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The application of fixed fire fighting systems in road tunnels

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The technical report titled Fixed Fire Fighting Systems in Road Tunnels: Current Practices and Recommendations prepared by the World Road Association Technical Committee 3.3 on Road Tunnel Operations, published in the next months, will entirely replace and update the earlier report titled Road Tunnels: An Assessment of Fixed Fire Fighting Systems (Ref. 2008R07). The content will summarise World Road Association's views on Fixed Fire Fighting Systems (FFFS), and its recommendations as to the applicability, selection and operation of these systems.