sites of information

[allan pinero]

http://www.nfpa.org/publicJournalDetail.asp?categoryID=1858&itemID=43883&src=NFPAJournal

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/casualties.shtm

In case i dont finish and chris wants to pick up, i am currently
working on the introduction. If Chris wants to help with the
backgroud, as far as what technology is out there now and/or being
researched that would be great too.

[allan pinero]

http://www.ece.wpi.edu/research/PPL/
http://www.trxsystems.com/base-station-technology/

1998 500 fire fighters died due to being trapped in structural fires
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/research/safety/nist2.shtm
--this site also has some information of performance of PASS devices
(our project would be considered a PASS under its definition) in a
thermal environment.