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PASS Sound Muffle Tests Using A Structural Firefighter Protective Ensemble Method

July 7, 2009

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James R. Lawson

Firefighters and other emergency responders often work in adverse environments. The operating environments can be very noisy. Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS) devices are safety systems that emit an audible alarm signal when an emergency responder

The Impact of Thermal Imaging Camera Display Quality on Fire Fighter Task Performance

June 11, 2009

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Justin Rowe

Thermal imaging cameras (TIC) have become a vital fire fighting tool for the first responder community but there are currently no standardized quality control regulations. The purpose of the study was to understand the impact of TIC display image quality

Evaluation of Image Quality of Thermal Imagers used by the Fire Service

February 26, 2009

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Francine K. Amon, Andrew J. Lock

This document reports on the test results of an evaluation of the image quality of thermal imaging cameras used by the fire service. The test methods used were based on the test methods included in Draft NFPA 1801 Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire

Fire Fighting Tactics under Wind Driven Conditions: Laboratory Experiments

January 21, 2009

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Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Stephen Kerber

Eight full scale experiments were conducted to examine the impact of wind on fire spread through a multi-room structure and examine the capabilities of wind control devices (WCD) and externally applied water streams to mitigate the hazard. The principle

A Computational Model of an Outward Leak from a Closed-Ciucuit Breathing Device

July 3, 2008

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Kathryn M. Butler

Closed-circuit breathing devices recycle exhaled air after scrubbing carbon dioxide and adding make-up oxygen from a tank of pure oxygen. This equipment provides up to four hours of use before oxygen cylinders and CO2-absorbent canisters need to be swapped

Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation In Large Structures: School Pressure and Fire Experiments

July 1, 2008

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Stephen Kerber

A series of experiments was run in a masonry educational building examining the ability of PPV fans to limit smoke spread or to remove smoke from desired areas. Preliminary experiments examined the pressure increase created by portable fans and mounted

An Investigation of Extinguishment by Thermal Agents Using Detailed Chemical Modeling of Opposed Jet Diffusion Flames

March 3, 2008

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William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang, Rodney A. Bryant, Linda G. Blevins

Detailed chemical kinetic modeling of methane planar opposed-jet laminar diffusion flames burning in air mixed with a variety of thermal agents is used to characterize their effects on maximum flame temperature and extinction behavior. The identification

Real-Time Particulate Monitoring - Detecting Respiratory Threats for First Responders: Workshop Proceedings

December 1, 2007

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Rodney A. Bryant, Kathryn M. Butler, R Vettori, P Greenberg

The overhaul of a fire scene is a stage of firefighting where respiratory protection is often disregarded due to the perception of low risk and the desire to remove the heavy and cumbersome self-contained breathing apparatus. The need for alternative

Real-Time Particulate Monitoring Detecting Respiratory Threats for First Responders: Workshop Proceedings

December 1, 2007

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Rodney A. Bryant, Kathryn M. Butler, R Vettori, P Greenberg

This workshop brought together members of the fire service, particulate detector manufacturers, public health professionals, airborne particulate researchers, and standards organizations to discuss the need for better technology to assess the level of

Gas species and thermal measurements preceding backdraft events in a 2/5th scale compartment

January 1, 2001

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Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, Thomas Cleary

This report documents real-time and time-averaged temperature, global and local equivalence ratios, and oxygen, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide concentration measurements made at various positions in an isolated 2/5th scale compartment prior to a

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