Robots Against Firefighters

Fire extinguishers are a fire protection device, which is one of the most helpful devices you can buy. They are required in all buildings, and even on boats to ensure your safety. Fire extinguishers have been around for centuries for a reason, they are for our safety. Like any other fire safety device, it could be a difference between

This paper explores the different aspects in living a firefighter’s life. The topics that will be covered are the various types of technology when being a fireman, the different tactics you see on a day to day basis, the physical abilities one must be capable of, and the types of equipment used. The technology used today to help fight fires is extremely progressed and different than it was even just ten years ago. If it were not for these new inventions, communication would not be as easy and complex for any fire station. Firemen face different obstacles every day and have to be ready to jump right in with whatever the circumstance may be. Tactics such as

Safety should one of the main concerns of the United States people. Dallas law enforcement has found just that for us. By using the robot back in June, the Dallas force has opened up a window of opportunity to make our nation safer. According to Fox news, Chief David Brown stated, “We had an exchange of gunfire with the suspect. We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device

Many fire service personnel that have fifteen or twenty years of service have seem many things change over time. One radical change is the way fires consume structures today when compared structures years ago, these fires have be classified as modern and legacy fires. When responding to a modern construction fire versus a legacy fire, does it change how we fight these fires? Well the answer to that is simply yes! Modern construction physiognomies have greatly changed to accommodate the comfort of the homeowner, which is not firefighter friendly. In modern construction home the floor plans are larger in size to give more living space. As the living spaces grow the footprint of the residence increases as well. As the word modern leads to occupants thinking comfort, when truthfully causes disadvantageous consequences for the fire service with open geometrics, new construction materials, and also include an increased fire load. All these construction advantages only lead to faster propagation of the fire, as well decreases the amount of time for a flashover to occur. Modern construction has led to hasty changes in fire dynamics, which at the same time decreases the amount of time to escape to safety. The structural collapse time is greater since the amount of time as been lessened

Disasters like earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes happen almost everyday. It takes help from first responders to get those in the disaster area to safety. But this puts the lives of who perform rescue missions at risk as well. In the November 2014 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine, Davey Alba’s article, “A Robot for Any Disaster,” is unsuccessful in convincing the readers of this idea through the limited use of pathos and redundant use of logos.

Did you know that the earliest form of firefighting took place in Rome in 24 B.C? After almost being destroyed by unruly conflagrations, Rome created a fire department consisting of about 7,000 paid firefighters. Their fire crews responded to and fought fires, and also patrolled the streets with the authority to fine anyone who disobeyed the fire prevention codes (Hashgan). The major piece of firefighting equipment the Roman's used was the bucket, which was passed from hand to hand to deliver water to the fire. Additionally, they used an ax, which was utilized to remove the fuel and prevent the spread of fire, as well as to make openings that would allow heat and smoke to escape a burning building.

The fire shelter is a personal protective device designed to be used by wildland firefighters in the United States. These shelters have been in use since the 1960’s , and since their first introduction into standard wildland firefighter equipment, they have saved over 300 lives and prevented serious injuries to countless others [IWFC-Anderson]. The shelters are easily carried and easily deployed by firefighters as a last resort to protect against heat injury if they find themselves in an emergency situation.

A fire truck also known as a fire apparatus, fire engine, or fire appliance, is a specific vehicle designed primarily for firefighting. Many organizations employ fire engines for various other uses including EMS, hazmat, auto extrication and technical rescue. Its main roles include transporting firefighters, along with a supply of water and a full complement of equipment. The fire truck the early times fires were put out by throwing buckets of water into the fire, but the dangers and the slow process made this method not last long before a new invention took over, the hand pump (Betts). However, just like he buckets this method didn’t last long before the first fire engine was invented in the early 1800’s. The first fire engines were usually

Firefighter equipment is constructed of some of the most high tech material that has been created in order to keep the firefighter as safe as possible. Constantly new items are made that are proven to be better than the last. Their equipment protects them from a lot. They are equipped with oxygen to breathe when in a smoky building; they have extremely large knee pads to crawl on the ground with because smoke rises so that is where the visibility is the best; they have coats and pants to protect them from the heat and also to help prevent them from getting cut on any sharp materials they may encounter; they have steel toed boots so if anything drops they won’t get hurt; and they have helmets to protect their heads. However, even though it seems like everything is perfect some equipment can use some tweaking.

Inability to dissipate the heat is detrimental to the fire-fighter’s health and can result in heat-related illnesses, including heat stroke and may contribute towards sudden cardiac events.

The fires that blazes through a house isn't going to put out itself. It's these train individuals that protect us from the flames. In a way Firefighters are our real hero's. They go into the face of danger that most people wouldn’t dare to go, they save so many lives by putting their lives at risk just to save a stranger. These are the actions of a heroes and without firefighters fires would be our end. Fires would spread and continued to spread killing everything in its path. Humans won't be the only ones effected with this animals would die too. To us humans forest fires is this unstable force of nature, for the animals in the forest fires are the most deadly weapon to fear. Forest fires are quick and fire spreading happens quickly most of

· In 2012: Dr Noel Sharkey said that all of the robots currently in use have a person to control them.

Firefighting robots would never replace human firefighters not even on a large scale. It would be good for robots to be able to some fire jobs because some fire jobs may be too dangerous for humans so they could use a robot instead to do the job more safely. These robots currently are controlled by remotes. fire fighting robot that looks like a ball and when there is a bad fire the people will put the ball on the ground and the ball will turn into a bug and run around and put out the fires to keep them from spreading so much. This robot can travel 7 to 12 mph through the forest this robot is made for the forest only. According to the researches 20 of these bugs can cover up to 2700 square miles. This bug scares off hundreds of forest animals.(Gabbert, 2017)

What this does is keeps the dust particles from bonded to the wreckage and in the air creating a breathing hazard (Gandhi & Lyon, 1998). Responders that perform this duty must wear full-face respirator with dual cartridge filters, hooded Tyvek suit with booties, leather gloves with inner rubber gloves, and steel toed boots. From personal experience this is very uncomfortable to wear and will be drenched with sweat in little time even in cooler weather. Once all carbon fiber is properly sprayed down then the respirator and Tyvek suit can be removed. My thought is why couldn’t a robot perform some of these tasks to keep human risk at a minimum? For this report will only focus on responders to crash site after the fire is extinguished.

The replacement extinguishant, Agent H3 was tested by SFP under controlled conditions which simulated a bulk load cargo fire inside a compartment with a volume of 58m3. The effectiveness of Agent H3 was constantly monitored through thermocouples and data loggers. It’s efficiency as a fire suppressant was based on two criterion set by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), the temperature acceptance criterion and the maximum time/temp criterion, with the outcome of a lower result being more effective. These results would then be compared with the known results of Halon 1301 being subjected to the same tests.