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The firefighter problem with more than one firefighter on trees

Discrete Applied Mathematics, 2013
In this paper we study the complexity of the firefighter problem and related problems on trees when more than one firefighter is available at each time step, and answer several open questions of Finbow and MacGillivray 2009. More precisely, when $b \geq 2$ firefighters are allowed at each time step, the problem is NP-complete for trees of maximum ...
Cristina Bazgan, Morgan Chopin, Bernard Ries   +2 more
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Fire and Rescue Service Preparedness for Natural Hazards

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Natural hazards driven by extreme weather events are expected to continue to pose a significant risk to citizens, property and the environment. Based on a series of national and international interviews with the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), this paper presents an analysis of present practices within the FRS and FRS willingness to employ a ...
Johan Björck, Margaret McNamee
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Analysis of the risk of injury to firefighters based on a functional assessment using the Functional Movement Screen test

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2017
Introduction. The work of firefighters is at high risk of injury and injury. Firefighters risk their health and their lives each day, carrying help to those in need.
Krystian Kałużny, Anna Kałużna, Bartosz Kochański, Łukasz Wołowiec, Michał Cichosz, Walery Żukow, Wojciech Hagner   +6 more
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Online Firefighting on Grids [PDF]

CoRR, 2019
The Firefighter Problem (FP) is a graph problem originally introduced in 1995 to model the spread of a fire in a graph, which has attracted considerable attention in the literature. The goal is to devise a strategy to employ a given sequence of firefighters on strategic points in the graph in order to contain efficiently the fire (which spreads from ...
Marc Demange, David Ellison, Raffaella Gentilini   +2 more
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Developing a Typology of Korean Women Leaders' Resistance to Their Token Status in the Workplace

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite remarkable economic development in South Korea (Korea), there are only a few women leaders, and they face challenges in the gendered workplace where organizational constraints and traditional values coexist. In a reanalysis of narratives of Korean women leaders (KWLs), using an ideal‐type analysis as a novel qualitative research method,
Yonjoo Cho, Jiwon Park, Sumi Lee, Jieun You, Sokyum Yoon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Firefighter\'s Job-Related Stress Assessment in Operation Department of Fire Stations

Caspian Journal of Health Research, 2022
Background: Increasing job-related stresses among firefighters not only affect the incentive of work but also cause a reduction in productivity. Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate job-related stress situations among firefighters and its
Fardin Merabian, Parisa Kasmaei, Zahra Atrkar Roushan, Mahmood Heidari, Naghmeh Khalili Rad   +4 more
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Analysis of firefighting skill with a teleoperated robot

ROBOMECH Journal, 2020
Teleoperated robots are expected to perform tasks in extreme environments such as disaster sites. However, only few teleoperated robots are used for this purpose because their usability is poor compared to human skill in such tasks.
Yoshihiro Tamura, Hisanori Amano, Jun Ota   +2 more
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“Thinking Out Loud” and “Pivoting on the Fly”—An Empirical Review and Critical Incident Study of How Physicians Engage in Incidental Learning Amidst Complexity

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores incidental learning among physicians navigating uncertainty during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Using a constructivist research design, we conducted a literature review of 13 empirical studies on incidental learning in complexity and analyzed critical incident interviews with 12 emergency medicine and intensive care physicians ...
Henriette Lundgren, Karen E. Watkins, Victoria J. Marsick, Dimitrios Papanagnou, Urvashi Vaid   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Between Leisure Time Physical Activity, Cardiopulmonary Fitness, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Cardiovascular Workload at Work in Firefighters

Safety and Health at Work, 2015
Background: Overweight, obesity, and cardiovascular disease risk factors are prevalent among firefighters in some developed countries. It is unclear whether physical activity and cardiopulmonary fitness reduce cardiovascular disease risk and the ...
Clare C.W. Yu, Chun T. Au, Frank Y.F. Lee, Raymond C.H. So, John P.S. Wong, Gary Y.K. Mak, Eric P. Chien, Alison M. McManus   +7 more
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A systematic review of the prevalence, risk factors, and protective factors of posttraumatic stress disorder among paramedics

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Paramedics are frequently exposed to trauma and may be at elevated risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD). This review aimed to map PTSD prevalence among paramedics, identify risk and protective factors, and scope existing literature on CPTSD in paramedics.
Brogan Johnston, Danielle Wynne, Michael Threlfall, Kathryn Gardner, Carolina Campodonico   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source