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Fire modeling

Since the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 was passed, annual U.S. fire fatalities have decreased by more than 50%. NIST’s fire research has played a crucial role in saving thousands of lives annually. Find out more about 50 years of fire safety advances thanks to NIST's work.

News and Updates

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A Machine Learning-Based Solution Could Help Firefighters Circumvent Deadly Backdrafts

AI May Come to the Rescue of Future Firefighters

Blog Posts

The Sound of Soot: How a Strange Noise Can Keep Us Safer From Fires

Reconstructing the Fires That Brought Down WTC 1, 2 and 7

Making Fighting Fires in Virtual Reality More Like Real Reality

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