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NEW STUDY HELPS DEVELOP EFFECTIVE FIREFIGHTING METHODS IN ROAD TUNNELS

SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut and SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden have undertaken a study entitled Effective Firefighting Operations in Road Tunnels.

The main purpose of this study was to develop operational procedures for fire brigades in road tunnels. Although much progress has been achieved in various fields of fire safety in tunnels, very little attention has
been paid specifically to firefighting strategies. The study has been focused on obtaining more information concerning how effectively the fire brigade can fight road tunnel fires and what limitations and threats fire
brigades may be faced with. This knowledge can help parties involved in tunnel safety to understand safety issues and enhance the level of fire safety in road tunnels.

A report from the study is now available. The report is divided into three main parts. The first part consists of a review of relevant studies and experiments concerning various key parameters for fire safety and emergency procedures. The history of road tunnel fires is then
summarized and subject to analysis. Among all road tunnel fires, three catastrophic tunnel fires are highlighted, focusing on the activities of fire brigades and the operation of technical fire safety facilities.

In the second part specific firefighting operations are developed. This has been based on previous experience and new findings from experiments
performed in the study. In the last part, information is given on how the proposed firefighting operations can be applied to the management of fire safety for road tunnels. Two proposals are developed and presented: fire
scenarios for firefighting strategies and tunnel classification models for risk management for fire brigades.

The report can be downloaded at: www.sp.se/en/publications/Sidor/Publikationer.aspx

For more details contact:
SP Sveriges Tekniska
Forskningsinstitut,
SP Technical Research Institute
of Sweden,
Tel: +46 10 516 50 00
Telefax: +46 33 41 77 59
Email: fredrik.rosen@sp.se
Website: www.sp.se end