US COAST GUARD LIGHTWEIGHT FIRE-FIGHTING MODULE

The U.S. Coast Guard Fire-fighting Module developed for the purpose of fighting fires in harbors and on ships is described. The module can be lifted by a dockside crane or helicopter and placed on the deck of a patrol boat or cutter for transportation to the scene of the fire. At the fire the module can be set up and put in operation by a crew of two in approximately fifteen minutes. Once in operation the module will deliver water to two fire nozzles at a pressure of 150 psi and a flow rate of 2000 gpm. Sufficient fuel is carried in the module for three hours of continuous operation. A record of the development of the fire fighting module is also presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  Northern Research and Engineering Corporation

  39 Olympia Avenue
  Woburn, MA  United States  01801

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  600 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20546
• Publication Date: 1980-5-15

Media Info

• Pagination: 117 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fire fighting; Fire fighting equipment; Fires; Harbors; Modules (Electricity); Portable equipment; Pumps; Safety equipment; Ships
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modules; Ship fires
• Old TRIS Terms: Instrument packages
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00326565
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-161552 Final Rpt., NREC-1296-1
• Contract Numbers: NAS8-31977
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 18 1981 12:00AM