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State-of-the-Art Research Is the Future of Fire Investigation

Published

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Abstract

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Building and Fire Research Laboratory are working with the U.S. Fire Administration; the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; and the U.S. Department of Justice to provide a more scientific basis for the investigation of fire. This article provides an overview of current research and where it may lead the fire investigation field.
Citation
SIU Awareness
Volume
15
Issue
No. 1

Keywords

predictive models, fire investigations, burn patterns, simulators, experiments, fire models

Citation

Madrzykowski, D. (2001), State-of-the-Art Research Is the Future of Fire Investigation, SIU Awareness, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=910298 (Accessed April 19, 2024)
Created March 1, 2001, Updated February 19, 2017