Essays about: "Fire Rescue Services"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Fire Rescue Services.

  1. 1. Reaching Those ‘Out-of-Reach’: An Explorative Case-Study of Fire Prevention in Vulnerable Urban Communities within Copenhagen.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

    Author : Aron Fransson; [2021]
    Keywords : Fire Prevention; Fire Rescue Services; Risk Communication; Fire Governance; Urban Vulnerable Communities; Community Risk Reduction; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Considering the nature of vulnerability to fires and at-risk groups, the issue is arguably a social problem where spatial analysis has allowed for a greater context, beyond the individual, to be analyzed. Furthermore, reports from fire rescue services of local safety concerns and the convergence of interest between different stakeholders has made communities disposition to fire safety increasingly relevant. READ MORE

  3. 2. Established forest firefighting techniques: A qualitative review of practices among the Swedish fire services.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Muhammad Humza Khan; [2021]
    Keywords : Forest fires; firefighting techniques; Scientometric analysis; Effectiveness; Questionnaire; Direct attack; Indirect attack; Firelines; Prescribed burning; Aerial firefighting; Flanking; Hot-spotting; Cold trailing.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Methods and equipment used for fighting forest fires are different from the ones used in urban fires. Generally, the wildfires are intense, require more resources and tend to spread rapidly. READ MORE

  4. 3. Standing long jump compared to vertical jump as a field test for assessing leg power in firefighter trainees : A correlation study from a gender equality perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Mimmi Bringsén-Bornegrim; [2021]
    Keywords : Firefighters; the rescue service; standing long jump; standing broad jump; vertical jump; gender equality; Brandmän; Räddningstjänsten; rektyteringstester; stående längdhopp; vertikalt hopp; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : Background: Within the rescue service, a varied background is needed to increase the possibility of delivering equal service to the citizens. At present, there is a skewed gender distribution within the municipal rescue services, with only a couple of percent of the firefighters being women. READ MORE

  5. 4. Enhancement of the Swedish Emergency Services : A study of the potential of human enhancement implementation within the Swedish police and fire and rescue service

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Anna Marija Trinkune; [2020]
    Keywords : human enhancements; HE; HPE; emergency services; police; fire and rescue service; mänsklig förstärkning; mänsklig prestation; räddningstjänst; polis; blåljusorganisation;

    Abstract : Human enhancement (HE) is the field of research aiming to improve and overcome the biological limitations of the physical and mental performance of humans. The implications of HE might especially prove relevant within high-intensity environments, such as the working environment of police and fire and rescue services. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Comparison between two different Methods to Verify Fire Safety Design in Buildings

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Byggkonstruktion och brand

    Author : David Ronstad; [2017]
    Keywords : Fire Safety Engineering; Verification; SP; Probabilistic method; Scenario analysis; Performance-Based;

    Abstract : In today’s Nordic construction industry, it is difficult for new and innovative building solutions to be introduced due to prescriptive and inflexible regulations. Trading products and services cross-border is something that could loosen the tough market, but this is not possible due to the lack of common international frameworks that is performance based with the possibility to perform fire safety engineering. READ MORE