Research Advances in Risk Assessment and Management of Fire Accidents Across Diverse Sectors

A special issue of Fire (ISSN 2571-6255).

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China Academy of Safety Science and Technology, Beijing 100012, China
Interests: chemical safety; fire-induced domino effects; risk assessment; barrier management

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Dear Colleagues,

Fire incidents frequently occur across various sectors worldwide—including industrial sectors and public infrastructures—and often lead to catastrophic consequences, including casualties, economic damages, environmental impacts, etc. Effective risk assessment and management play crucial roles in preventing fire-related accidents and mitigating their consequences.

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue on state-of-the-art reviews and advanced methodologies for assessing and managing fire risks across diverse sectors. Our goal is to compile high-quality research that sheds light on both theoretical and practical advancements in fire risk assessment and management.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Advanced methodologies for fire risk assessment and management;
  • Organizational and human factors in fire risk management;
  • Risk modeling of fire-related accidents in various sectors and environmental settings, including process industries, public sectors, etc.;
  • Safety barrier management in relation to fire accidents;
  • Consequence modeling of fire accidents;
  • Safety economics approaches (e.g., cost–benefit analysis, cost effectiveness analysis, etc.) for fire risk management;
  • Risk-based optimization of firefighting strategies;
  • Leveraging AI and machine learning techniques for fire risk management;
  • Risk-assisted evacuation planning for fire accident scenarios.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Shuaiqi Yuan
Dr. Yiping Bai
Dr. Tao Zeng
Prof. Dr. Fuqiang Yang
Prof. Dr. Genserik Reniers
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Keywords

  • fire accidents
  • fire safety
  • risk assessment
  • risk management
  • safety barriers
  • human factors
  • safety management systems
  • consequence assessment
  • fire safety economics
  • CFD simulations

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Risk Factors and Wildfire Mitigation Planning by Public Utilities in Washington State
by Nickolas P. Bradbury and Alison C. Cullen
Fire 2025, 8(3), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/fire8030118 - 20 Mar 2025
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Some of the most catastrophic fire events that have occurred in the western US in recent decades, such as the 2018 Camp Fire in California, were ignited by electric utility infrastructure. As wildfires and fire seasons intensify across the western United States, policymakers [...] Read more.
Some of the most catastrophic fire events that have occurred in the western US in recent decades, such as the 2018 Camp Fire in California, were ignited by electric utility infrastructure. As wildfires and fire seasons intensify across the western United States, policymakers and utilities alike are working to mitigate the risk of wildfire as it relates to utility infrastructure. We pose the following research question: Is there an association between risk factors such as wildfire hazard potential and social vulnerability, and the inclusion of various strategies in mitigation planning by public or cooperative electric utilities in Washington, such as PSPS provisions and non-expulsion fuse installation? By applying statistical tools including t-tests and logistic regression modeling to test these potential associations, our analysis reveals statistically significant relationships between risk factors and the inclusion of specific wildfire mitigation strategies. We find that the inclusion of PSPS provisions in mitigation planning is significantly and nonlinearly associated with wildfire hazard potential, while social and socioeconomic vulnerability in the utility service area are negatively associated. Additionally, the installation of non-expulsion fuses is negatively associated with socioeconomic vulnerability in service populations. Overall, understanding the factors associated with wildfire mitigation planning can assist policymakers and state agencies in the prioritization of resources and practical support for utilities that may have limited capacity to mitigate wildfire risk. Full article
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