Fire Service Project Reports

• Firefighter Fatalities and Injuries - The Role of Heat Stress and PPE
• The Effects of Fire Fighting and On-Scene Rehabilitation on Hemostasis

Peer Reviewed

1. Yan H. Fahs CA. Ranadive S. Rossow LM. Lane AD. Agiovlasitis S. Echols G.  Smith D. Horn G. Rowland T. and Fernhall B. (20xx) “Evaluation of Carotid Wave Intensity in Firefighters Following Firefighting.” European Journal of Applied Physiology, accepted for publication.
2. Fernhall, B., Fahs, C.A, Horn, G.P., Rowland, T., and Smith, D. (2011) “Acute Effects of Firefighting on Cardiac Performance.” European Journal of Applied Physiology, article available on-line.
3. Fahs, C.A., Yan, H., Ranadive, S., Rossow, L.M., Agiovlasitis, S., Echols, G., Smith, D., Horn, G.P., Rowland, T., Lane, A., and Fernhall, B. (2011) “Acute Effects of Firefighting on Arterial Stiffness and Blood Flow.” Vascular Medicine, 16(2), 113-118.
4. Park, K., Rosengren, K.S., Horn, G.P., Smith, D.L., and Hsiao-Wecksler, E.T. (2011) “Assessing gait changes in firefighters due to fatigue and protective clothing.” Safety Science,49(5), 719-726.
5. Horn, G.P., Gutzmer, S., Fahs, C.A., , Petruzzello, S.J., Goldstein, E., Fahey, G.C., Fernhall, B., Smith, D.L., (2011) “Physiological recovery from firefighting activities in rehabilitation and beyond”, Prehospital Emergency Care 15(2), 214-225.
6. Smith, D.L., Petruzzello, S.J., Goldstein, E. Ahmad, U., Tangella, K., Freund, G.G., Horn, G.P. (2011) “Effect of Live-Fire Training Drills on Platelet Number and Function”, Prehospital Emergency Care, 15(2), 233-237.
7. Park, K., Hur, P., Rosengren, K.S., Horn, G.P., and Hsiao-Wecksler, E.T. (2010) “Effect of load carriage on gait due to firefighting air bottle configuration”, Ergonomics, 53(7), 882-891.
8. Fahs, C.A., Smith, D.L., Horn, G.P., Agiovlasitis, S., Rossow, L.M., Echols, G., Heffernan, K. S., and Fernhall, B. (2009) “Impact of Excess Body Weight on Arterial Structure, Function, and Blood Pressure in Firefighters”, American Journal of Cardiology, 104(10), 1441-1445.
9. Smith, D.L., Petruzzello, S.J., Kramer J.M., Warner, S.E., Bone, B.G. and Misner J.E. 1995. Selected physiological and psychobiological responses to physical activity in different configurations of firefighting gear. Ergonomics. 38: 2065-2077.
10. Smith, D.L., Petruzzello, S.J., Kramer J.M. and Misner J.E. 1996. Physiological, psychophysical, and psychological responses of firefighters to firefighting training drills. Aviat Space Envir Md. 67: 1063-1068.
11. Smith, D.L., Petruzzello, S.J., Kramer J.M. and Misner J.E. 1997. The effects of different thermal environments on the physiological and psychological responses of firefighters to a training drill. Ergonomics, 40: 500-510.
12. Smith, D.L. and Petruzzello, S.J. 1998. Selected physiological and psychological responses to live-fire drills in different configurations of firefighting gear. Ergonomics, 41: 1141-1154.
13. Smith, D.L., Manning, T.S. and Petruzzello, S.J. 2001. Effect of strenuous live-fire drills on cardiovascular and psychological responses of recruit firefighters. Ergonomics, 44: 244-254.
14. Smith, D.L., Petruzzello, S.J., Chludzinski, M.A., Reed J.J. and Woods J.A. 2001. Effects of strenuous live-fire fire fighting drills on hematological, blood chemistry, and psychological measures. J. Therm. Biol. 26: 375-380.
15. Smith, D.L., Petruzzello, S.J., Chludzinski, M.A., Reed J.J. and Woods J.A. 2005. Selected hormonal and immunological responses to strenuous live-fire firefighting drills. Ergonomics, 48: 55-65.
16. Smith, D.L., Dyer, K. and Petruzzello, S.J. 2004. Blood chemistry and immune cell changes during 1 week of intensive firefighting training. J. Therm. Biol. 29: 725-729.
17. Smith, D.L. 2002. Acute Effects of Fire Fighting Activity on Coagulation. Med. Sci Sports Exercise, 34: S194.

Technical Magazines

1. Horn, G. P. ,Hsiao-Wecksler, E.T., Rosengren, K.S., Hur, P., Park, K. and Smith, D.L. (2009) “FIND BALANCE – IFSI study examines how PPE affects walking & balance”, Fire Rescue, 27 (1), pp.56-58.
2. Horn, G.,  Timmons, E. and Kurath, P. (2007), “Escape Rope Performance at Elevated Temperatures and Under Dynamic Loads”, Fire Engineering, 160 (7), pp. 99-106.
3. Smith, D.L. and Haigh, C. 2006. Implementing effective on-scene rehabilitation. Fire Eng. 159: 175-188.
4. Bone, B.G., Clark, D. F., Smith, D.L. and Petruzzello, S.J., 1994. Physiological Responses to Working in Bunker Gear: A Comparative Study. Fire Eng, 147: 52.
5. Petruzzello, S.J., Smith, D.L., Clark, D. F., and Bone, B.G. 1996. Psychological Responses to Working in Bunker Gear. Fire Eng, 149:51-55.
6. Clark, D. F., Smith, D.L., Petruzzello, S.J., and Bone, B.G. 1998. Heat Stress in the Training Environment. Fire Eng. 151: 163-172.
7. Smith, D.L. 2001. Hot under the turnout. Fire Chief. 45:82-88.
8. Smith, D.L., Manning, T.S., and Petruzzello, S.J. 2001. Effects of Live Fire Training on Recruits. Fire Eng. 154: 79-81.
9. Smith, D.L. 2004. Firefighting cardiovascular disease in the fire service. Adv. Rescue Technol. 7: 47-51.

Fire Service Presentations

• Denise Smith & Gavin Horn's presentation at Fire Rescue International - August 2008