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Author
Putorti, A. D., Jr. | Walton, W. D. | Twilley, W. H. | Albers, J. C.
Title
Santa Ana Fire Department Experiments at 1323 South Bristol Street, July 15, 1994. Report of Test.
Coporate
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD City of Santa Ana Fire Dept., CA
Report
FR 4005, August 9, 1995, 34 p.
Distribution
[*]FOR OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION - DO NOT RELEASE TO: National Technical Information Service
Keywords
home fires; smoke detectors; sprinklers; residential buildings; temperature measurements
Identifiers
single family dwellings
Abstract
This report of test addresses two, of a series of nine, fire experiments conducted in vacant single family dwellings on South Bristol Street in Santa Ana, California. Fire phenomena measured included: temperatures within various rooms, smoke detector activation time, sprinkler activation time, and time to full room involvement. A propane burner was the fire source for the experiments.