Development of Human Factors Engineering Requirements for Fire Fighting Protective Equipment

Abstract

This report is the result of an effort to develop an understanding of fire fighter needs through an assessment of relevant research and fire fighter-related literature, forums, conferences, and symposia. The objective was to understand what had and had not been accomplished regarding the development of fire fighter personal protection concepts and technologies. For the first time the overall framework and system of studies and processes were reviewed at a strategic and policy level in addition to the tactical level. An attempt was made to look at the big picture of programs and studies in stead of analyzing an isolated portion of the fire fighters' needs. This report examines many critical issues related to personal protective equipment in the post Sept 11 fire service, and makes several astute recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA438085

Entities

People

  • Hank T. Christen
  • Michael Hopmeier
  • Michael V. Malone

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergency Response
  • Engineering
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fire Protection
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Clothing
  • Protective Equipment
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design