Hazards & Controls
Fire Safety
Fire Engineering

Study on the design of stainless steel profiled barriers subjected to blast loading generated from typical explosions

Final Report to the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy, August 23, 1999 - 13 sections

Balcony spill plume for atrium smoke control

Contains over 2000 document abstracts and complete publications since 1993

Quarterly article series on construction code-related topics

Fire safety requirements for federal buildings in Canada

Fire protection design requirements for buildings of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

An ignition probability model has been derived to consider larger, catastrophic, releases

This paper deals with fire compartmentation

Technical articles on industry related issues

Definitions and names of hydrant components and general hydrant information

Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) information and software

The text of a fire protection design manual

Magazine articles to assist architectural and engineering firms

A manual that details the protection requirements for US Dept of Defense facilities

Series of technical articles and slide presentations

Guidelines for fire protection equipment, alarm testing, etc

Guidelines for fire protection equipment, alarm testing, etc

Dry hydrants provide an easy access to fill tank trucks regardless of weather

Photos and graphics of sprinkler systems, fire detection systems, smoke control systems, etc.

Technical bulletins related to fire extinguishing systems - fire hoses, commercial cooking, portable extinguishers

Series of documents on fire suppression systems, fire extinguishers, etc.

A call for all fire departments to gather preincident intelligence by performing a building reconnaissance

Examines size-up information and factors to consider to intelligently fight a fire

A discussion of firestop products and solutions

The criteria for FM Approval of fire engineered products such as sprinkler systems, fire pumps, hose racks

A guide to estimating the amount of water that should be available for municipal fire protection

Older buildings often contain materials that are fire safe but not listed in current rating sources

Basic elements of the Fire Safety Evaluation System (FSES) for Health Care Facilities

A compilation of fire ratings for 19th & mid-20th century building materials and assemblies

Acceptance criteria and evaluation guidelines for hundreds of building products to meet code requirements

Explains how the schedule works - also provides access to FSRS equivalency list and relative-value tables

Inspection, maintenance & testing of fire alarm systems, sprinkler & standpipe systems, foam systems

Technical building and fire safety industry documents

Includes fire protection features and separation distances for portable buildings

Standard operating procedures in use by the State of New York

Using Pump Curves

OSHA requirements for standpipe and hose systems

Construction specs manual with sections related to fire engineering

Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau's public protection criteria for the State of Washington

Provides an overview of Fire Protection Engineering