Testing and capabilities
FRNSW is one of a few fire services in the world with a dedicated Fire Research Team and fire testing capability. Our Fire Research Program is augmented by a dedicated, purpose-built Fire Testing and Research Facility in Londonderry, NSW with flexible test structures, state-of-the-art data acquisition systems, sensors, and equipment. Our research team has a unique capability to design and conduct robust testing programs to enable a better understanding of fire behaviour and fire safety systems.
Testing location
Fire and Rescue NSW Fire Testing and Research Facility in Londonderry, NSW (Western Sydney)
Capabilities
- Experience in experimental design and data analysis
- Test facilities, including the CSIRO-built Destructive Battery Testing Facility, ISO 9705 room and various structures
- Firefighting and HAZMAT equipment and capability
- Fire testing equipment, including a 250+ channel NI data acquisition system
- Over 100 probe-type and surface-type thermocouples
- Heat flux sensors
- Load cells and platforms
- Optical sensors
- Fire detection control and indicating equipment
- Flow meters
- Weather stations
- High resolution thermal imaging equipment
- High resolution video cameras and 3D camera
- 3 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) gas analysers
- Portable Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS)
