Smart Firefighting Technologies and Advanced Materials
A special issue of Fire (ISSN 2571-6255). This special issue belongs to the section "Fire Risk Assessment and Safety Management in Buildings and Urban Spaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 36
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fire safety assessment; fire mechanism; smoke control; fire prevention
Interests: fire dynamics; tunnel/metro fire safety; smoke control for buildings
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Interests: safety functional materials; bio-based materials for fire prevention and explosion suppression
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fire poses a significant threat to lives, properties, and the environment. As society advances, new challenges emerge in fire safety, such as the increasing complexity of building structures, the use of novel materials, and the rise of new energy sources. Understanding fire behavior, preventing its occurrence, and effectively combating it are crucial for ensuring public safety. In this context, research on smart firefighting technologies and advanced materials plays a pivotal role. Novel technologies can improve fire detection accuracy and enhance emergency response efficiency, while advanced materials can offer better fire resistance, contributing to reducing fire-related losses.
This Special Issue, based on the 11th International Conference on Fire Science and Fire Protection Engineering (ICFSFPE) (http://www.icfsfpe.org/), seeks to bring together the latest research on smart firefighting technologies and advanced materials, aligning with the journal’s commitment to publishing high-quality research on fire safety. By doing so, it provides a platform for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to share innovative ideas, findings, and solutions. The insights presented will not only contribute to the academic understanding of fire safety but also drive the development and implementation of practical applications in the real world.
We invite submissions on a wide range of topics. This includes smart fire detection and alarm systems, new energy fire prevention, confined space fire control, electrical fire prevention, and forest fire management. In terms of materials, we encourage papers on advanced flame-retardant materials. Other relevant topics include fire safety assessment, where new methods for evaluating fire risks in different scenarios are explored. Research on fire mechanisms, such as the combustion process in various conditions, can deepen our understanding of fire behavior. Articles on smoke control, firefighting and rescue operations, and evacuation strategies are also welcome. We accept research articles, review papers, and case studies.
Dr. Linlin Yi
Dr. Jie Wang
Dr. Yue Chen
Dr. Yongda Huang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Fire is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- smart firefighting
- fire safety assessment
- fire mechanism
- smoke control
- advanced flame-retardant materials
- fire detection
- fire prevention
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