- Author
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Conkle, J. P.
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Miranda, R. E.
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Oakley, C. J.
- Title
- Chemical Defense Collective Protection Technology. Volume 1. Modified Survivable Collective Protection Shelter Providing Long-Term Rest and Relief for Up to 96 Firefighters and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Personnel. Interim Report. June 6-23, 1988.
- Coporate
- Armstrong Lab., Brooks AFB, TX
- Report
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AL-TP-1991-0036,
October 1991,
50 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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fire fighters
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self-contained breathing apparatus
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head protection
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contamination
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survival
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egress
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chemical agents
- Identifiers
- helmets; charcoal balaclava; charcoal undercoverall; chemical defense; SCPS-2; collective protection; contamination control area; vapor transport; simulant; methyl salicylate; oil of wintergreen
- Abstract
- This report evaluates the modifications made to a Survivable Collective Protection Shelter (SCPS-2) to accomodate firefighter and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel; the SCPS-2 was adapted to provide long-term rest and relief for 96 persons (or additional storage area for 84 persons). Equipment placement was changed and additional racks for the firefighter helmet and self-contained breathing apparatus were installed in the facility. Vapor permeation by a chemical warfare (CW) agent simulant (methyl salicylate, oil of wintergreen) into the facility, was evaluated. The CW modifications and additions to the firefighter and EOD personnel, personal equipment, (charcoal undercoverall (UK) and charcoal balaclava), were tested. Procedures for don/doff during egress/ingress were developed and tested for mechanical and vapor transport of the CW agent simultant through the facility. The time required for egress/ingress was evaluated to determine the efficiency of the procedures.