Current projects

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Building and life safety

• Fire Safety Challenges of Tall Wood Buildings - Phase 2

Detection and signaling

• Fire Alarms and At Risk Populations

Electrical

• Evaluation of Electrical Feeder and Branch Circuit Loading

For emergency responders

• Review of Emergency Responder SOPs/SOGs
• Enhancing Incident Commander Competencies for Management of Incidents Involving Pipeline and Rail Car Spills of Flammable Liquids
• Validation of Cleaning Procedures for Fire Fighter Personal Protective Equipment
• Risk Management Interventions to Reduce Vehicle Related Incidents and Fatalities Advisory service project
• Non-Destructive Chemical/Biological Analysis Techniques Enabling Effective PPE Decontamination Strategies Advisory service project
• Capabilities and Limitations of Compressed Air Foam Systems (CAFS) for Structural Firefighting Advisory service project
• Non-Destructive Assessment of Outer Shell Degradation for Firefighter Turnouts
• Particulate and Toxic-Gas Sensors for Fire Fighter Health and Safety: A Preliminary Study Advisory service project
• Revolutionizing the Modern Turnout Suit: Technical Basis for Redesigning Structural Firefighter Protective Ensembles for Reduced Heat Stress Advisory service project
• Quantification of Green Building Features on Firefighter Safety (PDF) Advisory service project
• Improved Liquid Integrity Evaluation Techniques for First Responder Ensembles (PDF) Advisory service project
• Best Practices for Emergency Response to Incidents involving Electric Vehicle Battery Hazards (PDF)

Hazardous materials

• Critical Variables Associated with the Hazard Classification of Ammonium Nitrate (AN)
• Evaluation of LPG Pool Fire Heat Flux

Suppression

• Storage Protection and Horizontal Barriers

• Protection of Storage Under Sloped Ceilings - Phase 2
• Response Time of Quick Response Intermediate Temperature  Sprinklers versus Standard Response Ordinary Temperature Sprinklers
• ESFR Sprinklers and Obstruction – Phase 3
• Residential Fire Sprinkler Adoption - Two State Case Study
• Sprinkler Protection Criteria for Lithium Ion Batteries Stored in Cartons

Miscellaneous

• Impact of Fixed Fire Fighting Systems on Road Tunnel Resilience, Ventilation, and Other Systems
• e-Murray: Modeling Requirements for an Open‐Access Multi‐Physics Approach to Planning of Urban Evacuations Caused by Wildfire Disasters
• Standardizing Community-Wide Public Alerts in Emergencies Advisory service project
• Fire Ember Production from Wildland and Structural Fuels
• Advanced Fire Blocking Materials for Enhanced Performance in Wildland Fire Shelters Advisory service project
• Fire Extinguishants and Cultural Resource Collections (PDF) Advisory service project