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Fire Fighting Technology Group
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The Engineering Laboratory's Fire Fighting Technology Group (FFTG) enables advances in fire fighter safety, fire ground operations, and effectiveness of the fire service; develops and applies technology, measurements and standards, and improves the understanding of the behavior, prevention and control of fires to enhance fire fighting operations and equipment, fire suppression, fire investigations, and disaster response. Programs/Projects
Smart Firefighting Project—New opportunities to fuse emerging sensor and computing technologies with building control systems and firefighting equipment and apparatus are emerging. The resulting cyber-physical … High Temperature Performance of Fire Fighter Equipment Project—Current test methods and standards do not fully characterize the performance of fire fighter equipment in high temperature, rough duty environments. The objective of this project is to … Enhanced Effectiveness of Fire Fighting Tactics Project —Firefighting is hazardous. In 2010, the fire departments in the United States responded to more than 480,000[1] structure fires. These fires resulted in approximately 3,120 civilian fatalities, … |
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