Initiative 8: Technology (Subscribe)
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- Protective Technology (59)
- Tactical Technology (33)
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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
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
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
Protective clothing systems: A technique for evaluating restriction of wearer mobility.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15676659&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Huck J.
Date Published: September 1988
Publisher: Applied Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, personal protective clothing, ergonomics
Protective equipment affects balance abilities differently in younger and older firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=14620471&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Punaxallio A, Lusa S, Luukkonen R.
Date Published: November 2003
Publisher: Aviation Space & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, protective technology, firefighter balance
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
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
Quantitative respirator fit tests of Tucson fire fighters and measurement of negative pressure excur
http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=3705286&q=firefighter+safety&uid=790706146&setcookie=yes
Author: Burgess, JL
Date Published: Vol. 10, no. 1, pp.
Publisher: Applied Occupational & Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, SCBA, fit-testing
Radiant Protective and Transport Properties of Fabrics Used by Wildland Firefighters
http://trj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/70/7/567
Author: Sung, G; Yoo, HS; Zhang, XS; Pan, N;
Date Published: Vol. 70, No. 7, 567-
Publisher: Textile Research Journal
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, wildland protection, thermal performance
Real World Application of an Aftermarket Driver Human Factors Real Time Auditory Monitoring and Feed
http://www.objectivesafety.net/LevickESVDriverFeedbackpaper07-0254-O.pdf
Author: Nadine Levick, Larry Wiersch, Michael E. Nagel
Date Published: June 2007
Publisher: International Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Technical Paper
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, driver monitoring device, Initiative 11, risk reduction practices, ambulance driver safety, EMS transport safety
Rescue simulation project and comprehensive disaster simulator architecture
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=895247
Author: Takahashi, T. Takeuchi, I. Matsuno, F. Tadokoro, S.
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: Intelligent Robots and Systems
Keywords: Initiative 8, computer technology, disaster planning, terrorism response, urban disaster simulation
Research in Protective Clothing for Firefighters: State of the Art and Future Directions
http://www.springerlink.com/content/7cf05ppw1m1c760h/
Author: David A. Torvi and George V. Hadjisophocleus
Date Published: May 1999
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing
Responding to terrorist attacks and natural disasters: a case study using simulation
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1162708.1162863
Author: Pavel Albores, Duncan Shaw
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: 37th Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, computer simulation, terrorism response, natural disaster respo
Safety limits for a firefighter proximity suit.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=696611&dopt=Citation
Author: Reischl, U; Reischl, P.
Date Published: 1978 Jul;39(7):563-9
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, proximity suit
SCBA cylinder failure
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Thrasher, Craig Lee
Date Published: December 1988
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, SCBA, cylinder failure
SCBA units need updating to meet national standards, or do they?
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Dawson, Ken K
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, SCBA, NFPA 1981, SCBA upgrade, operational safety
Sensor Based Efficient Multi-Floor Location Tracking
http://cs.uccs.edu/~gsc/pub/master/dsinha/doc/DEVJANI_PROJECT_REPORT.doc
Author: Devjani Sinha
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Keywords: Initiative 8, management technology, structural firefighting, response technology, multifloor tracking
Smoothing implementation of a new 800 MHz digital radio system
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33866.pdf
Author: Bowman, Brett R.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, radio system, 800 MHz, trunked system, Initiative 1, administration, radio system implementation
Solving the Interoperability Problem: Are We on the Same Channel? An Essay on the Problems and Prosp
http://law.indiana.edu/fclj/pubs/v59/no3/8-Faulhaber.pdf
Author: Gerald R. Faulhaber
Date Published: December 2006
Publisher: George Mason University School of Law Symposium on Interoperability of Publ
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, radio interoperability, Initiative 8, communications technology
Special Report: Improving Firefighter Communications
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-099.pdf
Author: Adam Thiel, Hollis Stambaugh
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 8, communications technology, radios, Initiative 3, incident command, fireground communications, operational safety
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
Strategies for changing the suppression paradigm
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
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
Test of firefighter's turnout gear in hot and humid air exposure.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16984788&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Holmer I, Kuklane K, Gao C.
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, turnout gear, heat stress
Testing of Portable Radios in a Fire Fighting Environment
http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/NIST_TN_1477.pdf
Author: W. D. Davis, M. K. Donnelly, M. J. Selepak
Date Published: August 2006
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, portable radios, thermal environment, equipment standards, Initiative 16
Testing the Cut and Puncture Resistance of Firefighter Safety Shoes
http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/STP/PAGES/STP14436S.htm?E+mystore
Author: Lara J, Massé S, Daigle R, Turcot D
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: ASTM International
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, footwear, personal protective clothing