New NIST Study on Crew Size and Arrival Time

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Just read this in Firescue Interactive (Published by FDTN).:

U.S. Dept of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology complteted the first study that quantifies thecompletion time for tasks of 2,3, and 4 person crews. Study shows that 4 person crews had water on a fire 15 % faster then a 2 person crew and completed a primary search 30 % faster then a 2 person crew.

None of this should be all that shokcing but never seen a study that actually quantified the time before.

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Just read this in Firescue Interactive (Published by FDTN).:

U.S. Dept of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology complteted the first study that quantifies thecompletion time for tasks of 2,3, and 4 person crews. Study shows that 4 person crews had water on a fire 15 % faster then a 2 person crew and completed a primary search 30 % faster then a 2 person crew.

None of this should be all that shokcing but never seen a study that actually quantified the time before.

There are many studies;

The American Insurance Association did the same study in 1975

Seattle FD in 1981

The International City Managers Association in 1967

The IAFF in 1991

Dallas FD in 1984 (with O'Hagan)

IAFC in 1992

1977 Dallas with NFPA

NIOSH 1991

Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Review Board, 1990

Office of the Fire Marshal of Ontario,(Canada) 1993

Austin FD (Tx) 1993

Providence FD 1994

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