Research on the performance of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Fire Service is challenged by the ability to repeatedly and feasibly test new designs, interventions and wear trials in realistic conditions that appropriately simulate end use environments. To support firefighter PPE research and firefighter PPE acclimation/training, a multidisciplinary team has developed a low cost, easily replicable approach for simulating conditions commonly encountered by firefighters operating on the interior of a residential structure fire. The testing enclosure can be used with either stationary mannequins or firefighters conducting typical fireground activities, providing a method to study a wide range of PPE and physiological studies as well as training activities that may support developing new technologies and standardized testing opportunities. Environmental gas concentrations and firefighters’ local temperatures were measured during trials and compared to data collected from simulated fireground activities and fireground responses with good agreement.

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用于 PPE 测试和评估的火场暴露模拟器 (FES) 道具的开发

消防部门个人防护设备 (PPE) 性能的研究面临着在适当模拟最终使用环境的现实条件下重复和可行地测试新设计、干预和磨损试验的能力的挑战。为了支持消防员 PPE 研究和消防员 PPE 适应/培训，一个多学科团队开发了一种低成本、易于复制的方法，用于模拟消防员在住宅结构内部火灾中经常遇到的情况。测试外壳可用于固定人体模型或进行典型火场活动的消防员，提供了一种研究广泛的 PPE 和生理研究以及可能支持开发新技术和标准化测试机会的培训活动的方法。