Skip to section navigation
Skip to page content

RAND > Topics >

Fire Protection

Journal Article

Hervormingenvan Brandweer - En Reddingsdiensten in Europa: (Lighting the Touch Paper of Reform? Case Studies in Fire and Rescue Service Reform in Europe)

In the age of austerity, Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) provision is now the focus of policymakers' efficiency drives.

Apr 1, 2013
Project

Identifying Top Emerging Issues in Occupational Safety and Health

Three emerging topics in occupational safety and health include promoting these practices in developing countries, exploring the implications of a changing workforce and changing work, and identifying ways to predict and prevent catastrophic events in the workplace.

Mar 20, 2012
News Release

News Release

RAND Study Finds Emergency Responders Believe They Have Inadequate Protection

Police, firefighters, medical technicians and other responders to emergencies around the United States believe they have inadequate protection against some of the dangers they face, particularly terrorist attacks, according to a RAND study issued today.

Aug 20, 2003
Report

Report

Fire Research Needs

Discusses the following topics on needed research in fire suppression and prevention: (1) economic analyses to investigate the efficiency of providers and users of fire protection, suggesting changes to increase economic efficiency; ...

Jan 1, 1976
Report

Report

Fire Protection and Local Government: An Evaluation of Policy-Related Research

This evaluation of policy-related fire research is based upon reviews of 163 publications.

Jan 1, 1975
Report

Report

An On-Line Program for Relocating Fire-Fighting Resources

Describes a computer program that allows a fire dispatcher to monitor fire protection in his jurisdiction on a real-time basis.

Jan 1, 1975
Report

Report

Technology Aids Fire Service.

With the assistance of The New York City-RAND Institute, the Fire Department of New York has come up with new management tools, new operating programs, and new technologies to improve fire protection and reduce costs for the largest fire fighting ser...

Jan 1, 1972
Report

Report

An Algorithm for the Dynamic Relocation of Fire Companies

When all the fire companies in a region are engaged in fighting fires, protection against a future fire is considerably reduced.

Jan 1, 1972
Report

Report

Urban Fire Protection: Studies of the Operations of the New York City Fire Department

Description of urban fire protection studies being conducted jointly by the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) and The New York City-RAND Institute.

Jan 1, 1971
Report

Report

Applications of Systems Analysis to Urban Fire Protection.

This paper was presented at the Third Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Decision Sciences, 1971. It presents an overview of the Fire Project research, with specific examples of work in deployment and communications. 9 pp. Ref....

Jan 1, 1971
Report

Report

Slippery Water: A Demonstrated Advance in Fire-Fighting Technology

A collection of documents concerning slippery water.

Jan 1, 1969
Periodical

Periodical

Protecting Emergency Responders at Sites of Collapsed Buildings

It is prudent for emergency response agencies in urban areas across the United States to make contingency plans for the hazards of multistory-building collapses, even though such events have been infrequent.