Report of the Joint Fire/Police Task Force on Civil Unrest
Recommendations for organization and operations during civil disturbances. An emergency services urban violence planning guide.
Review and Assessment of Data Quality in the National Fire Incident Reporting System
In 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requested that the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) assess and document the quality of the information from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and make it more accessible and useable for NFIRS users. This document was originally completed and submitted to the OMB in September 2014 to fulfill the aforementioned request.
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Risk Management Practices in the Fire Service
This manual contains recommended approaches to help your department manage organizational, operational and community risk. Highlighting specific challenges involved with incorporating a “risk management approach” into the delivery of fire department services. Focus areas include: defining risk, organizational risk management, operational risk management, managing information and community risk reduction.
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Safe Operation of Fire Tankers
Tankers account for the largest number of firefighter crash deaths of all types of fire department vehicles. This report examines the various causal factors that have been identified as problematic for tankers and their drivers.
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Safety and Health Considerations for the Design of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Stations
Design recommendations for new and renovated facilities to achieve a safe and healthy work environment.
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Smart Smoke Alarm Using Linear Discriminant Analysis
Research findings on how using a powerful mathematical technique (Linear Discriminant Analysis) in home smoke alarms, combined with inexpensive microcontrollers, can reduce nuisance alarms.
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Socioeconomic Factors and the Incidence of Fire
This working paper identifies socioeconomic factors that influence the complex and varied relationships between buildings, humans and the occurrence of residential fires.
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Summer Safety Tips
Customize this flyer with your logo and share with residents in your community this summer.
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Summertime Burn Safety
Summer is the time to enjoy vacations, camping, picnics and the Fourth of July; however, summertime also brings fires and burn injuries due to fireworks and outdoor cooking. Know how to prevent a burn while you enjoy outdoor activity this summer.
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Summertime Burn Safety (Spanish)
Summer is the time to enjoy vacations, camping, picnics and the Fourth of July; however, summertime also brings fires and burn injuries due to fireworks and outdoor cooking. Know how to prevent a burn while you enjoy outdoor activity this summer.
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