WDC39: Improving Safety and Health of Wildland Firefighters Through Personal Protective Clothing

(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)

Status: Inactive/Terminating

SAES-422 Reports

Annual/Termination Reports:

[05/29/2018]

Date of Annual Report: 05/29/2018

Report Information

Annual Meeting Dates: 03/29/2018 - 03/30/2018
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2017 - 09/30/2018

Participants

Emil DenHartog, North Carolina State University, eadenhar@ncs.edu
Meredith McQuerry, Florida State University, mmcquerry@fsu.edu
Ellen McKinney, Iowa State University, emckinne@iastate.edu
Casey Stannard, Louisiana State University, stannard@lsu.edu
Addie Martindale, Georgia Southern University, amartindale@georgiasouthern.edu

Brief Summary of Minutes

Accomplishments

<p>Accomplishments:</p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p>Project purpose statement was drafted: To increase Wildland firefighter clothing satisfaction, safety, and functions/performance</p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p>The following objectives were identified with participants initial self-selection of objectives:</p><br /> <p>1)&nbsp; Improve design (social/psych aspect -Casey Stannard and Sonya Meyer)&nbsp; - Lead participants: Casey Stannard, Ellen McKinney, Addie Martindale</p><br /> <p>2) End user education (fit - Addie Martindale, Ellen Mckinney) (functions - Casey Stannard) - Lead: Sonya Meyer</p><br /> <p>3) Material/tech performance (use and care) - Lead participants: Meredith McQuerry, Emiel DenHartog</p><br /> <p>4) Design communications/standards review - Lead participants: Emiel DenHartog, Meredith McQuerry, Sonya Meyer</p>

Publications

<p>N/A</p>

Impact Statements

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