A study initiated by the United States Fire Administration (USFA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will seek to increase protection for firefighters by enhancing the thermal performance of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) face pieces.
The initial phase of the study will include an analysis of documented on-duty firefighter injuries and fatalities caused by thermal exposure through SCBA face pieces. In this phase, the USFA and NIST will also work with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1981,Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus,Technical Committee to explore ways to enhance the operational effectiveness of SCBA face pieces, and commercially available SCBA face pieces will undergo initial laboratory thermal testing.
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