Posts Tagged: wildland firefighting

LACES versus LCES: Adopting an �A� for �Anchor Points� to Improve Wildland Firefighter Safety

Author: W.R.ThorburnA and M.E. AlexanderB
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, wildland firefighting

Real-time and time-integrated PM2.5 and CO from prescribed burns in chipped and non-chipped plots: firefighter and community exposure and health implications.

Author: Naeher LP, Achtemeier GL, Glitzenstein JS, Streng DR, Macintosh D.
Date Published: July 2006
Publisher: Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology
Keywords: Initiative 2, wildland firefighting, smoke exposure, prescribed burns

A review of radiant heat flux models used in bushfire applications

Author: A. L. Sullivan, P. F. Ellis and I. K. Knight
Date Published: 2003, 12(1) 101 – 11
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 15, wildland firefighting, fire modeling, radiant heat flux

Project Aquarius 13. The thermal burden of high insulation and encapsulation in wildland firefighters’ clothing

Author: Baker, M. M., Beasley, F. A., Brotherhood, J. R., Budd, G. M., Cheney, N. P., Costin, B. P., Dawson,
Date Published: June 1997
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, wildland firefighting, heat stress

Project Aquarius 6. Heat load from exertion, weather, and fire in men suppressing wildland fires

Author: Baker, M. M., Beasley, F. A., Brotherhood, J. R., Budd, G. M., Cheney, N. P., Costin, B. P., Dawson,
Date Published: June 1997
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 2, wildland firefighting, heat stress, environmental factors

Forecasting diurnal variations in fire intensity to enhance wildland firefighter safety

Author: Beck, JA; Alexander, ME; Harvey, SD; Beaver, AK
Date Published: 11(4) 173 - 182, 20
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, incident command, wildland firefighting, fire danger rating, fire weather

Project Aquarius 9. Relative influence of job demands and personal factors on the energy expenditure, strain, and productivity of men suppressing wildland fires

Author: Baker, M. M., Beasley, F. A., Brotherhood, J. R., Budd, G. M., Cheney, N. P., Costin, B. P., Dawson,
Date Published: June 1997
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 2, wildland firefighting, work capacity, situational factors, job function

Wildland firefighter load carriage: effects on transit time and physiological responses during simulated escape to safety zone

Author: B. C. Ruby, G. W. Leadbetter III, D. W. Armstrong and S. E. Gaskill
Date Published: 12(1) 111 - 116, 200
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 3, Initiative 2, operational safety, wildland firefighting, escape routes, load carriage, travel rates

A Review of Initial Attack Fire Crew Productivity and Effectiveness

Author: KG Hirsch and DL Martell
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 3, wildland firefighting, tactics and tasks, initial attack operations

Fire shelter performance in simulated wildfires: an exploratory study

Author: Bret W Butler; Ted Putnam
Date Published: 2001, 10(1) 29 - 44
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, fire shelter, wildland firefighting, radiant heat, convective heat