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Influence of Board Spacing on Mitigating Wood Decking Assembly Ignition

November 17, 2019
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki
As part of recent building code change discussions, it has been suggested that by increasing the spacing of boards, it may be possible to mitigate ignition of wood decking assemblies from wind-driven firebrand showers. An experimental series was undertaken

Role of Firebrand Combustion in Large Outdoor Fire Spread

October 4, 2019
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki, Michael Gollner, A C. Fernandez-Pello
Large outdoor fires are an increasing danger to the built environment. Wildfires that spread into com- munities, labeled as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, are an example of large outdoor fires. Other examples of large outdoor fires are urban fires

Large Outdoor Fires and the Built Environment (LOF&BE): Summary of Workshop at Interflam 2019

August 29, 2019
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Sara McAllister, Sayaka Suzuki, Raphaele Blanchi, Elsa Pastor, Ronchi Enrico
A workshop of the permanent working group, sponsored by the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), entitled Large Outdoor Fires and the Built Environment(LOF&BE) was held from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday June 30, 2019. The workshop was

On the Importance of Firebrand Processes in Large Outdoor Fires

May 15, 2019
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello
Firebrands are produced from combustion of both vegetative and structural fuels in large outdoor fires. It is well known that firebrand generation, transport, and ignition mechanisms result in rapid and potentially devastating fire spread processes in

Large Outdoor Fires and the Built Environment: Summary of Kick-Off Workshop

February 4, 2019
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Sara McAllister, Sayaka Suzuki, Raphaele Blanchi, Elsa Pastor, Ronchi Enrico
The kickoff workshop of the new permanent working group, sponsored by the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), entitled Large Outdoor Fires and the Built Environment was held from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm on Sunday October 21, 2018. The

Summary of Workshop on Global Overview of Large Outdoor Fire Standards

February 4, 2019
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello
Large outdoor fires have the potential to negatively impact the built environment. Wildland fires that spread into communities, known as wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires have become a global problem. Large urban fires, including those that have

Ignition of Japanese style tile roofing assemblies exposed to firebrands

November 14, 2018
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki
In a recent urban fire in Itoigawa-city, Niigata, Japan, structures were exposed to firebrands and it was reported roofing assemblies were ignited, which led to loss of entire structures. Roof tiles are fabricated using non-combustible materials yet the

Summary of Workshop Large Outdoor Fires and the Built Environment

August 3, 2018
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Raphaele Blanchi, Michael Gollner, Sara McAllister, Eulalia Planas, Elsa Pastor, Pedro Reszka, Sayaka Suzuki, Daniel Gorham
Large outdoor fires present a risk to the built environment. Wildfires that spread into communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, have destroyed communities throughout the world, and are an emerging problem in fire safety science

Quantifying Wind-Driven Firebrand Production from Roofing Assembly Combustion

July 16, 2018
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki, Tomohiro Naruse
Large outdoor fires present a risk to the built environment. Examples often in the international media reports are wildfires that spread into communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires. Other examples are large urban fires including

Characteristics of Firebrands Collected from Actual Urban Fires

July 9, 2018
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki
The characteristics of firebrands collected from a recent urban fire in Japan are described. Specifically, this fire broke out from a Chinese restaurant in Itoigawa-city, Niigata, Japan on December 22nd 2016. On the day of the fire, strong winds resulted