Review of environmental impacts of fires

Review of environmental impacts of fires

NFPA-funded study proposes framework for quantifying environmental impact of fires and identifies research gaps. As above, most of the c. 60 references concern environmental impacts of wildfires or of major fire incidents, fire statistics reports or ISO methodologies....
EU FireStat project reports 3 – 5

EU FireStat project reports 3 – 5

Efectis has published reports on several packages of the EU FireStat project on fire data and cost/benefit analysis of fire safety actions (“Closing data gaps and paving the way for pan-European Fire Safety Efforts”, see DG GROW above). The four reports address: data...
SFPE Handbook of Fire and the Environment

SFPE Handbook of Fire and the Environment

New 500 page reference work from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers on fire impacts on the environment, including mitigation and sustainability. Chapters cover fire fundamentals, historically significant fires, firefighting chemicals, emission measurements, fire...
EU JRC reviews SSbD approaches

EU JRC reviews SSbD approaches

Commission report analyses objectives and existing tools for assessment of “SSbD” for chemical, but ignores durability. The 184 page report reviews existing frameworks relevant to “Safe and Sustainable by Design” (SSbD), as preparation for defining a framework for...