Protecting Fire Fighters Exposed in Room Fires. Part 2. Performance of Turnout Coat Materials Under Actual Fire Conditons.
Protecting Fire Fighters Exposed in Room Fires. Part 2.
Performance of Turnout Coat Materials Under Actual Fire
Conditons.
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Peacock, R. D.; Krasny, J. F.; Rockett, J. A.; Huang, D.
Fire Technology, Vol. 26, No. 3, 202-222, August 1990.
Keywords:
fire fighters; protective clothing; turnout coats;
safety; fire tests; room fires; full scale fire tests
Abstract:
Seven experimental fires varying in fire load were
conducted in a simulated townhouse. Specimens of
various current fire fighters turnout coat materials
were exposed in the room of fire origin. The time at
which conditions would become untenable for the fire
fighter due to pain, as well as the time to second
degree burn, were calculated. These times ranked the
coat specimens in roughly the same order as the "Thermal
Protection Performance" measured according to NFPA
1971-1986, especially if the heat in the room developed
rapidly.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899