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SEVERITY OF TUNNEL FIRES In the United States, in most cases the fire department was involved every time in a fire (15 of 17 responses, 90%)
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-- EBL NAS Runway #29 Underpass Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel Midtown Tunnel Pennsylvania DOT Liberty Tunnel Stowe Tunnel Maryland Transportation Authority Fort McHenry Tunnel Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Oregon DOT Oneonta Cape Creek Elk Creek Toothrock Arch Cape Salt Creek Sunset Knowles Creek Vista Ridge Twin Tunnels Washington State DOT I-90 Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel I-90 Mercer Island Tunnel Port Authority of New York & New Jersey The Holland Tunnel Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Authority Thimble Shoals Chesapeake Channel Colorado DOT -- Region 1, Maintenance Section 9 Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnel (2 bores, 1 unit) California Department of Transportation Webster Tube Posey Tube Sunrise On Ramp Caldecott Tunnel Complex #1 Caldecott Tunnel Complex #2 Caldecott Tunnel Complex #3 TABLE 9 LIST OF US TUNNEL AGENCIES THAT RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY
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M6 South Korea Expressway Corporation Average from 280 tunnels (555 tubes) Jookryung Ministère des transports du Québec (Canada)
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One-half of the international agencies reported that the Authority Having Jurisdiction is usually the fire department. All seven international agencies responding reported applying a risk assessment approach for fire engineering.
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Australia's Sydney Harbour Tunnel, built in 1992 with a life expectancy more than 100 years, is protected by a fixed fire suppression system. For fire detection, this tunnel uses CCTV, telephones, heat detection (other than linear)
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All seven of the international agencies apply a risk assessment approach for fire engineering, whereas only 10 of the 30 U.S. tunnels reported applying a similar approach.
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The end users of this system are rescue organizations such as fire departments, tunnel operators, and government organizations interested in tunnel safety. The system can be used for making an objective assessment of the fire safety of existing tunnels.
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53 taught scenario. In this way they can learn from each other.
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