http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:25:17 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 09:25:17 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87544 These videos which have been produced by Kansas State University are excellent and inexpensive resources http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=198860 This is the latest US Fire Administration Research Report. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=198717 This report gives data with respect to operational smoke detectors and fatal fires.  This is important reading for AHJs and  Public Education officers as well as students interested in the administrative side of the fire service. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=238932 FIRESCOPE California Incident Command System field operation guide (FOG)The FIRESCOPE Program originated in Southern California, organized under the acronym, “FIrefighting REsources of Southern California Organized for Potential Emergencies” in 1972. By legislative action, the FIRESCOPE Board of Directors and the Office of Emergency Services (OES) Fire and Rescue Service Advisory Committee were consolidated into a working partnership on September 10, 1986. This consolidation represents all facets of local, rural, and metropolitan fire departments, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and federal fire agencies.  Additional FIRESCOPE resources can be found at http://www.firescope.org  http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=238109 A brief Hisory of the invention of Fire Sprinklers complete with some drawings of early systems.  The history also includes later fire protection inventions. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=241615 When the fire house shakes and the windows rattle, you don’t need the dispatcher to tell you there is a problem.  David White, well-known industrial fire expert, addresses teh response to a fire in your town’s major industry http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=273631 "Industrial Fire Chiefs Have Differing Opinions When it Comes to What is Essential Equipment for Their Brigades" http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=239158 Article produced by U of Missouri and posted on the National Agricultural Safety Database (CDC) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86701 The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2004) was developed jointly by the US Department of Transportation, Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico (SCT) for use by firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material. It is primarily a guide to aid first responders in (1) quickly identifying the specific or generic classification of the material(s) involved in the incident, and (2) protecting themselves and the general public during this initial response phase of the incident. The ERG is updated every three to four years to accommodate new products and technology. The next version is scheduled for 2008. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=300346 AJOL offers a free document delivery service for developing countries. There is a document delivery fee for requestors outside of developing countries. For more information about AJOL see:http://www.ajol.info/.