Phoenix Nest

Housing

James Martinez, Carina Masters, Andre Ng

 ◦ Temporary housing for
firefighters

◦ Safe, inexpensive alternative

◦ Deployable in extreme weather

What Is It?
◦ Smoke and sound proof

◦ Plumbing and electricity

◦ Grey water used for fighting
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 Current Tent Camps Trailers Motels
Solutions

https://www.wildfirex.com/incident-command-post/ 3
 Why?
◦ Toxic Environment
◦ Non-conducive to
Sleep
◦ Overcrowding

https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/turnoutgear/articles/392786018-The-firefighter-gear-contamination-cycle/
https://sierranewsonline.com/what-happens-at-the-incident-command-post-on-a-wildfire/ 4
http://industrialhousingsolutions.com/temporary-housing-for-firefighters-battling-wildfires/
 Toxic Substances
◦ Sulfur Dioxide
◦ Glutaraldehyde
◦ Acrolein
◦ Formaldehyde
◦ Carbon Monoxide
◦ Benzene
◦ Nitrogen Dioxide

https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air/air-pollution/pollutants/sulfur-dioxide https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-09/uopm-leo090304.php
https://www.environment.gov.au/protection/publications/factsheet-nitrogen-dioxide-no2 https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/benzene/basics/facts.asp
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=218&tid=39 https://padlet.com/jamartinez6/jigkdod1cvbj https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/hazards/glutaraldehyde/glut.html
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Overcrowding
◦ Illness
◦ Noise
◦ Non-deployable

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 Lack of Sleep
◦ Cancer
◦ Heart Disease
◦ Type-2 Diabetes
◦ Cognitive Decline
◦ Depression
◦ Risk of Injury on Site

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/why-lack-of-sleep-is-bad-for-your-health/
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 ◦ Honomobo
◦ Tenfold Technology
◦ Montainer Homes
◦ Giant Containers
Similar
Products

https://www.tenfoldengineering.com/ https://www.honomobo.com/ https://www.montainerhomes.com/ https://www.giantcontainers.com/ 8

 ● Survey
○ 308 Respondents
● Sound Tests
Testing ○ 6 Materials
○ 4 Decibels
● Life-sized Blueprint

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Overall Cost
$21,031.34
 Tent Camps
$490-980
per fire

Motel
Cost Phoenix Nest
$360/night
Comparisons $21,031.34 Approx. $18,720 per fire

Trailers
$49,751

$3,000/day for
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+ showers
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https://www.expedia.com/Columbia-Hotels-California-Motel.h14831143.Hotel-Information https://crewzers.com/bunk-trailers/
Thank You