NIST Fire Fighter Technology Program Overview.
NIST Fire Fighter Technology Program Overview.
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Bryner, N. P.
NIST SP 1051; NIST Special Publication 1051; December
2007.
Real-Time Particulate Monitoring: Detecting Respiratory
Threats for First Responders. Workshop Proceedings.
Appendix 3: Workshop Presentations. Appendix 3.H. May
3-4, 2007, Gaithersburg, MD, 63-75 pp, 2007.
Keywords:
first responders; respiratory systems; health hazards;
fire fighters; fire departments; technology utilization;
training; effectiveness; technology assessment; fire
loss; costs; respirators; fire fighting equipment; fire
research; information dissemination
Abstract:
The Advanced Fire Service Technologies (AFST) Program
objectives are to (*) Provide the science and
performance metrics for development and implementation
of new technology, (*) Enable an information-rich
environment, firefighter training tools, and application
of innovative new technologies, (*) Improve
effectiveness and safety of first responders, and (*)
Support Fire Loss Reduction Goal and facilitate the
development and transfer of BFRL research to the fire
service. Funding is prioritized to improve equipment
where no current metrics or standards exist and to
improve existing metrics and standards, to integrate
emerging technology with the biggest impact, and to
transfer technology to the fire service through
firefighting simulators and training programs. Projects
in this program include the characterization of
firefighter respirators using computer
modeling and experiments, hose stream effectiveness,
standards for thermal imaging cameras, PASS device
audibility, structural collapse prediction, emergency
responder and occupant locator technology, and tactical
decision aids, among many others.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899