Development of a Survey Instrument for Measuring Firefighter Ergonomic Factors in Hose Rolling Activity A Pilot Study by Nurul Nafisah, Abdul Karim, Salwa, Mahmood, Helmy Mustafa, El Bakri, Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Fahmi, Badulrudin, Norazlianie, Sazali

“…A pilot study was conducted at Pagoh Fire Station. The reliability and validity of the instrument were determined through Cronbach’s alpha, face validity, and content validity. …”
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Semiquantitative Fire Risk Grade Model and Response Plans on a National Highway Bridge by Hojune Ann, Youngjin Choi, Jin Hyuk Lee, Young Ik Jang, Jung Sik Kong

“…In order to evaluate the applicability of the established risk grade model to the actual bridge, the arrival time taken from the bridge to the fire station was calculated through a Geographic Information System (GIS) network analysis, and the grades for actual bridge cases were assessed. …”
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Fire fighters as basic life support responders: A study of successful implementation by Christensen Erika, Høyer Christian

“…The BLS responder system was implemented in an area up to three kilometres (driving distance) from the central fire station, encompassing approximately 81,500 inhabitants. …”
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Experience of Application of GOST R 59638-2021 for the Analysis of Statistics of False Alarms of the Fire Alarm System on the Example of a Multifunctional Shopping and Entertainmen... by D. A. Siksimov, V. E. Merenyashev

“…The reports of the fire prevention service, data from the automated workplace of the operator of the fire station, records in operational logs were used. …”
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Constructivist Architecture of Zlatoust: The Urban Heritage of the 1920s–1930s by Konstantin Dmitrievich Bugrov

“…In the old centre, around the Square of the Third International and along Lenin Street, the old dominants were demolished in the early 1930s (cathedral, Lutheran church) and replaced by new ones (club, bank, fire station, 4-storey residential buildings). In the northern part of the town, the residential zone was developed by the Zlatoust Steel Mill, which was heavily reconstructed in the early 1930s, its settlement had a peculiar planning (terraces on the steep slope of a mountain). …”
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An Assessment of Safe Boundary in Urban Area in Relation with Seismic Vulnerability Case Study: Cities of Yazd province by Dr. Safar Ghaed Rahmati, Roohollah Ghaneiee Bafghi

“…Therefore, specifying the safe boundary in urban areas and its observation canbe effective in reducing earthquake damages.Creating the facilities and services including fire station, police station and therapeutic and sanitation centers become more difficult, costly and time consuming by physical spread of the cities. …”
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Designing Buildings and Building Environments for Greater Resilience against the Encroachment of Seasonal Forest Fires by Adekunle Olubowale Mofolasayo

“…Project and methods: A site visit was carried out at local fire station to have a better understanding of the equipment used in firefighting operations. …”
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Measuring Spatial Accessibility of Urban Fire Services Using Historical Fire Incidents in Nanjing, China by Kainan Mao, Yuehong Chen, Guohao Wu, Junwang Huang, Wanying Yang, Zelong Xia

“…However, the circle catchment areas used in these methods are not suitable for measuring the accessibility of fire services because each fire station is often responsible for the fire incidents within its coverage. …”
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Identification and Prioritization of Key Components Influencing Prehospital Emergency Related to Preventable Road Traffic Injuries Deaths in Iran; A Delphi Study by Adel Efftekhari, Abbas Ali Dehghani Tafti, Khadijeh Nasiriani, Majid Hajimaghsoudi, Hossein Fallahzadeh, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh

“…<br /> <strong>Results:</strong> After doing three Delphi rounds, in the final Delphi round, 10 superior components were selected respectively as follows: correct history taking of the victim, examining possible cervical injury, the time spent from the first call to arrival of technicians to the scene, the time spent from arriving at the scene to the time of hospital transport, passing of re-education courses by EMS technicians, coordination among the rescue organizations, police, the Red Crescent, fire station, and healthcare organizations, integrated commandership at scene, police attendance in the scene before EMS arrival at the scene, proper ambulance equipment with respect to the required equipment (A, B, C) on the basis of victim’s condition, and coordination with the target hospital for patient transport.…”
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Multi-criteria decision-making method for emergency shelter site selection considering flood risk: A case study of Zhuhai, China by Bo Liu, Yingbing Li, Yan Zhang, Zhichao Wu, Yansong Pan, Meiquan Li

“…Among the 11 indicators involved in decision making, the most sensitive to the site selection results were slope and impervious surface, and the least sensitive was fire station accessibility. Meanwhile, we found that the central part of Xiangzhou District in Zhuhai City has the greatest demand for emergency shelter construction and the best conditions for emergency shelter construction. …”
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Screening to identify people with type 2 diabetes at risk of liver cancer in primary care: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Christopher D Byrne, Tina Reinson, Hazel Woodland, Scott Harris, Karen Malone, Keith Cooper, Chinonso Nwoguh, Josh Bilson, Ryan M Buchanan

