Initiative 15: Life Safety Science and Applications (Subscribe)
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- Fire Protection Engineering (96) new updated
- Fire Science (81)
- Fire and Building Codes (91) new updated
- Safety Engineering (3) new
Links
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
Automatic Sprinkler Toolbox: The ways, whens and hows of installing an automatic sprinkler system
http://campus-firewatch.com/resources/sprinklertoolbox.pdf
Author: The Sorority Department of MJ Insurance
Date Published: 6/16/2011
Publisher: Campus-Firewatch
Keywords: Prevention, Occupant Awareness, Detection, Suppression, Fire Safety, Risk Management
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%0a
Barriers to the Installation of Residential Fire Sprinklers: Project Report and Case Studies
http://www.toolbase.org/PDF/CaseStudies/barriers_installation_resi_sprinklers.pdf
Author: NAHB Research Center
Date Published: 4/13/2011
Publisher: USFA
Keywords: Residential Fire Sprinklers Business Process
Beware the Christmas Tree and Other Hazards
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59328/25/none/none/Depar/BEWARE-THE-CHRISTMAS-TREE-AND-OTHER-HAZARDS-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: October 1996
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Bridging the gap: A guide to implementing a residential sprinkler requirement
http://www.firesafehome.org/data/Image/Guide-to-Implementing-a-Residential-Sprinkler-Require.PDF
Author: National Association of State Fire Marshals
Date Published: 4/10/2011
Publisher: NASFMs
Keywords: Residential Sprinkler Requirement
Building Marking System: Update
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/93011/25/none/none/Depar/BUILDING-MARKING-SYSTEM:-UPDATE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: January 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Bunkbed Fire
http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/bunk/bunk.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: February 1996
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire behavior, fire test, bunkbed fire%0a
Cantilevers
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/271552/25/none/none/Depar/CANTILEVERS
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: September 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Cast Iron and Steel
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/261588/25/none/none/Depar/CAST-IRON-AND-STEEL
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Catastrophic Hidden Hazard
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/121026/25/none/none/Depar/Catastrophic-hidden-hazard
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: September 2001
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Center Mattress Fire
http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/matt1/mat1.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire behavior, fire test, mattress fire%0a
Characterizing the ignition hazard from cigarette lighter flames
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Williamson, Justin W. and Marshall, André W.
Date Published: Febuary 2005
Publisher: Fire Safety Journal
Keywords: Initiative 15, safety engineering, cigarette lighters, ignition hazard%0a
Class B Fire Suppression Experiments
http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire98/PDF/f98049.pdf
Author: Siegmann, C. W.
Date Published: July 1998
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, Class B fires, Class B foams, fire suppression, extinguishing agents%0a
Cockloft vs. Attic
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/235060/25/none/none/Depar/COCKLOFT-VS.-ATTIC
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 1995
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan%0a
Collected Publications Related to the Use of Elevators During Fires
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire02/PDF/f02090.pdf
Author: Richard W. Bukowski, S. Regina Burgess and Paul A. Reneke
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, high-rise fires, evacuation, elevators%0a
Community Outreach Ideas
http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/Sprinkler%20kit/Sprinkler_Safety_Outreach_Ideas.pdf
Author: NFPA
Date Published: 4/10/2011
Publisher: NFPA
Keywords: Residential Sprinklers
Comparison of Dry Tree Fire With and Without a Sprinkler System
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/research/dsn/dry_tree.shtm
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: US Fire Administration/NIST
Keywords: Initiative 15, Christmas tree fire, residential fire sprinklers, automatic fire sprinklers, fire tests%0a
Comparison of the Behavior of Foams and Gels Exposed to Fire
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire98/PDF/f98146.pdf
Author: Tafreshi, A. M.; diMarzo, M.
Date Published: October 1998
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, Class A foams, Class A gels, structure protection, wildland-urban interface fires, exposure protection%0a