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Statement of David Evans as Member of the First Responders Panel of the Engineering the Protection of Our Cities, Polytechnic University, New York, October 7, 2002
Published
Author(s)
D D. Evans
Abstract
The BFRL program to advance the technology for first responders to use information from building systems for safer and better fire fighting is presented. Examples of possible implementation strategies are given.
Citation
Technology in Society
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
BACnet, fire models, firefighters, first responders, GIS, highrise building
Evans, D.
(2017),
Statement of David Evans as Member of the First Responders Panel of the Engineering the Protection of Our Cities, Polytechnic University, New York, October 7, 2002, Technology in Society
(Accessed October 11, 2025)