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Exploring the adverse effect of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on wildland firefighters’ pulmonary function and DNA damage by Jinjuta Panumasvivat, Ratana Sapbamrer, Nalin Sittitoon, Supakit Khacha-ananda, Wuttipat Kiratipaisarl, Wachiranun Sirikul, Wittawat Insian, Pheerasak Assavanopakun

“…The measurement of PM2.5 was done at every forest fire station, as well as utilizing data from the Pollution Control Department. …”
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Surface Accessibility with Spatial Analysis During Fire Extinguishing Procedures: Example on the Island of Vis by Kruno Lepoglavec, Josip Žaček, Hrvoje Nevečerel, Ante Seletković, Zdravko Pandur, Marin Bačić

“…Also, an analysis of the surface availability to fire vehicles concerning the time of departure from the fire station was conducted, as well as the comparison with the Standard time of intervention defined by the regulations on fire department organization in the Republic of Croatia. …”
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Firefighters’ Occupational Exposure in Preparation for Wildfire Season: Addressing Biological Impact by Filipa Esteves, Klara Slezakova, Joana Madureira, Josiana Vaz, Adília Fernandes, Simone Morais, Maria do Carmo Pereira, João Paulo Teixeira, Solange Costa

“…The characterization of wildland firefighters’ occupational exposure must consider different exposures, including those at the fire station. The present study aimed to characterize the occupational exposure of 172 Northern Portuguese wildland firefighters in fire stations during the pre-wildfire season of 2021. …”
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A Real-Time Computer Vision Based Approach to Detection and Classification of Traffic Incidents by Mohammed Imran Basheer Ahmed, Rim Zaghdoud, Mohammed Salih Ahmed, Razan Sendi, Sarah Alsharif, Jomana Alabdulkarim, Bashayr Adnan Albin Saad, Reema Alsabt, Atta Rahman, Gomathi Krishnasamy

“…Finally, the ResNet152 algorithm was utilized to detect the ignition of a fire following the accident’s occurrence; this model achieved an accuracy rate of 98.9%, with an automated alert being sent to the fire station if this perilous event occurred. This study employed an innovative parallel computing technique for reducing the overall complexity and inference time of the AI-based system to run the proposed system in a concurrent and parallel manner.…”
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Comparative assessment of the sustainable livability in urban neighborhoods: A case study of the neighborhood of the oil company staff and Sadatshahr in the city of Dogonbadan by Hossein Jannati, Ahmad Esteghlal, Ali Almodaresi, Mohammad Reza Rezaei, Maliheh Zakerian

“…As the results of the Kruskal-Wallis test showed, only in the component of public transport network expansion, there was a significant difference of up to 99% between the different urban areas; for many components such as fire station, green space, flood dam and urban furniture, there were significant differences of up to 95%. …”
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The development of novel tools for the assessment of UK firefighter nutritional status for use in a multi-component worksite nutrition intervention programme by Lessons, Greg Richard

“…Finally, the efficacy of a fire station-based nutrition intervention was tested in a cluster-controlled trial. …”
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Surviving & Thriving; a healthy lifestyle app for new US firefighters: usability and pilot study protocol by Maria Soledad Hershey, Eleni Bouziani, Eleni Bouziani, Xin Yu (Maggie) Chen, Xin Yu (Maggie) Chen, Irene Lidoriki, Kishor Hadkhale, Kishor Hadkhale, Ya-Chin Huang, Ya-Chin Huang, Ya-Chin Huang, Theodoros Filippou, José Francisco López-Gil, José Francisco López-Gil, Anne Katherine Gribble, Anne Katherine Gribble, Fan-Yun Lan, Fan-Yun Lan, Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, Stefanos N. Kales, Stefanos N. Kales

“…We will also evaluate whether firefighters’ perceived “health cultures” scores (ratings of each fire station’s/fire department’s environments as to encouraging/discouraging healthy behaviors) modify the changes in health metrics after utilizing the app for three to six months. …”
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The seismic vulnerability assessment of Housing of Tabriz (Case Study: District 10 ) by Marziyeh Esmaeelpour, manijeh lalehpour, Samaneh Mamaghani

“…Some of the southern neighborhoods of this region, such as Sheshgalan and Daveh Chi, are less vulnerable to earthquakes due to the lower population and residential density, proximity to the hospital, to green spaces and less distance to the fire station. . - Neighborhoods such as Khalilabad and Ghorbani in the central parts of district 10, are among the most vulnerable ones to earthquakes. …”
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Spatial analysis and site selection post centers using Geographical Information System (Case study: zone 5 & 6 of Isfahan city) by H. Kiumarsi

“…Key words: spatial analysis, site selection, geographical information system, post centers, Isfahan.RefrencesAghababai, m (2010), spatial analysis of Khomeini shahr fire stations & services with using GIS, supervisor: Ali zangi abadi, university of Isfahan, geographic & urban planning department. …”
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