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Fire, Volume 6, Issue 9

September 2023 - 42 articles

Cover Story: The wildland–urban interface has gained the attention of researchers and managers due to its associated fire risk. From a land management perspective, it is important to identify these areas for fire risk prevention and to know which mitigation measures to apply. This systematic review examined published literature to gather definitions of the interface and physical risk mitigation measures. Concepts, terms, and methods used for definitions varied with the research objective. Five categories of measures were identified (clearance distances, landscaping, wildland fuels, land planning, building construction), with maintenance and design playing a substantial role in risk mitigation. The number of studies on the topic is considerable but experimental outcomes are scarce. For future use of the concept of the interface, better coordination among research groups and land managers is advised. View this paper
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Articles (42)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,263 Views
14 Pages

6 September 2023

Cables are usually bent into a U-shape to cross obstacles during installation: this includes the upward-bending mode (UBM) and the downward-bending mode (DBM). An experimental study was conducted to investigate the combustion behavior of U-shaped cab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,058 Views
19 Pages

6 September 2023

(1) Background: When a fire breaks out, combustibles are burned and toxic substances such as carbon monoxide (CO), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), benzene, and hydrogen cyanide are produced. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the air qu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,333 Views
16 Pages

5 September 2023

Global warming is associated with an increase in compound drought-heat events (CDHEs), leading to larger and more extreme fire-weather risk in mesic forests. Wildfire activity in subtropical China, under the influence of monsoonal rainfall, was histo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,504 Views
24 Pages

Identification Methodology for Chemical Warehouses Dealing with Flammable Substances Capable of Causing Firewater Pollution

  • Maxim Kátai-Urbán,
  • Tibor Bíró,
  • Lajos Kátai-Urbán,
  • Ferenc Varga and
  • Zsolt Cimer

1 September 2023

Major accidents involving flammable substances can lead to significant environmental damage. The operators of chemical warehouses—in order to prevent and mitigate harmful environmental impacts—based on fire prevention strategies should ap...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
7,633 Views
26 Pages

Wildland–Urban Interface: Definition and Physical Fire Risk Mitigation Measures, a Systematic Review

  • Flavio Taccaliti,
  • Raffaella Marzano,
  • Tina L. Bell and
  • Emanuele Lingua

1 September 2023

Due to the associated fire risk, the wildland–urban interface (WUI) has drawn the attention of researchers and managers from a range of backgrounds. From a land management point of view, it is important to identify the WUI to determine areas to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,204 Views
13 Pages

1 September 2023

This study was conducted to review the safety and appropriateness of PSV (Pressure Safety Valve) installation in the supply tank, which is a pressure vessel included in supply systems dedicated to supplying the acid/alkaline substances used in the Ko...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,523 Views
11 Pages

1 September 2023

In this study, we performed three tests to measure the fire-retardant performance of power cables installed in utility tunnels. The standards we applied for testing are ISO 5660-1, NES 713, and IEEE 1202. Specifically, we performed a cone calorimetri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,352 Views
13 Pages

1 September 2023

Shrub encroachment and expansion have been widely reported globally and are particularly severe in arid saline land. Shrubs in harsh habitats have fertile island effects, but the promoting effect of fertile island soil on shrub patch restoration rema...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,943 Views
23 Pages

30 August 2023

Geopolymer mortars made from various waste products can appreciably reduce carbon dioxide emissions and landfill-related issues, making them viable substitutes for ordinary Portland cement, a workhorse in the concrete industry. Thus, a series of tern...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,627 Views
19 Pages

30 August 2023

In order to solve the defects of traditional coal spontaneous combustion prevention technology in a closed goaf, a strain of aerobic endogenous bacteria was isolated from coal and used as a blocking raw material. Based on the metabolic and reproducti...

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