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Data Structures for the Fire Data Management System, FDMS 2.0 (NISTIR 6088)

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Author(s)

Rebecca W. Portier, Richard Peacock, Paul A. Reneke

Abstract

Fire Data Management System, FDMS, is a design for a computer database to store and retrieve fire test results obtained from bench-scale and real-scale tests as well as fire simulation programs. By storing available fire test values in a common format, this data is readily available and easily exchanged. This guide provides detailed descriptions of the physical data structures for the next generation of the database, FDMS 2.0.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6088
Report Number
6088
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6088
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Keywords

fire data, computers, databases, cone calorimeters, data sets, experiments, fire tests, furniture calorimeters, information storage
Fire and Buildings and Construction

Citation

Portier, R. , Peacock, R. and Reneke, P. (1997), Data Structures for the Fire Data Management System, FDMS 2.0 (NISTIR 6088), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6088, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=912898 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created October 31, 1997, Updated October 12, 2021
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