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A $280 Million "State of the Art" Sprinkler Disaster popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59976/25/none/none/Depar/A-$280-MILLION-%2522STATE-OF-THE-ART%2522-SPRINKLER-DISASTER
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: October 1997
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
A case for an integrated rescue device in turnouts popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/209154/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/A-CASE-FOR-AN-INTEGRATED-RESCUE-DEVICE-IN-TURNOUTS
Author: Somers, Scott C.
Date Published: June 2004
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, firefighter rescue, RIT, rapid intervention, tactical technology, integrated rescue device%0a
A Great Innovation in the Fire Service popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/189715/25/none/none/Depar/A-GREAT-INNOVATION-IN-THE-FIRE-SERVICE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2003
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
A Human Factors Tool for Wildland Firefighters popular
http://www.iawfonline.org/summit/2005%20Presentations/2005_posters/Mayhew.pdf
Author: Mayhew, Brad
Date Published: April 26-28, 2005
Publisher: Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, IAWF
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, situational awareness, wildland firefighting, operational safety
A Quantum Leap in Multiple-Dwelling Fire Safety popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/274205/25/none/none/Depar/A-QUANTUM-LEAP-IN-MULTIPLE-DWELLING-FIRE-SAFETY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: October 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
A Radical Approach To A Serious Problem popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/82263/25/none/none/Depar/A-Radical-Approach-To-A-Serious-Problem
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
A response time study as a predictor of manpower available on the fire ground popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo11355.pdf
Author: Scanlon, Joseph J.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, fireground staffing, deployment, company staffing, operational safety, Initiative 3%0a
Ambient Air Supply to High-Rise Fires: Update popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/80311/25/none/none/Depar/AMBIENT-AIR-SUPPLY-TO-HIGH-RISE-FIRES:-UPDATE1
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: July 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Another Narrow Truss Escape popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/109077/25/none/none/Depar/ANOTHER-NARROW-TRUSS-ESCAPE-UPDATE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: July 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Buildings May Not Be What They Seem popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59615/25/none/none/Depar/BUILDINGS-MAY-NOT-BE-WHAT-THEY-SEEM
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: March 1997
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Developing a basic structural tactical initiative program for implementation by Missouri City Fire & Rescue Services popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32289.pdf
Author: Sendelbach, Timothy E.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, executive response management, structural firefighting, tactics and tasks, operational
Five Companies Trapped: A Lesson in Accountability popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/99105/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/FIVE-COMPANIES-TRAPPED:-A-LESSON-IN-ACCOUNTABILITY
Author: Charles Kortlang
Date Published: March 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 9, near-miss reports, operational safety, personnel accountability system, structural firefighting, entrapment, situational risks%0a
High Rise Fires:The Operational Aspect of High Rise Fire Fighting popular
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Unsorted/High%20Rise%20Fires%20-%20The%20Operational%20Aspect%20of%20High%20Rise%20Fire%20Fighting.pdf
Author: Brian Fox
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 3, high-rise firefighting, incident command, tactics and tasks, operational safety, operations
A Compact Device to Monitor and Report Firefighter Health, Location and Status
http://www.iawfonline.org/summit/2005%20Presentations/2005_posters/Kremens%20et%20al.pdf
Author: Kremens, Robert L; Faulring, Jason; Phillips, Dan
Date Published: April 2005*
Publisher: Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, Int'l Assn. of Wildland F
Keywords: Initiative 8, Initiative 3, firefighter monitoring, operational safety, firefighter tracking
A description of personnel accountability systems for the Rocky Mount Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D120589
Author: English, David L.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, personnel accountability systems, operational safety
A Method for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Firefighter Escape Routes
http://www.steamboatfire.com/administration/training_docs/Escape%2520Routes%2520Study.pdf
Author: B.W. Butler, J.D. Cohen, T. Putnam3, R.A. Bartlette and L.S. Bradshaw
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: Proceedings of the 2000 International Wildfire Safety Summit, IAWF
Keywords: Initiative 15, wildland firefighting, Initiative 3, operational safety, escape routes%0a
Acoustic monitoring of first responder's physiology for health and performance surveillance
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002SPIE.4708..342S
Author: Scanlon, Michael V.
Date Published: Vol. 4708, p. 342-35
Publisher: SPIE, International Society for Optical Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, Initiative 8, physiological monitoring%0a
Adequate staffing for the future of the town of Menasha Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D155507
Author: Kiesow, Keith K
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, staffing, operational safety%0a
Aerial Ladder Collapse Incidents
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-081.pdf
Author: J. Gordon Routley, Reade Bush
Date Published: Apr-96
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, Initiative 3, aerial ladders, operational safety, NFPA 1904%0a
Aides for Command Level Officers
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/tr_97cv.pdf
Author: Varone, J. Curtis
Date Published: April 1997
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, aides, command staffing, staffing, operational safety, incident command%0a
Alternative staffing option for the city of Franklin Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D160661
Author: Bertram, Lloyd N
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, staffing, operational safety, administration, alternative staffing options
Alternative staffing patterns for ALS and BLS personnel
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D150518
Author: Loftus, Jason R
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive management, executive response management, staffing, operational safety, EMS
An assessment on cross staffing reserve medic units in the Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D160276
Author: Croom, Norris W
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, cross-staffing, operational safety, EMS response
Application of the Fire Danger Pocket Card for Firefighter Safety
http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/pocketcards/pc_apply.pdf
Author: Paul Schlobohm
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: DOI Bureau of Land Management
Keywords: Initiative 3, operational safety, wildland firefighting, wildland firefighter safety, risk reduction
Appropriate staffing level for Winston Dillard Fire District
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo23992.pdf
Author: McGinnis, Kenny G
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, company staffing, deployment, NFPA 1710, community risk assessment, operational safety%0a