- Author
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Barker, R. L.
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Scrugs, B. J.
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Prahsarn, C.
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Myrhe, L. G.
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Teer, M.
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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
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Final Report
August 1998
227 p.
- Keywords
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protective clothing
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fire fighters
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heat stress
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comfort
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turnout coats
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heat loss
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climate
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human response
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physiological effects
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psychological effects
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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