Severe wooden home conflagrations have previously been linked to the combination of very
dry indoor climate in inhabited buildings during winter time, resulting in rapid fire …

Research highlights: Moisture diffusion coefficients for stems and branches of degenerated
Calluna vulgaris L. have been obtained and a mathematical model for the drying process …

The vast majority of fire-related deaths occur in residential buildings. Until recently, the fire
risk for these buildings was only considered through static risk assessments or period-based …

Parameters leading to the severity of the fire in Lærdalsøyri, Norway, January 18th to 19th
2014, have been analyzed. The fire in the first villa developed significantly faster than the fire …

In recent years, severe and deadly wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires have resulted in an
increased focus on this particular risk to humans and property, especially in Canada, USA …

A low cost weather station has been tested for monitoring relative humidity (RH) in sitting
rooms as a dry wood fast fire development risk indicator. Ten Norwegian wooden …

There is a genuine will to protect Nordic wooden towns in Norway, as they are considered
national heritage and an important part of the urban identity. The fire protection of wooden …

Discussion The National Wildfire Coordinating Group and NIFC (2004) define safety zones
as preplanned areas of refuge that can be utilized without the use of fire shelters in case of …

General fire risk and the special risk related to cold climate cellulosic drying processes are
outlined. Four recent subzero temperatures fires are studied with respect to health impacts: a …

The fire protective envelope of any building consists of multiple elements with widely
differing properties relating to a fire, such as glass, roof tiles and sheathings, wood cladding …