Fire | Special Issues

Advances in Decision Support for Urban Fire Risk Management and Policy Formulation

edited by

, Zhisheng Xu, Jinghong Wang and Zongjia Zhang

submission deadline 28 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4987 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire risk assessment; emergency response accessibility; fire resource allocation; fire station location optimization; fire management policy; urban fire safety; high-rise building fire protection; public fire safety literacy; decision support systems; spatial analysis and modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Research at the Science–Policy–Practitioner Interface)

Experimental and Numerical Investigations into Fire Dynamics in Enclosed and Open Spaces

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submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7824 | Submission Open

Keywords: compartment fire; flashover and backdraft; smoke filling; facade fire spreading; high-rise buildings fire; fire plume; CFD simulation; flame interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Fire)

Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) Applications in Wildfire Science: Principles, Progress and Prospects (2nd Edition)

edited by

Washington Franca-Rocha

,

António Vieira

and

Marcos Francos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 25978 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire research; artificial intelligence applications; wildfire risks; wildfire modeling; data science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Science Models, Remote Sensing, and Data)

Fire/Explosion Risk Assessment and Loss Prevention of Hazardous Materials, Mines and Natural Gas, 2nd Edition

edited by Chuyuan Huang, Haipeng Jiang and Lijuan Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18621 | Submission Open

Keywords: hazardous materials; mines; natural gas; fire and explosion; risk assessment; monitoring and early warning; safety precautions

Fire, Polymers, and Retardants: Innovations in Fire Safety

edited by Baljinder Kandola

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5277 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric materials and polymeric composites; inherent flammability; fire retardant; nanostructured fire retardants; intumescent and bio-based systems; surface-engineered polymers; responsive materials that activate under thermal stimuli

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Fire)

Novel Combustion Technologies for CO₂ Capture and Pollution Control

edited by

Xiaojia Wang

, Hui Wang and Miaomiao Niu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4482 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture; chemical looping combustion; oxygen-enriched combustion; simulation; energy conservation; pollution reduction

Wildfire Exposure and Human Health: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

edited by

Bela Barros

and

Marta Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1529 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire health impacts; community impacts; occupational health; health risk communication; environmental health; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Research at the Science–Policy–Practitioner Interface)

Creating a Platform to Understand Fire Management in Africa

edited by

Natasha Ribeiro

, Lucy Amissah and

João Neves Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1347 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; fire regimes; climate change; ecosystem services; traditional knowledge; fire management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Research at the Science–Policy–Practitioner Interface)

Experimental and Numerical Studies on Combustion and Heat Transfer in Liquid Fuel Fires

edited by Chen Wang,

Fanliang Ge

and Chuanyu Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 693 | Submission Open

Keywords: ignition of liquid fuel; heat transfer behavior of spill fire; heat transfer behavior of pool fire; heat transfer behavior of flame spread; flame radiation; radiation blockage; heat transfer between flames, liquids, and the environment; internal heat transfer of liquid fuel; fire modeling and simulation tools.

Smoke Movement and Control Strategies in Underground Spaces: Challenges and Solutions for Safety

edited by

Junfeng Chen

, Xiangliang Tian and Haitao Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 631 | Submission Open

Keywords: smoke control; underground spaces; fire safety; smoke movement; ventilation strategies; smoke management systems; fire evacuation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Risk Assessment and Safety Management in Buildings and Urban Spaces)

Innovative Combustion Technologies for Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Fuels

edited by

Tong Si

,

Yinjiao Su

and Chan Zou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel combustion concepts; fuel flexibility and blending strategies; emission control and environmental impact; fire and explosion safety for low-carbon fuels; system integration and applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Fire)

Ignition and Combustion of Energetic Materials

edited by

Peihui Xu

, Dongyang Qiu and Zonghou Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: energetic materials; metal fuel; ignition; combustion; combustion diagnostics; molecular dynamics; chemical kinetics

Occupational Health and Biomechanics in Firefighting

edited by

Roger O. Kollock

and

Bridget F. Melton

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: firefighting biomechanics; occupational health; musculoskeletal injury risk; load carriage and personal protective equipment; postural control and dynamic stability; movement variability and fatigue; wearable sensors; field-based biomechanical assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Social Science)

Advances in Fire Mapping and Monitoring

edited by

Ivanda Antonia

and Darko Stipanicev

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire mapping; burned area; remote sensing; wildfire monitoring; satellite imagery; UAV; machine learning; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Science Models, Remote Sensing, and Data)

