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Multi-Use Fireline Handtool, Bruce W. Bernard Jr
Multi-Use Fireline Handtool, Bruce W. Bernard Jr
All Undergraduate Projects
A wildland firefighter is a valuable resource to protecting public lands and managing fuels. The many hand tools used by firefighters aid in their ability to complete any required tasks effectively. Several of the tools available are specially purposed for individually grubbing, scraping, or liming. A small squad of firefighters could become a more effective resource if the tools they carried could perform several of these purposes as one single tool. To improve the effectiveness of an individual on the fireline a multi-use hand tool was designed to include an axe for liming and a heavy duty scraper for grubbing …
Compressed Air Foam Fire Grounds Evolution Tests, Justin A. Lapolla, Alexander L. Morano, Vincent P. Luchsinger
Compressed Air Foam Fire Grounds Evolution Tests, Justin A. Lapolla, Alexander L. Morano, Vincent P. Luchsinger
Mechanical Engineering
Compressed air foam firefighting technology has been purchased by a number of urban fire departments in the United States. These departments have curtailed their use of these systems until potential safety hazards associated with the use of compressed air foam systems in interior structure fires are evaluated. This project is part of a greater effort to evaluate the efficacy and practicality of compressed air foam systems for use in structural firefighting. This project focused on developing test apparatuses and test methods for measuring the following safety-related parameters: 1.) nozzle reaction force of a fire nozzle, 2.) the force required to …