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Author
Marts, R. | Hanley, M. | Betz, J. | Parssinen, J. | Bukowski, R. W. | Braun, E.
Title
Fire Detection for Critical Telecommunications Equipment.
Coporate
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ Bell Atlantic AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Northbrook, IL National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NISTIR 6146
March 1998
34 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Book or Conf
Nuisance Alarms in Aircraft Cargo Areas and Critical Telecommunications Systems: Third (3rd) NIST Fire Detector Workshop. Proceedings. National Institute of Standards and Technology. December 4-5, 1997, Gaithersburg, MD, Grosshandler, W. L., Editors, 2-9 p., 1998
Keywords
fire detection | fire detection systems | cargo space | telecommunications | smoke detectors | false alarms | decision making | commercial aircraft | air sampling
Abstract
A telecommunications industry perspective of fire detection was given by Ron Marts ofBellcore. Miles Hanley of Bell Atlantic presented his company's fire detection strategy and its relation to the reduction of false alarms. Jeffrey Betz described the fire safety practices ofAT&T. John Parssinen of Underwriters Laboratories presented an overview of different fire detectors and described UL's role in certifying detection systems for industrial applications. The discussion sessions were led by Richard Bukowski and Emil Braun, both of NIST. This section of the report is a compilation of their comments and the discussions that ensured.