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Volume 5 2011 ISSN 1554-3439 InternatIonal FIre ServIce Journal oF leaderShIp and ManageMent Volume 5 2011 Fire Protection Publications International Fire Service Training Association Journal Team Editor Copy Editor Layout & Design Subscriptions & Permissions Dr. Robert E. England Barbara Adams Ben Brock Coordinator Political Science Department Fire Protection Publications Fire Protection Publications Susan F. Walker DISCLAIMER Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University Fire Protection Publications The International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management is an academic Oklahoma State University journal. As such, articles that appear in the journal are “approved” for publication by Production Manager Associate Editor Journal Webmaster two to four anonymous members of the Journal’s Editorial Board and/or ad hoc peer Mike Wieder Ann Moffat Desa Kinnamon reviewers. 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Fire Protection Publications In this Issue The Dr. Granito Award Dr. John Granito Award for Excellence in Fire Leadership and Management Research . 5 Message from Dr. Robert England . 6 Keynote Address Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiments Jason D. Averill, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, Adam Barowy, Robert Santos, Richard Peacock, Dr. Kathy A. Notarianni, and Doug Wissoker . 7 Articles Under Fire: Firefighters’ Coping with Aggression and Violence Viv Brunsden, Rowena Hill, Jennifer McTernan,
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