Firefighter Personnel and Their Activities in Extreme Environments

Williams-Bell, FM; McGregor, C

Firefighter Personnel and Their Activities in Extreme Environments

Williams-Bell, FM McGregor, C

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Publisher:: Springer Nature
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Engineering and Medicine in Extreme Environments, 2022, pp. 235-267
Issue Date:: 2022-06-09

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dc.contributor.author	Williams-Bell, FM
dc.contributor.author	McGregor, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-4403
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-17T20:06:14Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-17T20:06:14Z
dc.date.issued	2022-06-09
dc.identifier.citation	Engineering and Medicine in Extreme Environments, 2022, pp. 235-267
dc.identifier.isbn	3030969215
dc.identifier.isbn	9783030969219
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/167525
dc.description.abstract	Firefighters are exposed to many dangerous and stressful situations when they are deployed to fight structural and wildland fires as well as rescuing victims from vehicular accidents, or other adverse events. When they are deployed, they can be exposed to physical danger as well as extreme heat and/or extreme cold due to fire and environmental conditions, thus making firefighting an extreme environment. This chapter provides an overview of the firefighter profession as an extreme environment including their clothing and equipment, the specific impacts on the human body, and the impact of biological sex and gender together with training and fitness approaches. This situational context information is important in order to understand this profession and the opportunities for engineering and information technology solutions for health, wellness, resilience, and adaption within this population.
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dc.title	Firefighter Personnel and Their Activities in Extreme Environments
dc.type	Chapter
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
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Abstract:

Firefighters are exposed to many dangerous and stressful situations when they are deployed to fight structural and wildland fires as well as rescuing victims from vehicular accidents, or other adverse events. When they are deployed, they can be exposed to physical danger as well as extreme heat and/or extreme cold due to fire and environmental conditions, thus making firefighting an extreme environment. This chapter provides an overview of the firefighter profession as an extreme environment including their clothing and equipment, the specific impacts on the human body, and the impact of biological sex and gender together with training and fitness approaches. This situational context information is important in order to understand this profession and the opportunities for engineering and information technology solutions for health, wellness, resilience, and adaption within this population.

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