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Identifying residential wildfire risk reduction successes and failures using an ecosystem approach

open access: yesBiodiversidade Brasileira, 2019
This presentation will explore the global threat to life and property from wildfire and demonstrate examples of positive community engagement work. In the United States and around the world, a complacent that underestimates their risk to wildfire and a ...
Lucian H Deaton   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Analysis of the Problem of False Fire Alarms Generated by Fire Alarm Systems in Poland and Other Selected Countries [PDF]

open access: yesSafety & Fire Technology, 2022
Aim: The aim of this article is to discuss the issue of false fire alarms by presenting the most common causes of their occurrence and statistical data, along with the presentation of selected regulatory issues.
Michał Pietrzak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental investigation on the smoke back-layering length in a branched tunnel fire considering different longitudinal ventilations and fire locations

open access: yesCase Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021
Most previous works concentrated on the smoke back-layering length in traditional single tunnel fires, whereas very few studies have been performed related to the smoke back-layering length(L) in a branched tunnel fire.
Xiaolong Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in the Requirements for Placing Construction Products for Fire Protection Marked with a Construction Mark on the Market or Making Them Available on the National Market – Update

open access: yesSafety & Fire Technology, 2021
Aim: The requirements for placing construction products for fire protection marked with a construction mark on the market or making them available on the national market result from the applicable legal acts.
Katarzyna Jankowska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental study of compartment fire development and ejected flame thermal behavior for a large-scale light timber frame construction

open access: yesCase Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021
Most of the previous work focused on fire behavior of non-combustible construction. However, few investigations have systematically addressed fire development and window ejected flame based on large-scale light timber frame construction (LTFC).
Yuchun Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Review of Combustion and Flame Spread over Thermoplastic Materials: Research Advances and Prospects

open access: yesFire, 2023
As thermoplastic materials are widely used in buildings, the fire hazards of thermoplastic materials are increasingly becoming a central issue in fire safety research due to their unique pyrolysis and melting mechanisms.
Yanqiu Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Testing the Fire Safety of Electric Vehicles [PDF]

open access: yesSafety & Fire Technology, 2023
Aim: The aim of the article is to discuss, using literature on the subject, the results of scientific research and fire tests devoted to lithium-ion batteries and electric-powered vehicles, as well as various methods and techniques for extinguishing them.
Ilona Majka, Jacek Zboina
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Selected Issues of the CPR Proposal, Taking into Account the Specifics of Fire Alarm Systems [PDF]

open access: yesSafety & Fire Technology, 2023
Aim: The purpose of this publication is to present the results of ongoing theoretical research – an assessment of the newly proposed regulation that will replace Regulation (EU) No.
Grzegorz Mroczko, Robert Śliwiński
doaj   +1 more source

Flammability behaviour of wood and a review of the methods for its reduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Wood is one of the most sustainable, aesthetically pleasing and environmentally benign materials. Not only is wood often an integral part of structures, it is also the main source of furnishings found in homes, schools, and offices around the world.
Iglauer, Stefan   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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