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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%0a

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Integrated Firefighter Location and Physiological Monitor

http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/PPL/duckworth_nahass.pdf
Author: Jim Duckworth, Paul Nahass
Date Published: 2008
Publisher: WPI
Keywords: Firefighter physiological systems

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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

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Interactive surface technology for a mobile command centre

http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1979843
Author: Victor Cheung, Nader Cheaib, Stacey D Scott
Date Published: 2011
Publisher: ACM
Keywords: None

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Investigation of Feasibility of Developing Intelligent Firefighter-Protective Garments Based on the Utilization of a Water-Injection System

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%0a

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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%0a

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Letting Tools Talk: Interactive Technology for Firefighting

http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1520681
Author: Sebastian Denef, Leonardo Ramirez, Tobias Dyrks
Date Published: 2009
Publisher: ACM
Keywords: None

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Location Interoperability services for medical emergency operations during disasters

http://www.gdmc.nl/zlatanova/thesis/html/refer/ps/1127-1142_chp78.pdf
Author: Remko van der Togt, Euro Beinat, Sisi Zlatanova, Henk J Scholten
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: gdmc.nl
Keywords: EMS, medical emergency, communications

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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%0a

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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%0a

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New additive for low viscosity of AFFF/AR concentrates - study of the potential fire performance updated

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D143278
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

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Nonwoven technology of SteamJet Entanglement and application

http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-CYYF200801009.htm
Author: Chen Han, Jin Xiangyu and Wu Haibo
Date Published: 2008
Publisher: en.cnki.com.cn
Keywords: None

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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

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Oxygen cost of the CF-DND fire fit test in males and females

http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/H07-020
Author: Randy W Dreger, Stewart R Petersen
Date Published: April 13, 2007
Publisher: NRC Research Press
Keywords: None

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PASS Sound Muffle Tests Using A Structural Firefighter Protective Ensemble Method

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire09/art024.html
Author: J.R. Lawson
Date Published: July 2009
Publisher: NIST
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective equipment, PASS

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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%0a

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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%0a

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Personal Dead-Reckoning System for GPS-Denied Environments

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~johannb/Papers/paper142.pdf
Author: Lauro Ojeda, Johann Borenstein
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics
Keywords: Personal Odometry, Personal dead-reckoning, non-GPS navigation

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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%0a

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Physical demands of firefighter search and rescue in ambient environmental conditions

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a794234002
Author: VL Richmond, MP Rayson, DM Wilkinson, JM Carter, SD Blacker
Date Published: 2008
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: None

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Physiological Determinants of the Candidate Physical Ability Test in Firefighters

http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2010/11000/Physiological_Determinants_of_the_Candidate.30.aspx?WT.mc_id=HPxADx20100319xMP
Author: Andrew K Sheaff, Angela Bennett, Erik D Hanson, You-Sin Kim, Jeffrey Hsu, Jae K Shim, Steven T Edwar
Date Published: 2010
Publisher: National Strength and Conditioning Association
Keywords: None

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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%0a

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Physiological monitoring in firefighter ensembles: wearable plethysmographic sensor vest versus standard equipment

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a917840546
Author: Aitor Coca, Raymond J Roberge, W Jon Williams, Douglas P Landsittel, Jeffrey B Powell, Andrew Palmie
Date Published: 2010
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: None

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