Safety of Emergency Responder Electronic Safety Equipment

Fire Protection Research Foundation report: "Intrinsic Safety of Emergency Responder Electronic Safety Equipment: Workshop Proceedings"
Author: Casey Grant, Fire Protection Research Foundation.
Date of issue: October 2012

FULL REPORT*
"Intrinsic Safety of Emergency Responder Electronic Safety Equipment: Workshop Proceedings" (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Download the executive summary. (PDF, 70 KB)

* All Fire Protection Research Foundation reports can be downloaded for free. Printed copies are $50, except where otherwise noted. If all reports in a subject category are requested, a 20% discount applies. Please pre-pay by check or money order to the The Fire Protection Research Foundation. You may also pay using VISA, Mastercard or American Express. E-mail the Foundation or call +1 617 984-7443.

Introduction

A one-day workshop was held in Northbrook Illinois on Wednesday 19 September 2012 to seek clarification of recommended parameters and levels of intrinsic safety for fire service electronic safety equipment (ESE) in hostile fire ground environments, with a particular focus on portable communication radios. These are the proceedings of that workshop. This workshop was conducted as part of a larger research effort to address interoperability and compatibility of ESE. The intrinsic safety of ESE is a critical performance characteristic that impacts interoperability and compatibility. Part of the motivation for this workshop is rooted in the confusion that currently exists on intrinsic safety requirements and appropriate product standard references that should be provided by NFPA standards.