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Firefighter Safety



A Look at Firefighter Fatality Statistics for 2011
Richard Schulte
August 11, 2012

In Tough Times, [Chicago] Fire Department Untouched
Dan Mihalopoulas and Michael Lipkin, Chicagonews Cooperative
May 13, 2011
Posted:  September 2, 2011

Back to the Basics:  Fire Fighter Safety
Richard Schulte
March 20, 2011

Fire Fighter Safety and the Chicago Fire Department (Part 3)
Richard Schulte
January 3, 2011
(Editorial Revision:  January 4, 2011)

Fire Fighter Safety and the Chicago Fire Department-Part 2
Richard Schulte
December 29, 2010

Fire Fighter Safety and the Chicago Fire Department
Richard Schulte
December 28, 2010

Fire-Fighter-Safety:  NIOSH 2005-132/NIOSH 2010-153
Richard Schulte
December 26, 2010
Posted: December 28, 2010

Fire Fighter Safety:  Abandoned Buildings
Richard Schulte
December 26, 2010
Posted: December 28, 2010

Trends in Firefighter Fatalities Due to Structural Collapse 1979-2002 (NISTIR 7069)
Lori D. Brassell and David D. Evans
Fire Research Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
November 2003
Posted: December 24, 2010

Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters
using Risk Management Principles at Structure Fires
NIOSH 2010-153
July 2010
Posted:  December 22, 2010

A Technical Analysis:
The Peformance of Composite Wood Joists
Under Realistic Fire Conditions

Melissa Avila, Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products
2008
Posted:  May 29, 2010

Firefighter Life Safety Summit Initial Report
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation/US Fire Administration
April 14, 2004
Posted:  May 29, 2010

2007 National Firefighter Life Safety Summit
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
March 3-4, 2007
Posted:  May 29, 2010

Preventing Injuries and Deaths of
Fire Fighters due to Truss System Failures

NIOSH 2005-132
2005
Posted:  May 29, 2010


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