- Author
- Lyons, J. W.
- Title
- Center for Fire Research.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- John P. Redmond Memorial Fund, International Association of Fire Fighters and National Fire Prevention and Control Administration. Occupational Health and Hazards of the Fire Service, 4th Symposium. Proceedings. April 17-19, 1977, Intl. Assoc. of Fire Fighters, Washington, DC, Washington, DC, 21-22 p., 1978
- Keywords
- health hazards | fire departments | research facilities | test methods | standards | fire losses
- Abstract
- The Center for Fire Research at the NBS provides through research, test methods, proposed standards, proposed code changes, and recommended practices in support of the national goal to reduce fire losses by half by the end of this century. We are charged by law to conduct research both on fire processes and on the effect of fire on people. The law is very detailed as to the various subjects we are to address.