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• Exposure to a firefighting overhaul environment without respiratory protection increases immune dysregulation and lung disease risk 

  Gainey, Stephen J.; Horn, Gavin P.; Towers, Albert E.; Oelschlager, Maci L.; Tir, Vincent L.; Drnevich, Jenny; Fent, Kenneth W.; Kerber, Stephen; Smith, Denise L.; Freund, Gregory G. (PLoS ONE, 2018-08-21)

  Firefighting activities appear to increase the risk of acute and chronic lung disease, including malignancy. While self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) mitigate exposures to inhalable asphyxiates and carcinogens, ...

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• Thermal response to firefighting activities in residential structure fires: impact of job assignment and suppression tactic 

  Horn, Gavin P.; Kesler, Richard M.; Kerber, Stephen; Fent, Kenneth W.; Schroeder, Tad J.; Scott, William S.; Fehling, Patricia C.; Fernhall, Bo; Smith, Denise L. (Ergonomics, 2017-07-31)

  Firefighters’ thermal burden is generally attributed to high heat loads from the fire and metabolic heat generation, which may vary between job assignments and suppression tactic employed. Utilising a full-sized residential ...

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• Physiological response to firefighting activities of various work cycles using extended duration and prototype SCBA 

  Kesler, Richard M.; Ensari, Ipek; Bollaert, Rachel E.; Motl, Robert W.; Hsiao-Wecksler, Elizabeth T.; Rosengren, Karl S.; Fernhall, Bo; Smith, Denise L.; Horn, Gavin P. (Ergonomics, 2017-08-29)

  Firefighters’ self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) protects the respiratory system during firefighting but increases the physiological burden. Extended duration SCBA (>30 min) have increased air supply, potentially ...

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• Egress Efficacy of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis During Simulated Evacuations 

  Kesler, Richard M.; Kliegar, Alexandra E.; Horn, Gavin P.; Boes, Morgan K.; Hsiao-Wecksler, Elizabeth T.; Klaren, Rachel E.; Learmonth, Yvonne; Motl, Robert W. (Fire Technology, 2017)

  Expedited evacuation of commercial and residential structures in the event of an emergency may be more difficult for persons with physical movement disorders. There is a need to better characterize the impact of such ...

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• Occupant Tenability in Single Family Homes: Part II: Impact of Door Control, Vertical Ventilation and Water Application 

  Traina, Nicholas; Horn, Gavin P.; Kerber, Stephen; Kyritsis, Dimitrios C. (Fire Technology, 2017)

  This paper describes experimental investigations of fire service ventilation and suppression practices in full-scale residential structures, including a one-story, 112 m2, 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom house with 8 total rooms and ...

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