Author: Scott F. Walter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781423528364
Category : Fire detectors
Languages : en
Pages : 87
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Personnel who fight wildland fires are limited to the amount of protective equipment that they can carry with them. Bulky respiratory protection devices are considered extraneous to a smoke jumper who must carry all their tools and living necessities on their backs. In addition, respirators cannot filter out carbon monoxide, a significant airborne hazard from wildland fires. Instead, personnel are trained to recognize and avoid inhalation exposure situations eliminating the need for respiratory protection. Most of the personnel who fight wildland fires are augmentees who are often poorly trained, lack experience, and are inadequately equipped to safely respond to the fire. In addition, wildland firefighters often lack the experience of responding to a large fire. Lastly, inhalation exposure conditions (concentrations, wind speed, wind direction, etc.) vary with each wildland fire encountered, which increases the exposure potential. Most studies of the inhalation hazards from wildland fires indicate individual exposure levels of measurable contaminants were below the permissible exposure limits (PELs) established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with an incident overexposure rate of approximately 5 - 10 %. These exposures were attributed to lack of worker training or awareness of the existing inhalation hazard. The primary health effect reported was upper respiratory and eye irritation (mainly from acrolein, formaldehyde, and particulate matter exposure). For comfort, workers often wear scarves and bandanas to reduce the discomfort of smoke exposure. For eye protection, some workers may wear goggles with limited protective capacity.
Author: Timothy E. Reinhardt
Publisher: Ecosystems Research Alliance
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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This paper reviews and summarizes literature about smoke exposure and the resulting adverse effects among wildland firefighters.
Author: Timothy E. Reinhardt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fire fighters
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Author: Timothy E. Reinhardt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Smoke
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Author: Tatiana V. Loboda
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119757029
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 307
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Landscape Fire, Smoke, and Health Linking Biomass Burning Emissions to Human Well-Being Where and when wildfires occur, what pollutants they emit, how the chemistry of smoke changes in the atmosphere, and what impact this air pollution has on human health and well-being are questions explored across different scientific disciplines. Landscape Fire, Smoke, and Health: Linking Biomass Burning Emissions to Human Well-Being is designed to create a foundational knowledge base allowing interdisciplinary teams to interact more effectively in addressing the impacts of air pollution from biomass burning on human health. Volume highlights include: Core concepts, principles, and terminology related to smoke and air quality used in different disciplines Observational and modeling tools and approaches in fire science Methods to sense, model, and map smoke in the atmosphere Impacts of biomass burning smoke on the health and well-being of children and adults Perspectives from researchers, modelers, and practitioners Case studies from different countries Information to support decision-making and policy The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.
Author: Timothy E. Reinhardt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fire fighters
Languages : en
Pages : 61
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Author: United States Fire Administration. Office of Fire Protection Technology and Research
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire detectors
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Author: Timothy E. Reinhardt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fire fighters
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Author: A. Enis Cetin
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128026170
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 99
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This book describes the signal, image and video processing methods and techniques for fire detection and provides a thorough and practical overview of this important subject, as a number of new methods are emerging. This book will serve as a reference for signal processing and computer vision, focusing on fire detection and methods for volume sensors. Applications covered in this book can easily be adapted to other domains, such as multi-modal object recognition in other safety and security problems, with scientific importance for fire detection, as well as video surveillance. Coverage includes: Camera Based Techniques Multi-modal/Multi-sensor fire analysis Pyro-electric Infrared Sensors for Flame Detection Large scale fire experiments Wildfire detection from moving aerial platforms The basics of signal, image and video processing based fire detection The latest fire detection methods and techniques using computer vision Non-conventional fire detectors: Fire detection using volumetric sensors Recent large-scale fire experiments and their results New and emerging technologies and areas for further research
Author: NWCG
Publisher: NWCG Training Branch
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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The Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide is a revision of what used to be called the Fireline Handbook, PMS 410-1. This guide has been renamed because, over time, the original purpose of the Fireline Handbook had been replaced by the Incident Response Pocket Guide, PMS 461. As a result, this new guide is aimed at a different audience, and it was felt a new name was in order.
