Document

Title

The Exposure Index: developing firefighter safety performance measures
Document Type: Journal Article
Author(s): David E. Calkin; John Phipps; Tom Holmes; Jon D. Rieck; Matthew P. Thompson
Publication Year: 2011

Cataloging Information

Keyword(s):
  • fire management
  • fire size
  • fire suppression
  • firefighting personnel
  • health factors
  • statistical analysis
  • wildfires
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Record Last Modified: May 23, 2019
FRAMES Record Number: 50341
Tall Timbers Record Number: 26930
TTRS Location Status: In-file
TTRS Call Number: A13.32:71/4
TTRS Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission

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Description

From the text ... 'Reduced firefighter exposure to unnecessary risk during fire incidents continues to guide fire management decisions and anchors our actions.'

Online Link(s):
Link to the full Fire Management Today issue (2.5 MB; pdf)
Citation:
Calkin, D., J. Phipps, T. Holmes, J. Rieck, and M. Thompson. 2011. The Exposure Index: developing firefighter safety performance measures. Fire Management Today, v. 71, no. 4, p. 24-27.