Thermal parameters measurement on fire fighter during intense fire exposition

To improve rescuer safety, coordination and efficiency, the European program ProeTEX aims at developing new equipment for the intervention staff. This equipment is based on micro and nanotechnologies and consisted of smart textile integrated sensor to monitor physiological parameters, environment of the rescuer but also acquisition module and communication module. Thermal parameters are of primer interest. Internal temperature, external temperature and heat flux are relevant parameters to prevent heat stroke in fire fighter when exposed to intense fire. These parameters are recorded during fire exposition and highlight, on one hand, that the outer garment of fire fighters’ equipment insulates the fire fighter from the external environment, and on the other hand, that the thermal monitoring is relevant.

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