FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS ANALYSIS

Abstract

Fire department operations were studied in New York, N.Y., White Plains, N.Y., Los Angeles, California and Buena Park, California. The study was performed using data on ten fires in each city. Correlations were developed involving water application, time and manpower required for suppressing various sizes of structural fires. Results were compared with fire department operations within the Chicago Metropolitan Area that were determined in other studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0712342

Entities

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Civil Defense
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fire Suppression
  • Fires
  • Ignition
  • Manpower
  • Materials
  • Natural Gas
  • New York
  • Rural Areas
  • Spontaneous Combustion
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warning Systems

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