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Media & Materials
POSITIVE PRESSURE ATTACK: Suggested Guidelines for Standard Operating Procedures (2008, pdf)
Photos from the March, 2008, Instructor Academy: Gallery 1 Gallery 2
Sample PPA Evolution with Fast Attack (Courtesy Salt Lake City Fire Department, pdf)
Sample PPA Evolution with Hydrant (Courtesy Salt Lake City Fire Department, pdf)

Articles by Garcia/Kauffmann
Five Days of Fire (By Kriss Garcia, Fire Rescue Magazine, 2008, pdf)
The Power of Negative Thinking (By Kriss Garcia, Fire Rescue Magazine, 2008, pdf)
Education vs. Training in Fire Space Control (By Kriss Garcia, Fire Engineering, 2008, pdf)
Positive Pressure Attack: Questions and Answers (By Kriss Garcia & Reinhard Kauffmann, fireengineering.com, 2007)
Positive Reinforcement (By Kriss Garcia & Reinhard Kauffmann, Fire Chief Magazine, 2006)
Letter to the Editor (In response to "Positive Reinforcement," Fire Chief Magazine, 2006)
Pressure Precepts (By Kriss Garcia & Reinhard Kauffmann, Fire Chief Magazine, 2006)
The Power of Positive Pressure (By Kriss Garcia & Reinhard Kauffmann, Fire Chief Magazine, 2005)

Other Articles
NIST Goes Back to School (NFPA Journal, 2008)
The History of Positive Pressure Attack (pdf, Balloon Life, 2001)
Another Viewpoint on Fire Chief Magazine PPA/PPV articles (ventry.com)
NIST Test Fans the Flames for High-Rise Fire Safety (NIST Tech Beat, 2006)
NIST Tests PPV in High Rise (Fire Chief Magazine, 2006)
Fans Clear High-Rise Stairwells of Smoke (NIST Tech Beat, 2007)
Positive-pressure ventilation in a test setting (Summary of Fire Engineering article, 1989)
Positive Pressure for a Positive Advantage, Part 1 (Firenuggets.com)
Positive Pressure for a Positive Advantage, Part 2 (Firenuggets.com)
Positive Pressure for a Positive Advantage, Part 3 (Firenuggets.com)
PPV - Ejecting Smoke the Easy Way (pdf, Fire & Rescue Magazine, 2006)
Large Scale Fire Tests in the Runehamar Tunnel Completed (SP Technical Research Institute, Sweden)
Fire Officials Tackle Challenges of High-Rise Blazes (N.Y. Times, 2008)
Fanning the Flame of Success (Fresno Bee, California, 2008)
Positive Pressure Ventilation (Fire.gov, 2008)

Incident Related
State Fire Marshall's Office, Firefighter Fatality Investigation, Investigation Number FY 07-02, Captain Kevin Williams, Firefighter Austin Cheek, Noonday Volunteer Fire Department (Texas Department of Insurance, 2007)
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Investigation Report: Michele Drive Line of Duty Deaths (CCCFPD, 2007) Comments about this report on www.firegeezer.com
Residential House Fire Claims the Life of One Career Fire Fighter–Florida (NIOSH, 2001)
Career Engineer Dies and Fire Fighter Injured After Falling Through Floor While Conducting a Primary Search at a Residential Structure Fire – Wisconsin (NIOSH, 2006)
Basement Fire Claims the Life of Volunteer Fire Fighter - Massachusetts (NIOSH, 2004)
Volunteer Deputy Fire Chief Dies after Falling Through Floor Hole in Residential Structure during Fire Attack—Indiana (NIOSH, 2007)
Simulation of the Dynamics of a Fire in a One-Story Restaurant, Texas, February 14, 2000. (abstract, link to full report, NIST, 2002)
Floor Collapse in a Single Family Dwelling Fire Claims the Life of One Fire Fighter and Injures Another - Kentucky (NIOSH, 1997)
Career Captain Dies After Running Out of Air at a Residential Structure Fire - Michigan (NIOSH, 2006)
Volunteer Fire Fighter Killed and Career Chief Injured During Residential House Fire - Tennessee (NIOSH, 2002)
Warehouse Fire Claims the Life of a Battalion Chief - Missouri (NIOSH, 2000)

