Cardiovascular events are the leading cause of death for on-duty firefighters. Studies evaluating modifiable risk factors to mitigate this outcome nascent. Limited qualitative data suggest fire station food environments “toxic” and demand attention. Further defining objective evaluations environment associated perceptions among firefighters essential development interventions. The study was def...

A novel sensing device for fire detection in domestic environments is presented. The fire detector uses a combination of several sensors that not only detect smoke, but discriminate between different types of smoke. This feature avoids false alarms and warns of different situations. Power consumption is optimized both in terms of hardware and software, providing a high degree of autonomy of alm...

The most important parts of protective and observe systems are the fire detection systems. Fire detection is very significant for the safety of the people. In past there were many methods used in forest fire detection. This paper presents a new type of system which uses Un-manned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), wireless technology and power of artificial intelligence for forest fire detection. The unmann...

Knapp, Eric E.; Estes, Becky L.; Skinner, Carl N. 2009. Ecological effects of prescribed fire season: a literature review and synthesis for managers. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-224. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 80 p. Prescribed burning may be conducted at times of the year when fires were infrequent historically, leading to concern...

BACKGROUND Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S aureus (MSSA) were isolated from environment surfaces sampled from 33 Washington State fire stations. METHODS Samples were collected by fire personnel using commercial testing swabs. One to 6 surfaces were sampled per swab with 20 swabs per station. Biochemical tests were used to confirm MRSA and MSSA ...

The aim of this paper is to apply Goal Programming to select a site for a Fire and Emergency Service station in Sfax region in Tunisia. The decision making process involves incommensurable and conflicting objectives including proximity to industrial firms and response time. The concept of satisfaction function is utilized to explicitly introduce the Decision-Maker’s preferences in the decision-...

a Rocky Mountain Research Station, United States Forest Service, Moscow, ID, United States b Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States c McCall Outdoor Science School, University of Idaho, McCall, ID, United States d Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States e School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, ...