Initiative 15: Life Safety Science and Applications (Subscribe)
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$12 Million Dollar Fire at Dogwood Elementary School, Reston, Virginia popular
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
A $280 Million "State of the Art" Sprinkler Disaster popular
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59976/25/none/none/Depar/A-$280-MILLION-%22STATE-OF-THE-ART%22-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 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%2F31%2F2002&_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
$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 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 Apartments, St. Louis, Missouri
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 Great Innovation in the Fire Service
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 Method for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Firefighter Escape Routes
http://www.steamboatfire.com/administration/training_docs/Escape%20Routes%20Study.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 innovation in fire suppression system design
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 Solutions
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 Metalstorm Technologies
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 Local Laws Adopted While World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7 Were in Use. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster
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 Design in the United States. Final Report
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