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Engineering Laboratory / Fire Research Division

Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Group

Projects/Programs

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Fire Risk Reduction in Communities Program

Ongoing
Objective: To develop and deploy advances in measurement science to improve the resilience of communities and structures to unwanted fires through innovative fire protection and response technologies and tactics. What is the new technical idea? There are two new technical ideas, using measurement

Quantifying Firebrand Exposures for WUI Ignition Potential

Ongoing
Objective - To quantify the threat of firebrand (ember) exposure from WUI fires on structures and structural materials. What is the new technical idea? Despite the increasing frequency and losses from WUI fires, compared to fires within structures, there has been relatively little research on WUI

WUI Building and Fire Codes and Standards Project

Completed
Objective: By 2014, assess and integrate the current state-of-the-art risk reduction tools and practices into model building codes and standards for fires at the wildland-urban interface. What is the new technical idea? The new technical idea is to develop a national codes and standards strategy