Initiative 8: Technology (Subscribe)
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Geographic information system technology for the Danville Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Eagle, David R
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, geographic information system, applied technology, Initiative 1, executive response management
Geographic information system: planning for its implementation into a municipal fire department
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo37794.pdf
Author: Young, Mark P.
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, geographic information system, executive response management, data technology
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
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
Identifying and evaluating criteria for the development of a management system for structural fire f
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34693.pdf
Author: Oxnam, Tom
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, Initiative 1, administration, protective clothing management system
Impact of a design modification in modern firefighting uniforms on burn prevention outcomes in New Y
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10953821&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Prezant DJ,Freeman K, Kelly KJ, Malley KS, Karwa ML, McLaughlin MT, Hirschhorn R, Brown A
Date Published: 2000 Aug;42(8)
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, Initiative 2, situational risk, burn injury prevention
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
Integrated simulation and gaming architecture for incident management training
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1162865&coll=GUIDE&dl=GUIDE&CFID=21667492&CFTOKEN=99268652
Author: Sanjay Jain, Charles McLean
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: 37th Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, computer simulation, training technology/tools, incident manage
Investigation of Feasibility of Developing Intelligent Firefighter-Protective Garments Based on the
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a737755248~db=all
Author: P. Chitrphiromsri a; A. V. Kuznetsov a; G. Song b; R. L. Barker b
Date Published: Volume 49, Issue 5,
Publisher: Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, thermal exposure, cooling system, water injection
Landfire: Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Project
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p041/rmrs_p041_193_200.pdf
Author: Kevin C. Ryan, Kristine M. Lee, Matthew G. Rollins, Zhiliang Zhu, James Smith, and Darren Johnson
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, wildland fire management, mapping tool, Initiative 8, management technology, wildland fires, wildland fuel conditions, fire hazard
Modular Reconfigurable Robots, An Approach To Urban Search and Rescue
http://www2.parc.com/spl/projects/modrobots/publications/pdf/HWRSpaper2.pdf
Author: Mark Yim, David G. Duff and Kimon Roufas
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: 1st Intl. Workshop on Human-friendly Welfare Robotics
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, robots, USAR, technical rescue
Moisture effects in heat transfer through clothing systems for wildland firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15377407&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Lawson LK, Crown EM, Ackerman MY, Dale JD.
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, wildland firefigher, moisture effects, heat transfer
New additive for low viscosity of AFFF/AR concentrates - study of the potential fire performance
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Carruette, Marie-Laure , Persson, Henry, and Pabon, Martial
Date Published: October 2004
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, AFFF foam, foam additive, foam viscosity
Operational Systems for Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/73721.pdf
Author: G. Sugiyama , J.S. Nasstrom, and R.L. Baskett
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, executive response management, computers, GIS, emergency respon
Operational Test and Evaluation Report - Testing 3-D Location, Tracking and Monitoring Systems
http://www.htfwo.org/ertprogram/technologies/reports/3dTrackingAppendices.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: May 2006*
Publisher: University of Maryland/Maryland Fire Rescue Institute
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, response technology, physiological monitoring, firefighter tracking
Performance of Thermal Exposure Sensors in Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) Devices
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/NIST_IR_7294.pdf
Author: Bryner, Nelson; Madrzykowski, Daniel; Stroup, David
Date Published: September 2005*
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, PASS device, Initiative 15, thermal exposure
Performance Tests of Personal Escape Rope Systems
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/103161/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/PERFORMANCE-TESTS-OF-PERSONAL-ESCAPE-ROPE-SYSTEMS-
Author: Jacque Greiff
Date Published: May 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 8, tactical technology, operational safety, personal escape rope system
Personnel Accountability Technology Assessment
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-198.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, personnel accountability, Initiative 8, protective technology
Physiological evaluation of chemical protective suit systems (CPSS) in hot conditions.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15377406&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, chemical protective suit, heat stress, physiological effects
Physiological Responses of Men During the Continuous Use of a Portable Liquid Cooling Vest
http://etd.fcla.edu/SF/SFE0000444/MedinaThesisJuly2004.pdf
Author: Theresa J. Medina
Date Published: July 2004
Publisher: University of South Florida
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, liquid cooling vest, heat stress, operational safety
Porous Medium Model for Investigating Transient Heat and Moisture Transport in Firefighter Protectiv
http://www.edata-center.com/journals/49dcde6d4c0809db,00d9124a15d1472b,2357429c34a03dd0.html
Author: P.Chitrphiromsri, A. V.Kuznetsov
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Journal of Porous Media
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, thermal exposure
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
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
Preliminary studies for a drilling robot firefighter
http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=TRD&recid=200111047282MT&recid=1721657CI&q=&uid=790706146&setcookie=yes
Author: Smith, DL; Lawrence, DA; Harris, JP
Date Published: 1987*
Publisher: US Air Force
Keywords: Initiative 8, operations technology, aircraft rescue firefighting, robots
Prevention of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Failures, Special Report
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-088.pdf
Author: Adam K. Thiel
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, SCBA, SCBA failures, Initiative 2, respiratory protection, risk protection, risk reduction practices