Posts Tagged: risk protection

Defensive capabilities for firefighters trained in a tactical environment

Author: Garrisi, Garland
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: EMS operations, risk protection, Initiative 12, tactical emergency medical services, SWAT operations

Analysis of the needlestick injury prevention program used by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Author: Brunton, Mark
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, risk protection, needlesticks

Civil Disturbances, St. Petersburg, Florida: Successful Fire/Ems Response to Disturbances, October 24-25, 1996 and November 13-14, 1996

Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1997
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, risk protection, preplanning, Initiative 12, civil disturbances, riots, interagency management system

Prevention of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Failures, Special Report

Author: Adam K. Thiel
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 8, Initiative 2, protective technology, SCBA, risk protection, respiratory protection, SCBA failures

The epidemiology and prevention of burn injuries to firefighters.

Author: Madden MR, Mathwick M, Valentino L, Finkelstein JL, Goodwin CW.
Date Published: July-August 1995
Publisher: Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, burn injuries, risk protection

Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 2: Community Views of Safety and Health Risks and Personal Protection Needs

Author: LaTourrette, Peterson, Bartis, Jackson, Houser
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: Rand Science and Technology Policy Institute
Keywords: Initiative 1, Initiative 2, risk protection, terrorism response

Memphis Fire Department (fatal high-rise fire)

Author: Ted A. Pettit, Tim R. Merinar
Date Published: June 1994
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: fatality/injury investigation, environmental risks, situational risks, risk protection, high-rise firefighting hazards, Initiative 2, risk reduction practices

Potential radiation exposure mitigation and awareness

Author: Heath, Ninette
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, risk protection, radiation exposure, exposure mitigation

Evaluating fire shelter performance in experimental crown fires

Author: Putnam, T; Butler, BW
Date Published: 2004, 34(8): 1600–16
Publisher: Canadian Journal for Forest Research
Keywords: risk protection, Initiati, fire shelters, Initiative 8, protective technology, wildland firefighting

Risk assessment of using firefighter protective ensemble with self-contained breathing apparatus for rescue operations during a terrorist chemical agent incident

Author: U. S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command. Homeland Defense Business Unit. Improved Respons
Date Published: August 2003
Publisher: Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
Keywords: risk protection, personal protective ensemble, terrorism response, chemical agent, rescue operations, personal protective clothin, Initiative 2, SCBA