- Author
- Utech, H. P.
- Title
- Eating Smoke--The Dispensable Dies. Part 1. On Firefighters and Their Breathing Apparatus.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Journal
- Fire Independent, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1-19, January/February 1975
- Keywords
- fire fighters | leakage | face masks | face protection | self contained breathing apparatus | smoke | toxic gases
- Abstract
- Toxic gases are widely acknowledged to be the most severe and persistent hazard accompanying accidential fires. They account for most of the civilian casualties in fires. And they are a leading cause of disabling injury to firefighters.