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Santa Ana Fire Department Experiment at 1315 South Bristol, July 14, 1994. Report of Test.

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Anthony D. Putorti Jr., William D. Walton, W H. Twilley, Scott Deal, John Albers

Abstract

This report of test addresses a fire experiment conducted on July 14, 1994 in a vacant single family dwelling at 1315 South Bristol Street in Santa Ana, California. Fire phenomena measured included: temperatures within various rooms, the velocity and temperature of outflowing cases, smoke detector activation time, sprinkler activation times, and time to full room involvement.
Citation
Report of Test FR 3995
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Keywords

fire departments, experiments, home fires, residential buildings, smoke detectors, sprinklers, temperature, large scale fire tests, single family dwellings, sprinkler activation
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

Putorti, A. , Walton, W. , Twilley, W. , Deal, S. and Albers, J. (1994), Santa Ana Fire Department Experiment at 1315 South Bristol, July 14, 1994. Report of Test., Report of Test FR 3995, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911216 (Accessed April 25, 2024)

Created August 31, 1994, Updated February 19, 2017