- Author
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Bastuscheck, C.
- Title
- Pre-Prototype Hand-Held Fire Detectors. Final Report.
- Coporate
- HRB-Singer Inc., State College, PA
- Report
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76711-f
March 15, 1965
15 p.
- Keywords
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fire detectors
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fire fighting
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fire departments
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furniture
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room fires
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building fires
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fire extinguishers
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infrared detectors
- Abstract
- Four pre-prototype models of a hand-held infrared-detecting instrument for use in locating fires in smoke-filled buildings, or in concealed spaces within a building and in debris were built and evaluated. Two different circiuts containing infrared detectors were provided and packaged in two different physical configurations. These were evaluated in the laboratory and in a six-week use test by a cooperating fire department. The fire detectors performed satisfactorily and are recommended for consideration in civil defense fire fighting.