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Type: Conference Paper
Author(s): S. L. Palmer
Editor(s): Martin E. Alexander; Gordon F. Bisgrove
Publication Date: 1990

This paper gives a brief review of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's (NWCG) 1980 preliminary report on fatal and near-fatal wildland fire accidents and the recent efforts of the NWCG Fireline Safety Committee. It covers the minimum training and personal protective equipment each fire fighter should receive, the benefits of the fire shelter, and several successful deployments. Improvements in transportation and methods of reducing transportation needs of fire fighter are reviewed. Observations of the safety hazards affecting the fire fighter with the wildland-urban interface is touched on. This presentation also includes a discussion on the importance of both the physical and mental condition of the fire fighter. The paper concludes with actions each of us may consider to improve the safety and heath of our most valuable resource-our fire fighters! Source: Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre. Abstract reproduced with permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1999.

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Citation: Palmer, S. L. 1990. Emerging issues and concerns about wildland fire-fighter safety, in Alexander, M. E. and Bisgrove, G. F., The Art and Science of Fire Management: Proceedings of the First Interior West Fire Council Annual Meeting and Workshop. Kananaskis Village, Alberta, Canada. Forestry Canada, Northwest Region, Northern Forestry Centre,Edmonton, Alberta. p. 76-80,Information Report NOR-X-309.

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Keywords:
  • Canada
  • cover
  • fire control
  • fire equipment
  • fire management
  • fire suppression
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 9347 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: CAN Doc • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 35055

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