How Do Firefighters Measure Heat?

How Do Firefighters Measure Heat?

As we travel and teach, we continue to see firefighters who are using their bodies to measure heat.

Firefighters need to understand that the victim doesn’t have the luxury of PPE and SCBA.

In other words, if we are hurting in PPE the victim is dying in pajamas.

We encourage everyone after watching this video to read the following literature:

Have you read the instructions on your turnout gear?

https://insighttrainingllc.com/uncate...

How do firefighters measure heat?

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NIST Technical Note 1474
Thermal Environment for Electronic Equipment Used by First Responders

https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/g...

NFPA 1971

Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting

FEMSA User Guides courtesy of Fire-Dex:

https://www.firedex.com/education-res...

Study Finds Failure Points in Firefighter Protective Equipment
https://www.nist.gov/publications/fir...

These are but a few pieces of important literature that remind us all of the importance of how we measure heat, how it affects the victim, their property, and firefighters.

Stay Intelligently Aggressive!

Insight Training LLC
Thermography Certified Fire Service Professionals