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AGENDA1 FPRF as a Resource
2) Completed Available Research Reports
3) Currently Active Research Initiatives
4) Looking to the Future
FIREPROTECTIONRESEARCHFOUNDATIONUPDATE
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FPRF: Role of the Foundation
Plan, manage and communicate research in
support of the NFPA mission
Independent charitable organization
Formed by NFPA in 1982
Intended to provide data to support the
needs of NFPA codes & standards Research funds come
primarily from:
Private and public sector consortia
Grants and government sources (e.g. DHS S&T, DOD,
FEMA AFG, NIOSH, NIST, NSF, etc)
Multiple other sources (including NFPA)
1 FPRF as a Resource
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Underlying Benefits of FPRF-based Projects
Independence
Collaboration
Cost sharing
Credibility
Pipeline to
implementation
Communications
network
1 FPRF as a Resource
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2 Completed Available Research Reports3) Currently Active
Research Initiatives
4) Looking to the Future
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2 Completed AvailableResearch Reports2011 FPRF Symposia &
Workshops
Jul 2010; PittsburghResearch Planning for
Fire Service SCBA Thermal Characteristics;
in collaboration with NIST & NIOSH NPPTL
Apr 2011; DallasPlanning Workshop for Fire and
Emergency Services Professional Qualifications; for
NFPA
Sept 2011; Detroit2nd
Summit on Electric VehicleSafety Standards; in collaboration
with NFPA & SAE
Dec 2011; Rockville MDWorkshop on CAFS,
Compressed Air Foam Systems for Structural Fire
Fighting; DHS/FEMA Fire Grant project
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FPRF Reports: Fireground Operations
Assessment of Powered Rescue Tool Capabilities
Risk Factors for FF Cardiovascular Disease (U of Arizona)
Quantitative Evaluation of Fire & EMS Mobilization Times
Fire Ground Tactics for Electric Drive Vehicles
Fire Ground Tactics for Solar Power Systems
Reaching the U.S. Fire Service with H2 Safety Information
Fire Fighting Tactics Under Wind Driven Conditions
(Completed Reports available at:
www.nfpa.org/foundation)
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FPRF Reports: Personal Protective Equipment
Image Quality Testing of Fire Service Thermal Imagers
Thermal Capacity of Fire Fighter Protective Clothing
Respiratory Exposure Study FF Protective Clothing Breathability
Project (Phase I&II)
(Completed Reports available at:
www.nfpa.org/foundation)
2 Completed AvailableResearch Reports
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FPRF Reports: Fire Prevention
Analysis of Ambulance Crash Data
U.S. National Electric Vehicle Safety Standards Summit
Measuring Code Compliance Effectiveness Public Safety
Messaging
Incentives for Use of Residential Sprinkler Systems
Engineered Lightweight Wood Truss Construction
(Completed Reports available at:
www.nfpa.org/foundation)
2 Completed AvailableResearch Reports
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2) Completed Available Research Reports
3) Currently Active Research Initiatives
4) Looking to the Future
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On-Going Studies Relating to Fire Service
7) Fireground Injuries: An International Evaluation of
Causes and Best Practices (U of Arizona)
8) Stair Descent Devices Evaluation (U of Illinois Chicago)9)
Capabilities of CAFS for Structural Fire Fighting
10)Performance Requirements for Compatible and
Interoperable Fire Fighter Electronic
Equipment11)Evaluation and Enhancement of
PASS Effectiveness
3 Currently Active Research Initiatives
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2) Completed Available Research Reports
3) Currently Active Research Initiatives
4 Looking to the Future
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4 Looking to the FutureNew Projects Being Considered
Evaluation of Fire Apparatus Vehicle Crashes (JHopkins)
Optimum Material Design for SCBA Face Piece (NIST)
Analysis of PPE Care and Maintenance (NCSU, NIOSH) Evaluation of
Effectiveness of Fire Service Infectious
Disease Programs (UArizona)
Analysis of PPE Care and Maintenance (NCSU, NIOSH)
Deployment of Fire PreventionResources (NFPA)
Analysis of Arc-Mapping (IAAI)
Review of Telematics for Advanced 911
Communications (APCO, On-Star)
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Contact Information:
One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA USA 02169-7471Phone:
617-984-7284 Email: [email protected]
FPRF Website: www.nfpa.org/foundation
asey GrantFire Protection Research Foundation
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
