Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) conducted a series of large-scale tests to investigate factors that affect flame spread ...

One year after the 2025 Los Angeles fires, Caltech researchers are pressing forward with research projects to provide answers ...

October 30, 2023 -- The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) has received grant funding for five projects. Two projects are being funded by the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and the ...

For one California Institute of Technology professor, sifting through ash and soot sparked flickers of relief in the wake of devastating wildfires earlier this year. François Tissot, one of thousands ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) protects 31 million acres of California’s privately owned wildlands and responds to more than 550,000 emergencies every year. CAL ...

A research team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology has developed new concept of fire extinguisher optimized for space-use; named Vacuum Extinguish Method ...