Reports
An Evaluation of Positive Pressure Ventilation (full report, pdf, 2008)
U.S. Fire Administration index of current national fire statistics and reports.
Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation In Large Structures: School Pressure and Fire Experiments (abstract, link to pdf, NIST, 2008)
The Wind of Change, A Study Investigating The Implementation Strategies And Usage of Positive Pressure Ventilation In United Kingdom Fire Services (pdf, 2002)
Characterizing Positive Pressure Ventilation using Computational Fluid Dynamics
(abstract, link to pdf, NIST, 2003)
Effects of PPV Attack on Thermal Conditions in a Compartment Downstream of a Fire (Abstract, springerlink.com)
Evaluation of the Ability of Fire Dynamic Simulator to Simulate Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Laboratory and Practical Scenarios (abstract, link to full report, NIST, 2006)
Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation In Large Structures: High-Rise Pressure Experiments (abstract, link to full report, NIST, 2007)
Full-Scale Evaluation of Positive Pressure Ventilation In a Fire Fighter Training Building (abstract, link to full report, NIST, 2006)
Effect of Positive Pressure Ventilation on a Room Fire (abstract, link to full report, NIST, 2005)
ANSI/AMCA Standard 240-06, "Laboratory Methods of Testing Positive Pressure Ventilators for Aerodynamic Performance Rating" (report available for purchase only)
Advances in positive pressure ventilation: Live fire tests and laboratory simulation (abstract, link to full report, Fire Technology, 1994)
Positive Pressure Ventilation for High-Rise Buildings (abstract, link to full report, National Research Council Canada, 2004)
Positive Pressure Ventilation in Single Medium-Sized Premises (abstract, link to full report, Fire Technology, 2004)
Smoke ventilation in operational fire fighting (abstract, link to full report, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 1997)
Smoke ventilation in operational fire fighting. Part 2. Multi-storey buildings (abstract, link to full report, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 2000)
Evaluation of Fire Scene Contamination by Using Positive-Pressure Ventilation Fans (Forensic Science Communications, 2002)
Characterization of Firefighter Exposures During Fire Overhaul (Firescenesafety.com, pdf, 2000)
Use of Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV) Fans To Reduce the Hazards of Entering Chemically Contaminated Buildings, Summary Report (Chem-bio.com, 1999)
Fire Cause & Fire Debris Analysis, A Review: 1998 to 2001 (Interpol.int, pdf, 2001)
The Operational Problem of Fire Control (Lund University, Sweden, pdf, 2002)
The Use of Positive Pressure Ventilation in Firefighting Operations (summary, link to full report, Communities and Local Government site, UK, 2000)

Presentations/Training
Webcast on Positive Pressure Attack (Fire Engineering, November, 2007)
Kriska Fire Training
Testing Tactics Scientifically: PPV in Residential Structures (pdf, 2005)
Extinguishing Chimney Fires with Positive Pressure Ventilation, Instructor Guide (Firehouse.com)
Principles of PPV & Hose Management, Revision 1.0 (04/23/2004) (Forks Township Fire Department, PA, pdf)
Positive Pressure Ventilation (Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, MD, pdf)
Positive Pressure Ventilation (Delaware State Fire School, pdf, 2001)
Positive Pressure Ventilation (Phoenix Regional Standard Operating Procdeures, pdf)
FF1 Certification, Skill # 28 Horizontal Ventilation with Positive Pressure Fan (Fire Service Training, Oklahoma State University, pdf
Tempe Fire Department Policies and Procedures, Support Activities (pdf)

Equipment
Tempest Technology
Ventry
Super Vac
Unifire
Ramfan
Rosenbauer (Fanergy)
Tele-Lite (Tele-Aire)
Groupe-Leader
DAFO
Hale Products Europe (Typhoon Fan)

General Fire Information
Air Movement & Control Association International, Inc. (AMCA International)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Everyone Goes Home: Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives
Firefighter Close Calls
National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System
Fire Engineering Magazine
Fire Chief Magazine
Firehouse Magazine
FireRescue Magazine

Miscellaneous
Positive Pressure Ventilation & Casualty Location (firetactics.com)
Discussion board, positive pressure attack thread (NassauFDRant.com)
Economic Consequences of Firefighter Injuries and Their Prevention (abstract, link to pdf, NIST, 2005)
Positive Pressure Ventilation(PPV), Tactical Firefighting Research (Firetactics.com)
FAQs (Refueling equipment on fire scene) (Office of the Fire Commissioner, Manitoba, Canada
Chicago Fire Department Mobile Ventilation Unit in Action (You Tube video, 2007)
Tempest MVU at Chicago High Rise Burn Test (You Tube video)
Moroccan Fire Brigade (You Tube video)
Backdraught Speeded Up Using Positive Pressure Fan (Metacafe video)
PPV Fan Causing Flashover? (Video and discussion, FirefighterNation.com)
Amazing Footage of a Textbook Flashover! A Must See For Every Firefighter! (TheBravestOnline.com)
Truss Identification Signs - for Firefighter Safety (You Tube video)
Firefighters say sign bill will save lives (Bradenton, FL, Herald, 2008)
www.trussid.com
New construction dangers (You Tube video)
Wood Truss Test Burn (You Tube video)
Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Fire Fighters Due to Truss System Failures (NIOSH, pdf - 1.4mb, 2001)
Fire Tactics & Strategy: Positive Pressure Attack (Discussion, bshifter.com )