Classification of fatal firefighter accidents in the Netherlands: Time pressure and aim of the suppression activity

Rosmuller, Nils; Ale, B.J.M.

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2007.06.029

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“…Also, the first two strategic goals of the National Public Safety Agenda for Occupational Safety and Health Research and Practice in the United States Public Sector, which is part of the National Occupational Research Agenda, focus on preventing chronic and acute diseases in firefighters and reducing firefighter injuries and fatalities. Safety and occupational health concerns within the fire service are not new and are not limited to the American fire service as illustrated by research throughout multiple other countries (Ide, 1998;Ribeiro et al, 2009;Rosmuller and Ale, 2008;Kong et al, 2013;Burgess et al, 2014;Frost et al, 2015).…”

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A conceptual safety-oriented job demands and resources model for the fire service

Smith

Dyal

2016

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and present a safety-oriented job demands-resources (JD-R) model that supports the notion that excessive job demands in the fire service, when not controlled or countered, may increase firefighter burnout and diminish firefighter safety. Design/methodology/approach The approach for the present project includes a review of the JD-R literature and the presentation of a conceptual model specific to fire service organizations. Findings A conceptual model, relevant to fire service organizations was derived. The model argues that excessive job demands associated with workload, physical demands, emotional demands, and complexity can result in burnout if not controlled or countered. Safety-specific resources, including recovery, support, safety-specific transformational leadership and safety climate are theorized to buffer these effects and are suggested to enhance firefighter engagement. These effects are argued then to improve firefighter safety. Ultimately, the findings will help guide future research, intervention projects and workplace safety and health management programs and initiatives. Originality/value This paper and conceptual model extends the application of the JD-R model to fire service organizations. Further, the conceptual model supports the application of safety-specific job resources vs more traditional job resources as a means to enhance firefighter safety.

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“…Workload in firefighting is of great importance due to the nature and severity of work and the settings in which work occurs. High time pressure has shown relationships with increased firefighter fatalities (Rosmuller and Ale, 2008).…”

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A conceptual safety-oriented job demands and resources model for the fire service

Smith

Dyal

2016

IJWHM

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“…Improvisation in emergency response has long been viewed as an activity in which creativity is exercised under time constraint in order to meet response objectives (Klein, ; Weick, , ). Yet only a few studies (Rosmuller & Ale, ) have sought to discover and explore the cognitive and behavioural processes that underlie improvisation, thus leaving the improvisation construct ‘unpacked’ (Weick, ).…”

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Cognitive Correlates of Improvised Behaviour in Disaster Response: the Cases of the Murrah Building and the World Trade Center

Mendonça

Webb

Butts

et al. 2014

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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While emergency response actions are known to range from conventional to improvised, less is known about the thinking processes that underlie these actions. This paper presents a statistical analysis of cognition and behaviour reported by police personnel who responded to two significant US disasters: the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City and the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.The results suggest the prominence of conventional behaviour coupled with cognitive processes closely tied to recognition, and of improvised behaviours that are linked to more explicit reasoning processes. The results underscore the value of exploring cognitive foundations of both conventional and improvised behaviours to enrich understanding of human response to disaster.

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“…This rate however increased to 3.0 fatalities for every 100,000 structure fires during the 1990s [2]. The reported causes for Line of Duty Deaths (LODD) include smoke inhalation, crushing injuries and burns [3]. This scenario triggered the need to develop fire fighting technologies where companies in the USA and Japan have been extensively involved in the research and development of fire fighting technology.…”

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Up-Scaling and Optimisation of Fire Fighting Ground Vehicle Track System

Tan

Ranjit

Kher

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AMM

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Current UTeMs fire fighting machine is developed to operate indoor only. It is not efficient when it is operating on rocky surfaces (outdoor) as it faces the problem of shock and vibration reduction. The track system of the machine cannot move smoothly because the rollers are fixed to the chassis. This paper describes the method of up-scaling and optimising the track system for the current fire fighting machine. The new track system concept is firstly developed by using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software. Subsequently a prototype is built to validate the functionality of the new track system which is more efficient in absorbing the vibration and shock. Analysis and optimisation of the prototype is performed using CAD method with the CATIA V5 R16 software.

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Classification of fatal firefighter accidents in the Netherlands: Time pressure and aim of the suppression activity

Cited by 10 publications

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A conceptual safety-oriented job demands and resources model for the fire service

A conceptual safety-oriented job demands and resources model for the fire service

Cognitive Correlates of Improvised Behaviour in Disaster Response: the Cases of the Murrah Building and the World Trade Center

Up-Scaling and Optimisation of Fire Fighting Ground Vehicle Track System

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