Documents

Below are a list of published IAB documents to include white papers, position papers, and reports. Most of these documents were authored by a particular SubGroup or Special Project Group and is featured on their respective page as well.

You can also view a list of archived documents.

Extending the Use of Respiratory Protection

Strategies for Extending the Use Life of Respiratory Protection - Quick Reaction Guide - IABPUB-2020-02A-02 (April 17, 2020)

Strategies for Extending the Use Life of Respiratory Protection - Quick Reaction Guide - IABPUB-2020-02A-01 (April 11, 2020)

Strategies for Respiratory Protection

Balancing the Risk - Strategies for Respiratory Protection During a Pandemic - IABPUB-2020-02-02 (April 10, 2020)

Balancing Risk – Strategies for Respiratory Protection During a Pandemic - IABPUB-2020-02-01 (March 25, 2020)

Minimum PPE & Decontamination - QRG

Minimum Recommended Guidance on Protection and Decontamination for First Responders - Quick Reaction Guide - IABPUB-2020-01A-02 (April 17, 2020)

Minimum Recommended Guidance on Protection and Decontamination for First Responders - Quick Reaction Guide - IABPUB-2020-01A-01 (March 17, 2020)

Firefighter PPE Against SARS-CoV-2

Firefighter Protective Ensemble Use Against SARS-CoV-2 - IABPUB-2020-03 (March 25, 2020)

Minimum PPE & Decontamination - Detailed

Minimum Recommended Guidance on Protection and Decontamination for First Responders - Detailed Reaction Guide - IABPUB-2020-01-01 (April 10, 2020)

IAB Re-Imaging

IAB Re-Imaging Document Review Comments Matrix

IAB Website Analytics Report - Jan 2021

IAB Website Analytics Report - March 2021

IAB 2020 model - Gabe comments

IAB Re-Image 2020 - DHS_DDJani_20201110

IAB Re-Image 2020_DL comments[1]

White Papers

Training Trigger: Jack Rabbit Project Chlorine Tests (June 2019)

Training Trigger: NIMS Refresh (June 2019)

Training Trigger - Tourniquet Use Under Medical Protocols (February 2017)

Training Trigger: Wildland Fire Fighting / Urban Interface (August 2017)

Conformity Assessment Guidance for Public Safety Equipment (April 2016)

Recommended Actions Related to Reducing the Known Risk of Cancer in Fire Fighters (June 2016)

Training Trigger: Administration of Naloxone (February 2016)

Training Trigger: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (April 2016)

Training Trigger: Integrated Response Operations in Active Shooter/Hostile Events (June 2016)

Law Enforcement TECC Training & IFAK (June 2015)

Prevalence of Untreated Severe Mental Illness in U.S. Communities Places Unmanageable Burden on First Responders and Law Enforcement (October 2015)

Training Trigger: Crude Oil Rail Shipments (April 2015)

Training Triggers Project Overview (April 2015)

Ebola PPE Recommendations (October 2014)

Stress-Related Mental Health Issues (November 2014)

Cyberspace Security Continuum (December 2013)

Top Homeland Security Issues (June 2013)

Recommendations for Manufacturer-Provided Training (March 2012)

Modeling, Simulations & Simulators (MS&S) (August 2011)

Anthrax Vaccine Absorbed (March 2009)

Bio Issues Gap Analysis (March 2009)

Publications

IAB Procurement Guidance

IAB Recommended Best Practices for Opioid Response (October 2017)

Position Papers

A Proposed Model for Bioterrorism Response: Initial Operations and Characterization (January 2017)

IAB Recommended Best Practices to Minimize Emergency Responder Exposures to Synthetic Opioids, Including Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs (October 2017)

Recommendations on Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment and Decontamination Products for First Responders Against Exposure Hazards to Synthetic Opioids, Including Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogues (August 2017)

Evaluation of the Downed Firefighter (April 2016)

Preparedness Activities for High Threat Events Requires Additional Study (April 2016)

Evaluation of Hazards in Post-Fire Environment (September 2012)

Fusion Centers (December 2012)

National EMS Administrative Body (September 2011)

"D" Block Public Safety Spectrum (November 2010)

Gaps in Respiratory PPE (December 2009)

H1N1 Influenza and First Responders and First Receivers (October 2009)

Reports

Active Shooter & Hostile Event (ASHE) Guide (July 2016)

Improving Active Shooter and Hostile Event Response (September 2015)

Needs and Requirements for Protective Helmets (April 2014)

Needs and Requirements for Protective Shields (December 2014)