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Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 2
Community Views of Safety and Health Risks and Personal Protection Needs
Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical service responders play a critical role in protecting people and property in the event of fires, natural and man-made disasters, medical emergencies, terrorist and other criminal acts, and numerous other types of emergencies. The authors examine the hazards that emergency responders face and the personal protective technology needed to contend with those hazards. The findings are based on in-depth discussions with 190 members of the emergency responder community nationwide, including structural firefighters, emergency medical service responders, police officers, emergency management officials, technology and services suppliers, researchers, and program managers from 83 organizations. The discussions focused on the primary tasks that emergency responders undertake; situations in which the risk of injury is greatest and, therefore, have the highest priority for improved personal protection; current and emerging technologies that are critical to protecting the health and safety of emergency responders; and the drivers of, impediments to, and gaps in personal protection technology development. The findings are intended to help define the protective technology needs of emergency responders and develop a comprehensive personal protective technology research agenda for the nation.
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Contents
Summary PDF
All Prefatory Materials PDF
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two:
Overview of the Emergency Responder Community PDF
Chapter Three:
Protecting Firefighters PDF
Chapter Four:
Protecting Emergency Medical Service Responders PDF
Chapter Five:
Protecting Law Enforcement Responders PDF
Chapter Six:
Protecting Hazmat and Anti-Terrorism Responders PDF
Chapter Seven:
Systems-Level Protection Issues PDF
Chapter Eight:
Procurement and Logistics PDF
Chapter Nine:
Putting Community Views to Work PDF
Appendix A:
Discussion Participants PDF
Appendix B:
Discussion Protocol PDF
Supplementary Materials PDF
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