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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Fire Department"”.
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Compliance of SCBA Training in the Lexington Fire Department
<p>From 2010 through 2013, an average of 90 firefighters died in the line of duty each year (USFA, 2014). Firefighters who are off-duty continue to die as well, however, it is extremely difficult to determine whether their deaths are a result of on-duty-related exposures or not. Medical and field …
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Fire department organizational culture: A burning need for change?
The number of firefighters killed in the line of duty has remained relatively unchanged for the past three decades, despite a decrease in the number of fires occurring, a decrease in the number of civilians trapped in fires, and improvements in technology related to firefighter personal protective …
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Investigating team collaboration in the fire department of New York using transcripts from September 11, 2001
… Model of Team Collaboration to help the Fire Department of New York understand how it works together as a team, and offer suggested improvements as necessary.
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A Qualitative Exploration of Firefighter Participation in Wellness Programs within a Career Fire Department in Northern Ohio
<p>Firefighters respond to dangerous emergencies every day. The physical and mental wellness of firefighters is very important to their overall job performance. To support this, fire departments must have established, comprehensive wellness programs (International Association of Firefighters, …
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Diagnostic Procedures Using Radiation and Risk of Thyroid Cancer: Causal Association or Detection Bias? An Examination of Population Cancer Trends and Data from the NYC Fire Department
… Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) data and Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) data. Using age-period-cohort analyses of SEER data (1973-2011), trends in TC incidence in the United States were decomposed into the effects of age, period and cohort in the context of changes in …
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Affirmative action within the fire service: The background on the law and its effect on the fire service and how fire department policies reflect the affirmative action legislation.
<p>This research studied ten full time fire departments in the United States to develop a quantitative study showing demographic make-up of the fire department rosters and the citizens in which they serve. Affirmative action has been a polarizing issue since the day the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was …
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A city hall for Welch, West Virginia
… the need for a new local government building and fire station; (b) to present the findings of a study made to determine the facilities needed to fulfill the requirements of the city government and fire department; (c) to present the findings of a study made to select the best available site; (d) …
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The Influence of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People During a Merger of a Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services in a Midwestern State : A Single Case Study from 2007 to 2013
… the best of plans. In this study, two cultures, fire suppression and emergency medical services, were brought together in order to create a stronger fire department by consolidating resources and knowledge and to appease an ever-tightening municipal budget. How to save the best practices from …
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Sounding the Floor: Advancing Inclusive Firefighter Culture
… in career experiences within the Calgary Fire Department (CFD). Drawing on participants’ insights and a review of relevant literature, the research explored firefighting culture, experiences of inclusion and belonging, advocacy efforts, and perceptions of cultural evolution. The research …
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Analysis of Responder-Involved Struck-by Crashes
… risk factor, outweighing roadway conditions. Fire department personnel experience the highest frequency of injuries, likely due to their role in securing crash scenes, while law enforcement and tow truck operators face the highest fatality rates, as they often work alone without blocking …
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A multipurpose facility for Novaggio, Switzerland
… space ∙ a storage area for the regional fire department ∙ a storage area for the municipality A linear organization was chosen to create an easily organized and economically constructed building which might be easily expanded in the future. A low profile was desired and was achieved by …
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The Relationship of the Sensation Seeking Personality Motive to Burnout, Injury and Job Satisfaction among Firefighters
… burnout, injury, and job satisfaction among firefighters. Participants included 93 firefighters from a southeastern fire department. Each participant was asked to fill out a packet of self-report surveys including a demographic form, Sensation Seeking Scale Form V, Maslach Burnout Inventory, …
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The Impact of Compliance with a Certified Accreditation Standard for Municipal Fire Departments
… public administrators serving in municipal fire departments in making the complex decision to pursue agency accreditation. The research finds that very little information is available to administrators that details the impacts accreditation has on a municipal fire department. The research …
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OVERCOMING IMPLEMENTATION BARRIERS WITHIN THE FIRE SERVICE TO REDUCE FIREFIGHTER CANCER RATES
… of line-of-duty deaths within the United States fire service. This epidemic claims the lives of hundreds of firefighters each year, even though the fire service has developed best practices to prevent occupational cancers. This thesis identifies seven barriers that are preventing fire departments …
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You Make the Call: Using Officer Discretion In Selection of Emergency Response Mode for Fire and EMS
… establishing what types of dispatched calls for fire or EMS deserved an emergency (use oflights and sirens) or non-emergency (no lights and sirens) response. </p> <p>Data from a volunteer fire department were then analyzed and compared to criteria established under a Fire Officer Discretionary …
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City of Watsonville Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
… in coordination with the City of Watsonville Fire Department and the resulting product will be given to the City for their use and potential adoption. The documents within this Local Hazard Mitigation Plan was developed to the standards and specifications developed by the State of California …
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Resilience Training for Firefighters: A Proposed Approach
In the course of doing their jobs, firefighters unavoidably experience stressful and even traumatic situations that can lead to emotional and behavioral health problems including anxiety, burnout, depression, alcoholism, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicide. Current …
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Preventing and Reducing Falls in Assisted Living Facilities: An Educational Intervention
… fall risk and fall-related calls to the local fire department. The project consisted of a four-week course given once weekly for 60 minutes to residents at an ALF. Course content was evidence-based and included information on the role of occupational therapy in fall prevention, strength and …
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