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This report briefly addresses the nature of residential fires, highlights important findings from the data, and suggests other resources to consider for further information. Also included are recent examples of residential fires that demonstrate some of the issues addressed in the report.
This manual provides technical guidance and training programs in traffic incident management for fire and emergency service providers. It includes case studies of roadway incidents that have taken firefighters lives, highway scene safety survival basics, and incident command for roadway incidents.
This document contains highlights from the U.S. Fire Administrator's Summit on Fire Prevention and Control held on Oct. 11, 2022, at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
This guide provides firefighters with a basic understanding of radio communications technology, including hardware, policies and procedures, and human resource issues.
Discusses water system anatomy, water distribution system design concepts, water quality, consumer consumption and needed fire flow, alternative water supply systems, fire department water supply officer, water supply and effective fire protection, and emergency water supplies.
Covers the evaluation of municipal water supply systems, water system hydraulics, storage capacity, water supply system computer modeling, and establishing a community program to document effective water supplies for fire protection.
The U.S. Fire Administration, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fire Service, developed the report "Wildland Urban Interface: A Look at Issues and Resolutions," to motivate collaborative actions targeted to the prevention of catastrophic wildfires in the wildland urban interface (WUI). The report provides recommendations for 13 issues that, if heeded, will assist in the creation of fire-resilient communities and save lives and properties.
This guide promotes a holistic approach to wildland fire risk reduction in the wildland urban interface and addresses actions to improve individual and community safety.
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