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Privatisation of ambulance, emergency and firefighting services in Europe – a growing threat? [PDF]
, 2009 This paper examines the extent of privatisation in the ambulance, emergency and firefighting services in Europe, and the companies ...
Lethbridge, Jane
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Satellite versus ground-based estimates of burned area: a comparison between MODIS based burned area and fire agency reports over North America in 2007 [PDF]
, 2015 North American wildfire management teams routinely assess burned area on site during firefighting campaigns; meanwhile, satellite observations provide systematic and global burned-area data.
Field, R +4 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A heterointerface‐functionalized Schottky photodiode (HF‐SPD) is developed to explore the photoelectric capabilities of low‐temperature oxide semiconductors. Besides the remarkable UV detection capability, the bias‐tunable photo response endows HF‐SPD with the unique wavelength selectivity.
Yuyang Cai +13 more
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Unveiling Localized Heat in Lithium‐Ion Cells for Intelligent Temperature Sensing
Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.Heat generation, thermal responses, and intelligent management in batteries. Lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) power electric vehicles, portable electronics, and grid‐scale storage, yet their safety, performance, and lifetime are constrained by thermal effects.
Yunke Wang +6 more
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“Always Ready for any Sticky Job”: The Canadian Corps of (Civilian) Firefighters in the Second World War [PDF]
, 2012 The Canadian Corps of (Civilian) Firefighters was created. In 1942 to assist the British National Fire Service (NFS) in fighting fires caused by German bombings.
Hart, Keith
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Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding [PDF]
, 2019 [Excerpt] Firefighting activities are traditionally the responsibility of states and local communities. As such, funding for firefighters is provided mostly by state and local governments.
Congressional Research Service
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DETERMINING THE LOCATIONS OF POTENTIAL FIREFIGHTING TEAMS BY USING GIS TECHNIQUES [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2018 Wild forest fires are one of the most important disasters that affect the forest ecosystem especially in the regions with arid climate conditions. Besides, forest fires threats human life and results in seriously property loss.
A. E. Akay, İ. R. Karaş, İ. Kahraman
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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite growing public knowledge of false confession cases, research with students and community members continues to find that people assume confessions indicate guilt. The present research explored the implications of belief perseverance: the tendency to maintain a belief even when confronted with compelling contradictory evidence.
Taya D. Henry +2 more
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Вестник Дагестанского государственного технического университета: Технические науки, 2019 Objectives The environmental factors at the fire that affect the efficiency of the operational activities of fire and rescue units in an unfit environment for breathing and statistical information on the functioning of the gas and smoke protection ...
E. N. Tuzhikov
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The effect of mild to moderate COVID-19 infection on the cardiorespiratory fitness of firefighters
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionAn adequate level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is critical for firefighters to perform the strenuous and physiologically demanding work of firefighting safely and effectively.
Susanne D'Isabel +8 more
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