- Author
- Barker, R. L. | Scrugs, B. J. | Prahsarn, C. | Myrhe, L. G. | Teer, M. | Miszko, T.
- Title
- International Firefighter Protective Clothing Breathability Research Project. Final Report to National Fire Protection Research Foundation. Part 1. Mild Environment Protocol. Part 2. Warm Environment Protocol.
- Coporate
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh Alamo Physiological Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
- Sponsor
- National Fire Protection Research Foundation, Quincy, MA
- Report
- Final Report, August 1998, 227 p.
- Keywords
- protective clothing | fire fighters | heat stress | comfort | turnout coats | heat loss | climate | human response | physiological effects | psychological effects | garments
- Identifiers
- guarded sweating hot plate; NFPA 1971-compliant turnout systems with a range of heat loss values; turnout performances; total heat loss values for turnout systems; mild climate protocol; comparison of maximum core temperature rise; averaged mean skin temperature over the range of 35 - 115 minutes