Identification of physically demanding tasks performed during bushfire suppression by Australian rural firefighters

Purpose: To identify and characterize the physically demanding tasks undertaken during multi-day wildfire (known as bushfire in Australia) suppression by Australian rural firefighters. Methods: During semi-structured group interviews, thirty-one experienced male firefighters reviewed 53 firefighting...

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Main Authors: Phillips, M., Payne, W., Lord, C., Netto, Kevin, Nichols, D., Aisbett, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56707