Initiative 15: Life Safety Science and Applications (Subscribe)
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Simulation of the Fires in WTC 1 and 2
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/build05/PDF/b05025.pdf
Author: McGrattan, K. B.
Date Published: October 2004
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire science, World Trade Center
Sixteen-Fatality Fire in High-Rise Residence for the Elderly, Johnson City, TN
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-039-508.pdf
Author: Daniel J. Carpenter, Jr
Date Published: 1989
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, nursing home fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens, fire/building codes
Smoke Component Yields From Room-Scale Fire Tests
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire03/PDF/f03005.pdf
Author: Gann, R. G.; Averill, J. D.; Johnsson, E. L.; Nyden, M. R.; Peacock, R. D.
Date Published: April 2003
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire tests, smoke toxicity, room fire
Smoke venting and fire safety in an industrial warehouse
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V37-44VVXSG-5&_user=10&_coverDate=03%252F31%252F2002&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=476f3db1c40f11948d57f1d4796fd743
Author: Yaping He, Jian Wang, Zhenkum Wu, Lu Hu, Yi Xiong, and Weicheng Fan
Date Published: Volume 37, Issue 2,
Publisher: Fire Safety Journal
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, smoke control, smoke venting, warehouse
Sofa Fire
http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/sofa/sofa.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire behavior, fire test, sofa fire
Some Aspects of Fire Growth. Final Report
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire00/PDF/f00137.pdf
Author: Quintiere, J. G.
Date Published: August 2000
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire behavior, fire growth, fire science
Some theoretical and practical aspects on fire-fighting tactics in a backdraft situation
http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=TRD&recid=200210211274CE&q=&uid=790706146&setcookie=yes
Author: Gojkovic, D.; Bengtsson, L.
Date Published: pp. 1093-1104. 2001
Publisher: InterFlam 2001: 9th International Fire Science & Engineering Conference
Keywords: Initiative 3, structural firefighting, tactics and tasks, fire behavior, backdraft, Initiative 15, fire science
Something for Everybody
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60566/25/none/none/Depar/SOMETHING-FOR-EVERYBODY-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: September 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Sprinkler system efficiency: a report on an investigative programme
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Glockling, James and Stephens, John
Date Published: August 2000
Publisher: Fire Safety Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, automatic fire sprinklers
Sprinklered Records Storage Facility, Chicago, Illinois
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-106.pdf
Author: Thomas H. Miller
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, storage facility fire, fire protection, fire/building codes, structural firefighting
Sprinklers Control Arson Fires in Rack-Storage Warehouse, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-030.pdf
Author: April Berkol
Date Published: 1988
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, warehouse fire, automatic fire sprinklers, rack storage, Initiative 14
Sprinklers Out of Service
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/154463/25/none/none/Depar/SPRINKLERS-OUT-OF-SERVICE--
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Sprinklers: interpreting the statistics
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/282316/25/ARCHI/none/Depar/SPRINKLERS:-INTERPRETING-THE-STATISTICS
Author: Licht, Richard R.
Date Published: January 2007
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, automatic fire sprinklers, Initiative 14
Standard Fire Tests of WTC Tower Typical Floor Construction
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/build05/PDF/b05022.pdf
Author: Gross, J. L.
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, building construction, World Trade Center
Stress, job satisfaction, coping, and psychological distress among emergency medical technicians.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=10179201
Author: Boudreauz, E; Mandry, C; Brantley, PJ
Date Published: 1997 Oct-Dec;12(4):
Publisher: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 15, mental health risks, EMTs, EMS response
Structural Collapse Fire Tests: Single Story, Ordinary Construction Warehouse
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire03/PDF/f03093.pdf
Author: Stroup, D. W.; Madrzykowski, D.; Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.
Date Published: May 2003
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire tests, structural collapse, collapse predictors,building construction, Initiative 2
Structural Collapse Fire Tests: Single Story, Wood Frame Structures
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire04/PDF/f04018.pdf
Author: Stroup, D. W.; Bryner, N. P.; Lee, J. H.; McElroy, J. A.; Roadarmel, G. L.; Twilley, W. H.
Date Published: March 2004
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire tests, structural collapse, collapse predictors, building construction, Initiative 2
Study of Technology for Detecting Pre-Ignition Conditions of Cooking-Related Fires Associated With E
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire98/PDF/f98064.pdf
Author: Johnsson, E. L.
Date Published: January 1998
Publisher: Consumer Products Safety Commission/NIST
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire protection engineering, heat detection, kitchen fires
Study on Total Evacuation Versus Select Evacuation for High-Rise Office Buildings
http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2646
Author: Hartmann, Suzette Marina
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: University of Maryland
Keywords: Initiative 15, high-rise fires, evacuation
Sublethal effects of fire smoke
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Gann, Richard G.
Date Published: April 2004
Publisher: Fire Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire science, Initiative 14, smoke toxicity, toxic exposure, environmental risks
Suppressant Concentration Requirements for Continuously-Energized Equipment Fires
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire97/PDF/f97197.pdf
Author: Braun, E.; Womeldorf, C. A.; King, M. D.; Kelly, A. A.
Date Published: 1997
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 15, electrical fires, extinguishing agents, energized equipment fires, fire suppression, Class C fires
Tech Hotels Update
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/137482/25/none/none/Depar/TECH-HOTELS-UPDATE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: February 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan
Ten Elderly Victims from Intermediate Care Facility Fire Colorado Springs, Colorado
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-050.pdf
Author: Jack Yates
Date Published: 1991
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, nursing home fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens, building/fire codes
Ten-Fatality Board and Care Facility Fire, Detroit, Michigan
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-066.pdf
Author: Mark Chubb
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, nursing home fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens, fire/building codes
The Building Department Said the Walls Were Ok, But...
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60356/25/none/none/Depar/THE-BUILDING-DEPARTMENT-SAID-THE-WALLS-WERE-OK,-BUT
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: May 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan