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Fire

Fire dynamics & science

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Projects and Programs

Public Health Risks to First Responders

Ongoing
OBJECTIVE: To identify a firefighter’s relative risk of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) released from their protective gear. TECHNICAL IDEA: The new technical idea is to determine the type, root source, and release mechanism of PFAS from FFG, which could be used to restrict

Impact of Material Composition on Ignitability and Fire Growth

Ongoing
Volume 1 Experimental Observations of the Burning Behavior of Combustible Solids in Parallel Panel Configuration at Full-Scale ( NIST Technical Note 2282 ) Report Summary This report provides an overview of measurements (e.g., heat release rate, gaseous species production, and flame-to-surface heat

NIST/NRC Fire Research Collaborations

Ongoing
Objective: To provide measurement data and analysis tools that enable accurate, efficient, probabilistic risk assessments for fire scenarios in nuclear power plants. Recent Research: Brief descriptions and links to technical reports developed from recent NIST/NRC collaborations focused on Cable
FireEPS

Engineered Fire Safe Products

Ongoing
Objective To develop a database that maintains the tools (experimental and analytical), measurement data (for model calibration and validation), material property sets, and validation data needed to enable quantitative prediction of material flammability behavior (e.g., ignition, steady burning, and

Publications

Tools and Instruments

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Fire Calorimetry Database (FCD)

The National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) operates calorimeters to measure the heat and combustion products for fires in the range of 50 kW to 20,000 kW