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Anti-Idling Technology on Fire Service Vehicles : An Evaluation of the Benefits Zheng, Alex; Lehmann, John; Sharp, Keith; Turcotte, Kate; Garis, Len; Pike, Ian

Abstract

This study was designed to support the anti-idling policies of Surrey Fire Service. Two major components were the adoption of fire trucks with Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) and changing behavioural attitudes towards turning off the main fire truck engine whenever possible. As such, the first component of the study aimed to determine the value of APUs. Specifically, to estimate the idle time, cost, and greenhouse gas emissions reduced by APU use. The second component of the study aimed to find determinants of unnecessary idling by examining whether idle times were associated with engine type, distance travelled per incident, number of incidents, firefighter crew, and incident type.

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Title
Anti-Idling Technology on Fire Service Vehicles : An Evaluation of the Benefits
Creator
Zheng, Alex; Lehmann, John; Sharp, Keith; Turcotte, Kate; Garis, Len; Pike, Ian
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.). Research Institute
Date Issued
2018-10
Description
This study was designed to support the anti-idling policies of Surrey Fire Service. Two major components were the adoption of fire trucks with Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) and changing behavioural attitudes towards turning off the main fire truck engine whenever possible. As such, the first component of the study aimed to determine the value of APUs. Specifically, to estimate the idle time, cost, and greenhouse gas emissions reduced by APU use. The second component of the study aimed to find determinants of unnecessary idling by examining whether idle times were associated with engine type, distance travelled per incident, number of incidents, firefighter crew, and incident type.
Subject
Adults (20-64)
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-05-07
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0397346
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78186
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Pediatrics, Department of
Citation
Zheng A, Lehmann J, Sharp K, Turcotte K, Garis L, Pike I. Anti-Idling Technology on Fire Service Vehicles: An Evaluation of the Benefits. A report by the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, for the University of the Fraser Valley: Vancouver, BC. October 2018.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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