Accession Number:

AD0712342

Title:

FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS ANALYSIS

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept. 1969-Jun 1970

Corporate Author:

IIT RESEARCH INST CHICAGO IL

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1970-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

56.0

Abstract:

Fire department operations were studied in New York, N.Y., White Plains, N.Y., Los Angeles, California and Buena Park, California. The study was performed using data on ten fires in each city. Correlations were developed involving water application, time and manpower required for suppressing various sizes of structural fires. Results were compared with fire department operations within the Chicago Metropolitan Area that were determined in other studies.

Descriptors:

• *FIRE SAFETY
• *CIVIL DEFENSE
• STATISTICAL DATA
• EFFICIENCY
• FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
• THERMAL RADIATION
• URBAN AREAS
• WATER SUPPLIES
• FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
• CONTROL
• NUCLEAR WARFARE
• MANPOWER

Subject Categories:

• Safety Engineering
• Civil Defense

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE