Initiative 15: Life Safety Science and Applications (Subscribe)
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A Great Innovation in the Fire Service popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/189715/25/none/none/Depar/A-GREAT-INNOVATION-IN-THE-FIRE-SERVICE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2003
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
A Quantum Leap in Multiple-Dwelling Fire Safety popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/274205/25/none/none/Depar/A-QUANTUM-LEAP-IN-MULTIPLE-DWELLING-FIRE-SAFETY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: October 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
A study of tactical patterns during fire fighting operations popular
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V37-473M3T5-3&_user=10&_coverDate=10%252F31%252F2002&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=79200d371417d21021eb0f183389a2aa
Author: Stefan Svensson
Date Published: Volume 37, Issue 7,
Publisher: Fire Safety Journal
Keywords: Initiative 15, structural firefighting, tactics and tasks, fire suppression
$12 Million Dollar Fire at Dogwood Elementary School, Reston, Virginia
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-135-508.pdf
Author: William A. Tobin, Hollis Stambaugh, Jennifer Roberson
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, school fire, fire protection, fire/building codes
$15 Million Sight and Sound Theater Fire and Building Collapse, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-097.pdf
Author: Stanley L. Poole, Hollis Stambaugh
Date Published: 1997
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, fire protection, fire/building codes, structural firefighting
A $280 Million "State of the Art" Sprinkler Disaster
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59976/25/none/none/Depar/A-$280-MILLION-%2522STATE-OF-THE-ART%2522-SPRINKLER-DISASTER
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: October 1997
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
A Building Evaluation Technique for Fire Suppression
http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/Available/etd-1220100-153824/unrestricted/till-final.pdf
Author: Robert C. Till
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, building design, building evalution, fire suppression, preplanning
A Comparison of Two Fires: The Westview Towers North Bergen, New Jersey, and the Council Towers Apar
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-119.pdf
Author: John Lee Cook, Jr.
Date Published: Septmber 2001
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, residential high-rise fire, high-rise firefighting, medical oxygen cylinders, fire protection, fire/building codes
A Method for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Firefighter Escape Routes
http://www.steamboatfire.com/administration/training_docs/Escape%2520Routes%2520Study.pdf
Author: B.W. Butler, J.D. Cohen, T. Putnam3, R.A. Bartlette and L.S. Bradshaw
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: Proceedings of the 2000 International Wildfire Safety Summit, IAWF
Keywords: Initiative 15, wildland firefighting, Initiative 3, operational safety, escape routes
A New Fire Suppression Technology: Introducing fixed-pipe compressed-air foam systems, an important
http://service.spray.com/webresourcecenter/fireprotection/PDFs/NFPA799ANewFireSuppressionTechnology.pdf
Author: GP Crampton, AK Kim, JK Richardson
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: NFPA Journal
Keywords: Initiative 15, compressed air foam, automatic fire suppression, fixed-pipe CAFs
A Radical Approach To A Serious Problem
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/82263/25/none/none/Depar/A-Radical-Approach-To-A-Serious-Problem
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
A review of radiant heat flux models used in bushfire applications
http://publish.csiro.au/paper/WF02052.htm
Author: A. L. Sullivan, P. F. Ellis and I. K. Knight
Date Published: 2003, 12(1) 101 – 11
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 15, wildland firefighting, radiant heat flux, fire modeling, flame characteristics
A study of the ability of code officials to adapt to performance-based codes
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Nuss, David E
Date Published: 1994
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, performance-based bodes, fire code enforcement, fire code officials
Accounting for Emergency Response in Building Evacuation: Modeling Differential Egress Capacity Solu
http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/NIST_IR_7425.pdf
Author: Jason D. Averill, Weiguo Song
Date Published: April 2007
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, high-rise fires, evacuation
Aerosol Fire Suppression for High Rise Structural Applications Via Aircraft Distribution Using Metal
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire02/PDF/f02101.pdf
Author: John Brooks, Julia Berezovsky, Mike O' Dwyer
Date Published: June 2002
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, high-rise firefighting, aerosol extinguishing agent, aircraft
Ambient Air Supply to High-Rise Fires: Update
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/80311/25/none/none/Depar/AMBIENT-AIR-SUPPLY-TO-HIGH-RISE-FIRES:-UPDATE1
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: July 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Amendments to the Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions of the New York City Building Code by L
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire05/PDF/f05177.pdf
Author: Razza, J. C.; Grill, R. A.
Date Published: September 2005
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, World Trade Center
Analysis of Fire Sprinkler Systems Performance in the Northridge Earthquake
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire98/PDF/f98004.pdf
Author: Fleming, R. P.
Date Published: January 1998
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, automatic fire sprinklers, earthquake performance, Northridge Earthquake
Analysis of Smoldering Fires in Closed Compartments and Their Hazard Due to Carbon Monoxide
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire82/PDF/f82006.pdf
Author: Quintiere, J. G.; Birky, M. M.; McDonald, F.; Smith, G.
Date Published: September-December 1
Publisher: Fire and Materials
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire science, smoldering fires, carbon monoxide, environmental risks
Analysis of the Influence of Piston Effect on Elevator Smoke Control
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire88/PDF/f88005.pdf
Author: Klote, J. H.
Date Published: April 1988
Publisher: Center for Fire Research
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, elevators, smoke control, high-rise evacuation
Another Narrow Truss Escape
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/109077/25/none/none/Depar/ANOTHER-NARROW-TRUSS-ESCAPE-UPDATE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: July 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Application of a newly-developed compressed-air-foam fire suppression system
http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/pubs/fulltext/nrcc44514/nrcc44514.pdf
Author: Kim, A.K.; Crampton, G.P.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Research Council Canada
Keywords: Initiative 15, compressed air foam, fire suppression, aircraft, aircraft hangars
Assessing Crown Fire Potential by Linking Models of Surface and Crown Fire Behavior
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_rp29.pdf
Author: Joe H. Scott, Elizabeth D. Reinhardt
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 15, wildland fires, fire behavior, crown fires, fire modeling
Assessment of the Technological Requirements for the Realization of Performance-Based Fire Safety De
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire98/PDF/f98127.pdf
Author: Meacham, B. J.
Date Published: November 1998
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, performance-based codes, fire safety design
Backdraft Phenomena. Final Report. 1990-1992
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire94/PDF/f94008.pdf
Author: Fleischmann, C. M.
Date Published: June 1994
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire science, fire behavior, structural firefighting, backdraft, Initiative 2