Intumescent Coatings for Enhanced Fire Protection of Construction Materials

edited by Joanna Mastalska-Popławska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: intumescent coatings; passive fire protection; fire retardants; APP/PER/MEL system; char formation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Risk Assessment and Safety Management in Buildings and Urban Spaces)

Fire Patterns, Driving Factors, and Multidimensional Impacts Under Climate Change and Human Activities

edited by

Guang Yang

, Fengjun Zhao,

Yanlong Shan

and Qiuhua Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23724 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfires; climate change; human activity; fire prediction and forecasting; fire prevention and control; fire ecology; fuel management; fire behavior; smoke emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Research at the Science–Policy–Practitioner Interface)

Advances in Remote Sensing for Burned Area Mapping

edited by

Giandomenico De Luca

,

Giuseppe Modica

and

Lorenzo Arcidiaco

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 15380 | Submission Open

Keywords: burn areas' detection and mapping; geo-informatics; fire severity; fire regime; biomass loss; wildland–urban interface (WUI) fires; three-dimensional modeling; image processing

Fire Risk Management and Emergency Prevention

edited by

Xuecai Xie

, Xueming Shu, Haowei Yao and Jun Hu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10767 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire risk analysis; fire risk assessment; fire risk warning; fire risk management; fire emergency rescue; technology and equipment; digital technology

Artificial Intelligence in 3D Fire Modeling and Simulation

edited by José M. P. do Nascimento,

Houda Harkat

,

João Pedro Matos-Carvalho

and Hasmath Farhana Thariq Ahmed

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2981 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire detection; flames; machine learning; artificial intelligence; 3D fire; 3D shape; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Science Models, Remote Sensing, and Data)

Fire Detection and Fire Signal Processing

edited by

Tian Deng

, Shu Wang,

Wenbo Xu

and Andreas Nienkötter

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2168 | Submission Open

Keywords: early fire detection; anti-false technology; smart fire sensor; specialized fire detection; intelligent fire warning; reliable fire detection network; week signal processing; emergency rescue platform

Fire Safety Technology and Intelligent Evacuation

edited by Qing Deng, Guozhong Huang,

Feng Yu

and Lin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1931 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire safety technology; intelligent evacuation; specific domain-oriented fire risk; fire-triggered compound risk; risk management; emergency decision support; crowd dynamics in disaster situations; response knowledge management; resilient urban governance

Hydrogen Leakage, Dispersion, Fires and Explosions: Advances in Hazard Mitigation and Risk Management

edited by

Tianqi Yang

,

Qingxin Ba

and

Jinsheng Xiao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1676 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen safety; hydrogen hazards; liquid hydrogen; hydrogen leakage; hydrogen dissipation; promote dissipation system; flammability range; ignition; hydrogen embrittlement; risk assessment; safety distances; detection technologies; jet fire; explosion; hydrogen refueling stations; integrated station; facility layout optimization; protective wall; material compatibility; computational fluid dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Risk Assessment and Safety Management in Buildings and Urban Spaces)

Next-Generation Fire Suppressants: From Molecular Mechanisms to System Compatibility and Environmental Safety

edited by

Fei Xiao

,

Xukun Sun

and Zhengyang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 904 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation fire suppressants; fire suppression mechanisms; suppressant formulation; numerical simulation; environmental safety; building fire protection; fire-retardant materials; heritage building fire protection

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Fire Detection, Monitoring, and Spread Prediction

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, Ping Huang and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire detection ; deep learning ; smoke recognition ; fire spread prediction ; tunnel fire ; wildland–urban interface ; industrial fires ; building fires ; pool fires

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Risk Assessment and Safety Management in Buildings and Urban Spaces)

Mine Fire Safety and Ventilation Control

edited by

Marek Korzec

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground mining; mine fires; spontaneous combustion; fire control; rescue operation; emergency response plan; ventilation in mines

Numerical Studies on the Combustion of Alternative Fuels

edited by Jiangkuan Xing, Zhicheng Yuan and

Zhenhua An

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical simulation; alternative fuels; combustion; flame dynamics; NOx formation; ignition; machine learning; chemical reactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Fire)

Laminar Burning Velocities, Measurements and Validation

edited by

Rob Bastiaans

, Roy Hermanns and

Ayman M. Elbaz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: laminar burning velocity; flame propagation; unstretched flame speed; adiabatic; premixed combustion; model validation; alternative fuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Fire)

Ammonia Based Fuels: Combustion and Emission Behavior

edited by Anand Shankar Singh, Debojit Sharma and Rohit Kumar

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: ammonia combustion; alternative fuels; carbon-free fuel; hydrogen carrier; NOx emission; gas turbines, IC engines, and industrial furnaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Fire)

