The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) is partnering with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the South Carolina Fire Academy for the research and ...

For years, we’ve known that the weakest component of our personal protective ensemble is the SCBA facepiece. Many of us have experienced crystallization, grazing or bubbling of a facepiece during live ...

The author breaks downs some of the common and repetitive themes that were brought to his attention at the "Fire Dynamics for the Fire Service" seminar. The National Institute for Standards and ...

Photo: An abandoned apartment building on Governor's Island, New York, provided a real-life laboratory for fire researchers studying wind-driven fires and tactics to combat them. (NIST) Fire ...

A free interactive online training program for fire fighters and arson investigators that features fire research, video footage and expert analysis from the National Institute of Standards and ...

GAITHERSBURG, MD – As firefighters’ workplaces change, it’s important they adapt. But, are they? NIST Fire Protection Engineer Dan Madrzykowski posed that question to more than 250 firefighters during ...

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists and engineers recently enhanced the capabilities of NIST's computer fire modeling software, a powerful suite of tools used worldwide in ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce launched a new center devoted to the research and development of technologies designed specifically to support public safety emergencies and responses. Headquartered in ...

Photo: An abandoned apartment building on Governor's Island, New York, provided a real-life laboratory for fire researchers studying wind-driven fires and tactics to combat them. (NIST) Fire ...