- Author
- Krasny, J. F. | Singleton, R. W. | Pettengill, J.
- Title
- Performance Evaluation of Fabrics Used in Fire Fighters' Turnout Coats.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD Connecticut Univ., Storrs
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 18, No. 4, 309-318, November 1982
- Keywords
- fabrics | fire fighters | protection clothing | turnout coats
- Identifiers
- protective equipment; structural fire fighting
- Abstract
- Several fabrics commonly used in the outer shells of structural fire fighters' turnout coats were subjected to a variety of laboratory tests. These included breaking and tearing strength tests as well as several kinds of abrasion tests.