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This project uses AI and ML to develop data-driven solutions that enable real-time forecasting and provide actionable information to enhance safety and situational awareness.
Objective: To develop open source, freely available tools for property calibration and maintain archived, version-controlled material property sets with demonstrated accuracy. These tools should be: Accurate: Parameters predict experimental data Realistic: Values agree with physics Efficient: Fast
This program advances measurement science to improve community and building resilience to fires, address risks of new technologies, and enhance firefighter awareness and equipment performance through science-based codes, standards, and practices.
This project aims to improve firefighter safety and effectiveness by developing science-based performance criteria and standard test methods for firefighting gear and equipment used in high-temperature conditions.
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
This project develops a database that includes tools, measurement data, material properties, and validation data to enable quantitative prediction of material flammability behavior, such as ignition, steady burning, and fire growth.
This project develops measurement science and technology to enable Cyber-Physical systems that enhance situational awareness, operational effectiveness, and firefighter safety.