SURVIVING TUNNEL FIRES

This article offers a series of guidelines focusing on tunnel fire safety. These include: 1) establishing proper maintenance to reduce the potential of starting or prolonging a fire; 2) improving a tunnel fire ventilation system by expanding the emergency exhaust fan capacity; 3) establish a quick ventilation activation system; 4) reconfigure tunnels to handle one-way or unidirectional traffic flow; 5) conduct regular planning, training, and exercises to keep personnel and emergency responders prepared. The article also briefly suggests establishing proper tunnel exhaust ventilation and chemical detection systems for bioterrorism protection.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  200 South Broad Street
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Authors:
  • Guinan, J
  • Kennedy, W
• Publication Date: 2004-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 47-48
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 135
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fire fighting; Fire prevention; Smoke; Terrorism; Vehicular tunnels; Ventilation systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976772
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 2004 12:00AM