Structure Fire Overhaul: Respiratory Hazards and Personal Protective Equipment

摘要

Even after the main Fire is extinguished, firefighters still face many hazards in overhaul operations. However, the greatest danger is also the one that is largely ignored-poisonous gases resulting from incomplete combustion that exhausted firefighters may breathe in. In ad dition to examining these invisible dangers firefighters face during overhaul and the respiratory protection equipment available, this article will discuss the results of a Phoenix, Arizona, firefighter survey concerning the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during overhaul.