Fire fighters face many hazards in the line of duty. The risks of severe and potentially fatal injuries from the dangerous environment of a fire scene are well known. Additionally, fires generate toxic contaminants, some that are known or suspected to cause cancer. Less is known about long term health effects fire fighters may experience as a result of such work-related exposures. One question ...

Background: Firefighters are often exposed to high temperatures and by-products of combustion, which can compromise their health. We aimed evaluate the effect fire exposure in simulators on airways firefighters at different time-points. Methodology: Thirty-seven male were evaluated three phases: pre-exposure, end first week, 4 weeks after. Pulmonary function by spirometry, nasal mucociliary cle...

With the growth of technology and massive city development, firefighting services have become more challenging to cope with a smart-city concept. One challenges that firefighters are facing is reaching top floors high-raised buildings. Firefighters need heavy oversized pieces equipment reach floors, which they sometimes fail deliver on time due big cities' traffic. The proposed solution this gl...

Cooperative activities among coworkers can provide valuable group-level benefits; however, previous research has often focused on artificial activities that require extraordinary efforts away from the worksite. We investigate organizational benefits that firms might obtain through various supports for coworkers to engage in commensality (i.e., eating together). We conducted field research withi...

In presenting examples from the most extensive and demanding fire in modern Swedish history, this paper describes challenges facing hastily formed networks in exceptional situations. Two concepts that have been used in the analysis of the socio-technical systems that make up a response are conversation space and sensemaking. This paper argues that a framework designed to promote understanding o...