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Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation In Large Structures: High-Rise Pressure Experiments

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/NIST_IR_7412.pdf
Author: Stephen Kerber, Daniel Madrzykowski, David Stroup
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, positive pressure ventilation, smoke movement, high-rise fires, high-rise firefighting, Initiative 8, tactical technology

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Evaluating the results of a modified bunker gear policy

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/pdf/efop/tr_02dm.pdf
Author: Mager, David
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, protective clothing, turnout gear, Boston, modified bunker gear policy

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Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of standpipe kits utilized by the Asheville Fire Department

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Burnette, Scott T
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, standpipe kits, Initiative 3, structure firefighting, operational

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Evaluating the use of escape systems for the evacuation of high-rise structures

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Johansmeyer, Michael J
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, high-rise evacuation, Initiative 8, high-rise evacuation systems

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Evaluation of Electronic Student Response Technology in an Introductory National incident management

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/tr_05km.pdf
Author: Milan, Kevin O.
Date Published: May 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, Technology, incident management, Training

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Examining Hickory Fire Department's ability to meet the fire accreditation self-assessment objective

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Daris, Rickey E
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, administration, accreditation, organizational assessment, RHAVE, Initiative 8, management technology

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Expanding "time to exit" for firefighters

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/209133/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/EXPANDING-%2522TIME-TO-EXIT%2522-FOR-FIREFIGHTERS
Author: Bernzweig, David
Date Published: June 2004
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, SCBA, operational safety, protective technology, OSHA

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Exploring satellite imagery for immediate damage assessment in Seminole County, Florida

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Bills, Gerald
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, disaster planning, damage assessment, Initiative 8, management technology, satellite imagery

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Field Evaluation of Protective Clothing Effects on Fire Fighter Physiology: Predictive Capability of

http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/STP/PAGES/STP14465S.htm?E+mystore
Author: Stull JO, Duffy RM
Date Published: Jan 2000
Publisher: American Society of Testing and Materials
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, total heat loss, personal protective clothing, Initiative 6, he

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Fire Fighter Protective Clothing Breathability Project Technical Report (Phase I)

http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=260&itemID=18913&URL=Research%2520&%2520Reports/Fire%2520Protection%2520Research%2520Foundation/Reports
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1998
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, breathability, heat stress

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Fire Fighter Protective Clothing Breathability Project Technical Report (Phase II)

http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=260&itemID=18913&URL=Research%2520&%2520Reports/Fire%2520Protection%2520Research%2520Foundation/Reports
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, breathability, heat stress

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Fire fighting and its influence on the body

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12850937&dopt=Citation
Author: R. Rossi
Date Published: August 2003
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective clothing, breathability, radiant heat flux, thermal environment, humidity,

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Fire shelter performance in simulated wildfires: an exploratory study

http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/114/paper/WF01019.htm
Author: Bret W Butler; Ted Putnam
Date Published: 2001, 10(1) 29 - 44
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, fire shelter, wildland firefighting, radiant heat, convective heat, risk protection

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Fire-fighters' self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA): the effects of SCBA mass upon exercise dur

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Donovan, Kerry J. and McConnell, Alison K
Date Published: November 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineers Journal
Keywords: Initiative 8, physical fitness, SCBA, protective technology, work capacity, physiological responses

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Fire-induced response-based collapse monitoring of burning buildings

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=1235138
Author: Duron, ZH; Olsen, AH
Date Published: March 8-15, 2003; Vo
Publisher: Aerospace Conference, 2003. Proceedings
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, structural collapse, structural collapse monitoring

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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

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Firefighter Thermal Exposure Workshop: Protective Clothing, Tactics, and Fire Service PPE Training P

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire97/PDF/f97117.pdf
Author: Lawson, J. R.; Jason, N. H.
Date Published: February 1997
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, Initiative 2, thermal exposure, turnouts, PPE training, risk protection

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Firefighter Turnout Coat Configurations: Performance Data for Acquisition Decisions

http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/publications/nistirs/NISTIR_7141.pdf
Author: Brown, Hayden
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, turnouts, performance data, Initiative 1, administration, PPE purchasing decisions

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FireMapper™: A Thermal-Imaging Radiometer for

http://fireimaging.com/reference/F1522_3.pdf
Author: Riggan, Philip J
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: fireimaging.com
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, wildland fire management, thermal imaging, radiometer, wildland operations

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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

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First responder information flow simulation: a tool for technology assessment

http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1162868&coll=GUIDE&dl=GUIDE&CFID=21667492&CFTOKEN=99268652
Author: C. Donald Robinson, Donald E. Brown
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: 37th Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, executive response management, technology assessment, computer

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Fit-testing for firefighters.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=9891408&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Brickman CP Jr.
Date Published: January 1999
Publisher: Occupational Health & Safety
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, SCBA, fit testing

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Forest Fire Spread and Suppression in DEVS

http://www.acims.arizona.edu/PUBLICATIONS/PDF/NtaimoForestFirePaper.pdf
Author: Ntaimo, Zeigler, Vasconcelos, Khargharia
Date Published: 2004*
Publisher: University of Arizona
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, wildland fire management, wildland fire spread, fire modeling

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Geographic Information System for the Nashville Fire Department

http://www.volstate.edu/firescience/documents/GIS.pdf
Author: Travis Ford
Date Published: January 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, geographic information system, executive response management, data technology

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Geographic information system technology and the Hickory Fire Department

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Rohr, Greg A
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, Technology, Emergency Response Policies, incident management

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