Residential Fireground Field Experiments

Study Reports

• Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiments
• Executive Summary
• Residential Experiment Videos

 

Field Experiments

• Fact Sheets
• Overview - The NIST Report on Residential Structure Fire
• How Crew Size Affects Time to Apply Water to a Fire
• How Crew Size Affects Laddering and Ventilation Time for Low Hazard Residential Structure Fire
• The Effect of Firefighter Crew Size on Time to Complete Essential Fire Fighting Tasks
• Fire Size Faced By Different Crew Sizes at Time of Suppression
• How Firefighter Crew Size Relates to Occupant Exposure to Toxins
• Physiological Effects of Firefighter Crew Size

• Charts
• Size of Fire at Time of Suppression
• Overall Scene Time
• Toxic Dose at Rescue
• Glossary
• Concurrent Study: Effect of Deployment of Resources on Cardiovascular Strain of Firefighters

 

In the News

May/June 2010 – International Fire Fighter
For Fire Fighter Crews Size Matters

April 28, 2010 – Firefighter Hourly
Landmark Report States Four Person Crews Essential for Firefighting

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