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Center for Firefighter Safety Research and Development
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Management Team
• MFRIInternationally recognized firefighting training Institute Outreach to firefighters and policymakers Demonstrations and training Product assessment and end-user input
• Fire Protection Engineering DepartmentUnique national resource in fire science education over thepast 50 years Research coordination Project management Fire dynamics, fire modeling, burn injuries, smoke movement, toxicity
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Key Contributors
• Small Smart System CenterA multi-disciplinary center for research and education in small and highlyintegrated systems with physical and Information components Sensors Data analysis
• Electrical & Computer EngineeringResearch programs that cover a wide spectrum of activities in Communications, Computer Engineering, Electrophysics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnology
• Department of KinesiologyStudy of human physical activity from a variety of perspectives and at many levels of analysis
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Goals
• Bring together University based resources in a coordinated fashion to generate solutions using proven research methodologies
• Develop solutions incorporating new and current technology in all aspects of firefighter safety
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Goals
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions utilizing real world fire incidents and scenarios
• Make the solutions and technologies available for commercialization in a cost range affordable to fire departments
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R&D Process
• Identification of firefighter safety needs• Research, development and prototyping• Interactive assessment at MFRI• Product refinement and manufacturing• Product performance assessment by
end-users at MFRI• Technology transfer
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Technology Transfer
• Engineering Research CenterDevelopment and commercialization organization within UM
•Technology Advancement Program
University based incubator that provides business and technical support for technology-based start- up companies (750 new jobs created while securing $325 million in investment funding)
•MIPS program
Matching grants for industry/ university research projects leading to product or process development (more than 150 projects brought to commercialization)
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Homeland Security
• Firefighters are the first responders to acts of terrorism
• The proposed research directly addresses operational deficiencies identified in the 9/11events
• The outcomes of this research are applicable within the entire first responder community
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Past Research Efforts
• Environmental and physiological analysis of over 200 firefighters in live-fire training evolutions
• Provides guidelines for the national fire service on health management of firefighters during training
• Funded by DHS Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
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Past Research Efforts
• Greater appreciation of hypo- hydration in firefighters
• Better understanding of hydration needs of firefighters
• Published Hydration Policy
for Firefighter Training
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Current Projects
Firefighter Accountability
Technology
Thermal Performance
Indicator
Firefighters and Intensive
Resistive Exercise
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Firefighter Accountability
TRX Sentinel Tracking System• Mobile unit and remote command station• Provides seamless tracking indoors and
outdoors• Requires no antenna setup-deploys rapidly
during emergencies• Allows incident replay for training and lessons
learned
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Thermal Performance Indicator
• Designed to timely alert firefighters to excessive heat exposure
• Dual sensors on the gear outer surface sample once per second
• Processors predict up to five scenarios based on each sample
• Head’s up display communicates information to the firefighter
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F.I.R.E. Study
• Assessing a broad range of physical attributes thought to be important for firefighter performance
• Will establish the efficacy of a strength training program designed to improve these physical attributes and performance in CPAT
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Future Projects
• Firefighter Accountability Technology
• Vapor Dynamics and Smart Garment Technology
• Physiological Effects of Structural Firefighting
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Center for Firefighter Safety Research and Development
4500 PAINT BRANCH PKWY
COLLEGE PARK, MD
20742
301.226.9960
www.mfri.org/fireresearch