Butler, C.R., O'Conner, M.B., Lincoln, J.M., 2015. Aviation-related wildland firefighter fatalities-United States, 2000-2013. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 64 (29), 793-796.Butler C, O'Connor M, Lincoln J (2015) Aviation-related wildland fire- fighter fatalities - United...
Objectives and research questions A study by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics found that wildland firefighters account for 25% of all firefighter fatalities despite being only about 2% of the total firefighting workforce in the USA: This was attrib- uted to an increased likelihood ...
wildland firefighter pay boost may finally become permanent in 2025 A grueling fight that forced wildland firefighters in the United States to become armchair legislative experts just entered its fourth year, with a light at the end of the tunnel being closer than ever. A $20,000 retention ...
Wildland firefighter fatalities in the United States: 1990-2006. NWCG PMS 841. Boise, ID: National Wildfire Coordinating Group, Safety and Health Working Team, National Interagency Fire Center. 28 pp.Safety and Health Working Team, "Wildland Firefighter Fatalities in the United States : 1990-...
Orr, R.; Simas, V.; Canetti, E.; Maupin, D.; Schram, B. Impact of various clothing variations on firefighter mobility: A pilot study.Safety2019,5, 78. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Smith, D.L. Firefighter fitness: Improving performance and preventing injuries and fatalities.Curr. Sports...
wildland urban interface; wildfire simulation modeling; wildfire risk transmission; community fireshed1. Introduction Most wildfires that cause human fatalities and losses to property occur in the rapidly expanding interface areas between wildlands and human development [1,2]. This area where residential ...
The rigorous demands of wildland firefighting have been demonstrated to significantly impact firefighter health, resulting in a notable prevalence of fatalities and illnesses. Given that an elevated number of health issues are common in this occupation, adopting advanced assessment technologies is ...
Firefighter fitness: Improving performance and preventing injuries and fatalities. Curr. Sports Med. Rep. 2011, 10, 167–172. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version] Nazari, G.; Osifeso, T.A.; MacDermid, J.C. Distribution of Number, Location of Pain and Comorbidities, and ...
The mean ERI values for burnovers with Fire 201fa9,ta2l,i4ti0es tended to be lower than the near misses and the burnovers without fatalities. 15 of 19 Figure 11. Simulated travel time results from several recent wildland firefighter entrapment incidents used Faisguthree1b1a. Ssiims fuo...
When combined with the considerations that human tenability and firefighter operational effectiveness thresholds are less than 3 kW/m2 [36], and the wildfire rate of spread can result in external conditions that might change from tenable to nonsurvivable in seconds, the result is that entrapment ...