- Author
- Ramsey, G. S. | Townsend, D. M. | Bland, J. S.
- Title
- Noise and the Portable Forestry Fire Pump.
- Coporate
- Forest Fire Research Inst., Ontario, Canada
- Report
- Information Report FF-X-37, July 1973, 18 p.
- Keywords
- fire pumps | noise (sound) | forest fires | forestry
- Identifiers
- pump models selected for testing; recommendations to preserve hearing
- Abstract
- This report is one of a series dealing with the operating characteristics of forestry fire pumps. The first report in the series FF-X-33 dealt with the effect of suction life on the performance of a specific model of pump. Information Reports FF-X-36 and FF_X-38 also dealt with suction lift effects. These books are not for the pump operator's use in the field but may be used for training. They are intended to provide the fire control officer with useful information on current models of pumps before they are assigned, with a crew, to a fire. This particular report deals with the risk of damage to an operator's hearing when using any of several common forestry fire pumps.