Fire shelter performance in simulated wildfires: An exploratory study

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-44

  Butler, Bret W ^a   Putnam, Ted ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Firefighter safety; Flame temperatures; Heat fluxes; Protective equipment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035592035     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF01019     Document Type: Article

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