Fire Fighting Tactics Under Wind Driven Conditions

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Fire Fighting Tactics Under Wind Driven Conditions

• Urban Fire Forum

NFPA Headquarters 25 October 2008
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Wind Driven FF Tactics

• FPRF/NIST Test Objectives
• To understand impact on a structure fire, fueled
  with residential furnishing, of temperature, heat
  flux, heat release rate, and gas concentration.
• To quantify the impact of several
  novel fire fighting tactics on
  wind driven structure
  fire.
• Improve fire fighter safety.

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Whats Next?

• Currently preparing to submit to the latest round
  of DHS fire grants

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Contact Information
Final FPRF/NIST Report will be available at
www.nfpa.org/foundation
Casey C. Grant, P.E. Fire Protection Research
Foundation
One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA USA
02169-7471 Phone [phone] Email
cgrant_at_nfpa.org