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        Scripps National News
                        February 22, 2022
  Flammability Reduction Group provides virtual seminar on Reducing the Fire Risk of Residential Upholstered Furniture Fires as part of SFPE Member Series
                        May 24, 2021The “Low Heat Release Upholstered Furniture” project at the Fire Research Division (FRD) of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducts
  NIST Research Featured in Fire and Materials Journal Special Issue on Furniture Flammability
                        March 12, 2021The NIST Flammability Reduction Group (FRG) recently contributed to the production of a Special Issue on Furniture Flammability in the Fire and Materials

    

  
  

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        High Temperature Performance of Fire Fighter Equipment
                  OngoingThe performance of fire fighting equipment and gear is critical for the safety and effectiveness of fire fighters. Current equipment standards and test methods
  Reduced Ignition and Flame Spread with Nano-Engineered Foam Project
                  CompletedThis research will enable commercialization of a reduced flammability, inexpensive, and EHS [1] compliant polyurethane foam and a high smoldering reference foam
  Residential Fire Safety Innovation
                  OngoingResidential fire losses substantially dominate the total fire losses in the U.S. accounting for 83% of the 2855 deaths, 78% or the 16500 injuries, and 58% of
  Public Health Risks to First Responders
                  OngoingThere is growing evidence that firefighters (FF) are being exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) associated with their gear. The source of the

    

  
  

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        The Impact of Material Composition on Ignitability and Fire Growth. Volume 1: Full-Scale Burning Behavior of Combustible Solids Commonly Found in Nuclear Power Plants
                        February 13, 2024
                  Author(s)
                                Isaac  Leventon,   Michael  Heck,   Kevin B.  McGrattan,   Matthew  Bundy,   Rick D.  DavisThis report provides an overview of quantitative measurement data and visual observations obtained from a series of 52 full-scale fire growth experiments
  Heats of Combustion and Related Properties of Pure Substances
                        December 5, 2023
                  Author(s)
                                Donald R.  Burgess Jr.,   Anthony  HaminsIn this work, we compiled and evaluated various properties pertaining to the heats of combustion of about 420 compounds of physical, chemical, and engineering
  Fire Protection of Wood with an Environmentally Benign UV-Cured Polyelectrolyte Complex
                        July 7, 2023
                  Author(s)
                                Sarah  Fisher,   Danixa  Rodriguez-Melendez,   Ethan  Iverson,   Thomas  Kolibaba,   Jaime  GrunlanThe use of wood in home and commercial structures has continued to grow in recent years, but its flammability poses a threat to lives and property. Previous
  Low-GWP Alternative Refrigerant Blends for HFC-134a (Presentation)
                        January 31, 2023
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                                Harrison M.  Skye

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        FDS and SmokeviewFire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The software solves numerically a form of the Navier

    

  
  

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        Fire Calorimetry Database (FCD)The National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) operates calorimeters to measure the heat and combustion products for fires in the range of 50 kW to 20,000 kW
  The National Fire Research LaboratoryThe National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) is a unique experimental facility dedicated understanding fire behavior and structural response to fire. The

    

  
  

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