Initiative 16: Apparatus Design & Safety

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The Safety and Effectiveness of Emergency Vehicle Lighting

Author: Kerry Dunn; Deborah Tunnicliff
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Proceedings Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference
Keywords: Initiative 11, vehicle lighting

Thermal Environment for Electronic Equipment Used by First Responders

Author: M. K. Donnelly, W. D. Davis, J. R. Lawson, M. J. Selepak
Date Published: January 2006
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, thermal environment, electronic equipment

Testing of Portable Radios in a Fire Fighting Environment

Author: W. D. Davis, M. K. Donnelly, M. J. Selepak
Date Published: August 2006
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, thermal environment, equipment standards, portable radios

Development of a dynamic testing procedure to assess crashworthiness of the rear patient compartment of ambulance vehicles

Author: Nadine Levick, Guohua Li, John Yannaccone
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: NHTSA
Keywords: ambulance, Initiative 16, crash test

Ambulance crashworthiness and occupant dynamics in vehicle-to-vehicle crash tests: Preliminary report

Author: Nadine Robyn Levick, Bruce Richard Donnelly, Alan Blatt, George Gillespie, Mike Schultze
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Crash tests

Author: Tilyou, Bridgette
Date Published: October 2004
Publisher: Fire Chief
Keywords: rollover/testsn

Determining the benefits and problems of implementing a fire apparatus standardization program for Merrimack Fire Rescue

Author: Parenti, David L
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 16, apparatus standardization

Commercial versus custom: an analytical study for the City of Palm Coast Fire Dept

Author: Petrillo, Ronald V
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: administration, Initiative 16, apparatus purchasing

Hazard Analysis and Vehicle Safety Issues for Emergency Medical Service Vehicles: Where is the State of the Art?

Author: Nadine Levick
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: American Society of Safety Engineers
Keywords: Initiative 11, vehicle response practices, EMS response, ambulance, Initiative 16, ambulance design

Addressing the challenges of thermal imaging for firefighting applications

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