August-September 2009
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Accident
Prevention eNews
August 2009
ASTM Standardization
News
September/October 2009
Canadian Security
June/July 2009
Firefighting in Canada
August 2009
Firefighting in Canada
September 2009
Firehouse
July 2009
Fire Chief
August 2009
Fire Engineering
September 2009
Fire & Rescue
August 2009
Fire Rescue Magazine
September 2009
Fire Risk Management
July 2009
Fire Risk Management
August 2009
JEMS Journal of
Emergency Medical Services
Sept 2009
Journal of Fire Sciences
August 2009
Journal of Fire
Protection Engineering
August 2009
OH&S Canada
September 2009
Plumbing Engineer
September 2009
Professional Safety
September 2009
NEW VIDEOS
Please note: use restricted to fire
department personnel. O.F.M.
reserves the right to restrict loans of our materials to certain
individuals or groups, at our discretion.
AMERICAN HEAT: VEHICLE FIRES : new technology and
response. American Heat Vol. 24 (no.6) June 2009 Carrollton, TX :
Critical Information Network,2009.
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD (approx. 30 min.)
Program describes the scope and severity of the vehicle fire problem in
the United States. Examines vehicle components and how they are
constantly changing and looks at the current state of vehicle fuels and
propulsion systems. Includes an instructor's guide. (124-06)
EVALUATING FIRE FIGHTING TACTICS UNDER WIND DRIVEN
CONDITIONS. Kerber, Stephen; Madrzykowski, Daniel
Emmitsburg, MD : Department of Homeland Security, United States Fire
Administration, 2009.
Reading/Viewing Length: 2 digital video discs
This DVD set includes a video presentation, Understanding, Surviving and
Fighting the Wind Driven Fire along with a research report. The
objective of the research was to document the impact of wind on fire
spread through a structure and examines the capabilities of
positive pressure ventilation, wind-control devices and externally
applied water to mitigate the hazard. The DVD includes the videos from
eight lab experiments performed in a simulated apartment at NIST and fourteen experiments performed in a 7-
storey apartment building on Governors Island, New York. Also includes
full reports on the NIST and Governors Island experiments, as well as
the PowerPoint, which accompanies the video presentation.
(TH 9130.KER
2009)
HAZMAT DECONTAMINATION: WHY DECONTAMINATE?
Action Training Systems. Poulsbo, WA : Action Training Systems, 2009.Reading/Viewing Length: 1 digital video disc (DVD)
2009 This is the first of four programs in the HAZMAT Decontamination
series.DVD discusses importance of removing and/or reducing contaminants to a
safelevel; discusses acute and chronic health risks; describes primary
and secondary contamination and exposure routes; explains the need for a
"no exception" policy on decontamination; and shows physical and
chemical decontamination methods.
T55.3.H34.ACT 2009
HAZMAT DECONTAMINATION: DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES
Action Training Systems.Poulsbo, WA : Action Training Systems, 2009.
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 digital video disc (DVD) This is the second of
four programs in the HAZMAT Decontamination series. DVD demonstrates
emergency decontamination procedures and importance of avoiding
cross-contamination; outlines critical setup factors prior to
operations; demonstrates decontamination site setup and operation zones;
explains the nine-step technical decontamination process; discusses
environmental concerns including runoff.
T55.3.H34.ACT 2009a
HAZMAT DECONTAMINATION: HANDLING CONTAMINATED VICTIMS Action Training Systems..Poulsbo, WA : Action Training Systems, 2009. Reading/Viewing Length: 1 digital video disc (DVD) This is the third of four programs in the HAZMAT Decontamination
series. DVD shows how victims become contaminated at hazardous materials
incidents and outlines symptoms of exposure; explains need to consult Emergency
Response Guidebook for assistance; demonstrates decontamination for
ambulatory and non-ambulatory victims, including injury decontamination;
discusses victim packaging and transport procedures.
T 55.3.H34.ACT
2009b
HAZMAT DECONTAMINATION: MASS DECONTAMINATION
Action Training Systems Poulsbo, WA : Action Training Systems, 2009. Reading/Viewing Length: 1 digital video disc (DVD)This is the fourth of four programs in the HAZMAT Decontamination
series.
DVD discusses multiple casualty planning; demonstrates mass
decontamination
operations setup methods, including apparatus use; discusses remote
decontamination; demonstrates mass decontamination of ambulatory and
non-ambulatory victims, including cold weather operations.T 55.3.H34.ACT 2009c
HAZMAT DECONTAMINATION: INSTRUCTOR'S POWERPOINT PRESENTATION : 4
course series. Action Training Systems, Inc.
.Poulsbo, WA : Action Training Systems, 2009.
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 compact disc
This is a teaching companion to the HAZMAT Decontamination series: 1.
why decontaminate?; 2. decontamination procedures; 3. handling
contaminated victims; 4. mass decontamination.
T 55.3.H34.ACT 2009d
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FALSE ALARM : volume one
Idea Bank. Santa Barbara, CA : Idea Bank, 2009.
.Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD (approx. 6 min.) + 1 book ca.: 6 pgs.
First program of six in a series is aimed for preteens and teens and
shows what really happens when a fire alarm pull station is activated.
It incorporates live action footage, animation and interview clips to
help reinforce its teaching points. Special emphasis is given to the
legal consequences, costs and public endangerment that can result from
false alarms. Also includes teaching materials.
TH 9187.C45. IDE 2009
LEADERS OF CHARACTER: LEADERSHIP - THE WEST POINT WAY.
CRM Learning (Customer Relationship Management)
Carlsbad, CA : CRM Learning, 2003.
.Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD (approx. 39 min.) + 1 book ca.: 66 pgs. +
2003 1 book ca.: 14 pgs. + 1 CD-ROM
Graduates of West Point discuss how the leadership lessons taught at
West Point Academy apply equally well in the business world. A leader of
character must do more than speak about ethical behaviour, or teach it,
they must live it, and role model a higher ethical standard. Program
emphasizes the importance of: ethics, communications, teamwork,
delegation, planning and failure. The package includes: a leader's
guide, participant's guide and a CD-ROM containing a PowerPoint presentation. This program is
closed captioned.
HD 57.7.CUS 2003
New Books
2008 Emergency response guidebook : a guidebook for first
responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous
materials transportation
incident / Transport Canada. Transport Canada, 2008.
(T 55.3 .H3 .CAN 2008)
Emergency management handbook. International Fire
Service Training Association (IFSTA) Stillwater, OK: Fire Protection
Publications, 2007. (HV 551.2 .INT 2007 )
Euro Firefighter : global firefighting strategy and
tactics command and control, Firefighter safety. Grimwood, Paul. West Yorkshire: Jeremy Mills Publishing Limited, 2008.
(TH 9310.5 .GRI 2008 )
Fire behavior and combustion processes. Shackelford,
Raymond. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar, 2009.
(QD 516 .SHA 2009)
Fire administration I . Bruegman, Randy R.Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. 2009.
(TH 9140 .BRU 2009 )
Fire service leadership : theories and practices. Waite,
Mitchell R. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008.
(TH 9140 .WAI 2008 )
Large scale incident management. Haraway, Mark.Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2009.
(TH 9310 .HAR 2009 )
Ontario fire service communicator standards. Ontario Fire
Service. Professional Standards Setting Body. Ontario
Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) 2008.
(TH 9129 .O6 .ONTi 2008)
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