Fire Science & Research
Fire science and research are critical components in the reduction of firefighter illness, disease and death.
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Insights from leading experts
Fire science and research are critical components to reduce the continuing escalation of the illness, disease and deaths firefighters are experiencing as a result of their exposure to the toxic gases and toxins on today’s fireground.
The fireground has changed in the last 25 years. No longer are homes and buildings constructed of wood. Today’s construction and interior contents are built out of rubbers, plastics and synthetics, and petroleum products that make the fireground more deadly.
Contaminant Absorption
- Percutaneous Absorption of Fireground Contaminants: Naphthalene, Phenanthrene, and Benzo[a]pyrene in Porcine Skin in an Artificial Sweat Vehicle
- Impact of Skin Decontamination Wipe Solutions on the Percutaneous Absorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Physiology
- Physiological Recovery from Firefighter Activities in Rehabilitation and Beyond
- Assessing the Cardiovascular and Chemical Risks Faced by Firefighters
- NIST Fire Smoke Survivability and Health Study
SCBA
- Evaluation of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Weight on Firefighter Stamina and Comfort, (Richard M. Kesler)
- Fire Incident Analysis, Daniel Madrzykowski, Ph.D., P.E.
- Thermal degradation of self-contained breathing apparatus facepiece lenses under radiant thermal loads
PPE
The Toxic Twins: Hydrogen Cyanide Exposure & Treatment / Fire Smoke Inhalation
- Modelling of Hydrogen Cyanide Formation in Room Fires
- Phoenix Study: Firefighter Exposures During Overhaul
- International Study of the Sublethal Effects of Fire Smoke on Survivability and Health (SEFS): Phase I Final Report
- The Toxic Twins: An Advance Perspective On Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- SMOKE Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide: The Toxic Twins of Smoke Inhalation
- Hydroxocobalamin: Prehospital Treatment Hydrogen Cyanide Exposure
Firefighter Cancer
