SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Additional Info

Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: WDC39 : Improving Safety and Health of Wildland Firefighters Through Personal Protective Clothing
Period Covered: 10/01/2017 to 09/30/2018
Date of Report: 05/29/2018
Annual Meeting Dates: 03/29/2018 to 03/30/2018

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 of Annual Meeting

Accomplishments

Accomplishments:

Project purpose statement was drafted: To increase Wildland firefighter clothing satisfaction, safety, and functions/performance

The following objectives were identified with participants initial self-selection of objectives:

1) Improve design (social/psych aspect -Casey Stannard and Sonya Meyer) - Lead participants: Casey Stannard, Ellen McKinney, Addie Martindale

2) End user education (fit - Addie Martindale, Ellen Mckinney) (functions - Casey Stannard) - Lead: Sonya Meyer

3) Material/tech performance (use and care) - Lead participants: Meredith McQuerry, Emiel DenHartog

4) Design communications/standards review - Lead participants: Emiel DenHartog, Meredith McQuerry, Sonya Meyer

Impacts

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