January 12, 2021 –The UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) has released the new “Impact of Ventilation on Fire Damage Patterns” course for fire investigators. Through a project funded by ...

The focus is on residential fires, which tend to be ventilation limited. Understanding ventilation-limited fires aids fire investigators in analyzing fire patterns and locating the area of origin.

The recent Chevy Bolt fire on May 1, 2021 occurred just days after the “final fix” for the fire issue was announced. We sat down with the owner to discuss what happened, tell the inside story, and try ...

While research is still mixed on whether diverse fire patterns promote biodiversity, a new study suggests that practices under active Indigenous stewardship can do so. The study draws a reference to ...

Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Centenary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Luke Kelly receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and the ...

In October 2017 a series of fires tore through the sleepy goldenrod hills and green trellised vineyards of California’s wine country, 15 miles from where I grew up. My friends packed up their families ...