Hazard Assessment for Fire Fighter Training Buildings
Chad Lannon, University of Maryland
James Milke, University of Maryland

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This study identifies the components influencing the development of thermal conditions during live fire training evolutions within burn facilities. Tests were conducted at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI) that measured the temperature and heat flux in the burn room during training evolutions. A model replicating those tests was created using CFAST version 6 and a validation was performed by comparing temperature and heat flux measurements from the test to the model's estimation. The MFRI CFAST model was used to simulate 21 scenarios that identify the effects various fuel packages, ventilation strategies, room sizes, and time between sequential burn evolutions have on the thermal conditions inside a typical fire fighter training burn room.