Wildfires, Post-Fire Effects and Vegetation Recovery in a Changing Climate: Advances in Remote Sensing, GIS, AI and Emerging Earth Observation Technologies

edited by

Emmanouil Psomiadis

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire impacts; post-fire effects; vegetation loss and recovery; soil degradation and erosion; hydrological and geomorphological changes; carbon and greenhouse gas emissions; air quality deterioration; secondary hazards (floods, debris flows, landslides); ecosystem resilience; wildfire–climate interactions; cascading risks

Fire Resistance of Structural Materials: Steel, Concrete, and Timber

edited by

W. K. Chow

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire resistance; structural materials; fire testing; computational modeling; performance-based design; fire protection systems; residual capacity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Risk Assessment and Safety Management in Buildings and Urban Spaces)

The Impact of Wildfires on Climate, Air Quality, and Human Health

edited by

Diogo Lopes

and

Estela Vicente

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13314 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfires; climate change; air quality; health impact; atmospheric emissions; smoke plumes; pollution

Fire and Explosion Prevention in Maritime and Aviation Transportation

edited by

Yuechao Zhao

, Junzhong Bao and Chengwu Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6817 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire dynamics in maritime systems; aviation explosion mitigation; risk assessment for hazardous cargo transport; AI + fire safety; advanced sensor-based detection systems; electric vehicle fire prevention; explosion-resistant material innovations; regulatory compliance in aviation fuel safety; computational modeling of fire scenarios

Innovative Applications of Remote Sensing and Machine Learning in Forest Fire Detection and Prevention

edited by

Fuquan Zhang

and

Yiqing Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4257 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fire; fire detection; fire and smoke alarms; fire risk evaluation; fire behavior assessment; fire spread analysis; remote sensing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Research at the Science–Policy–Practitioner Interface)

Simulation, Experiment and Modeling of Coal Fires (2nd Edition)

edited by Wei Liu,

Zeyang Song

,

Bobo Shi

and Caiping Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3531 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal spontaneous combustion; self-heating of coal; smoldering coal fires; coal-fire propagation; fire prevention material; monitoring and early warning; coal fire prevention; coal mine safety; thermal energy extraction and utilization

Relevance and Applicability of AI for Fire Engineering

edited by

Xiaolei Zhang

and

Jiang Lv

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2602 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; fire engineering; fire safety; data-driven modeling; machine learning; fire dynamics; evacuation optimization; risk assessment; sensor fusion; emergency response

Wildfire Disturbance and Post-Fire Landscape Recovery

edited by

Bruno Martins

,

Albano Figueiredo

, Catarina De Almeida Pinheiro and

Adélia de Jesus Nobre Nunes

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire disturbance; post-fire recovery; landscape dynamics; vegetation regrowth; soil erosion and hydrological processes; remote sensing and spatial analysis

Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, and Decision-Centric Systems for Wildfire Management

edited by Martin Blaha, Michal Šustr and Jan Ivan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire management; decision support; artificial intelligence; autonomous systems; human–AI teaming; command and control; situational awareness; resource allocation; uncertainty-aware forecasting; operational resilience; digital twin; simulation and modeling; interoperability; multimodal decision support; autonomous coordination; operational intelligence

Wildfire Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems

edited by Kendrick J. Brown and Nicholas Hebda

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire; post-fire environment; aquatic ecosystems; aquatic biota; water quality

Fire, Electrical Systems, and Safety: Advances and Solutions

edited by Vytenis Babrauskas and David J. Icove

submission deadline 22 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical fires; cable fire; fire modeling; wildland fires; lithium-ion battery fires

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Fire)

Behavior of Structural Building Materials in Fire

edited by

Elza Maria Morais Fonseca

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2215 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural and thermal analysis; fire tests; fire protection; fire resistance; fire safety

Combustion Prediction, Monitoring and Diagnostics

edited by

Mayank Khichar

and Abhishek Jain

submission deadline 29 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1585 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion modeling and simulation; reactive flow computation; model validation with experiments; reduced-order modeling; data assimilation in combustion; uncertainty quantification; emission and flame structure prediction; multi-scale and multi-physics simulations; machine learning in combustion modeling; sensor-integrated combustion simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Fire)

Evacuation Design and Smoke Control in Fire Safety Management

edited by Feizhou Huo, Yaping Ma and Peng Lei

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7435 | Submission Open

Keywords: evacuation simulation; route planning; evacuation design; smoke diffusion; smoke control; fire risk assessment

Recent Developments in Flame Retardant Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yan Ding

, Kaili Gong and

Keqing Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5547 | Submission Open

Keywords: flame retardant mechanism; flame retardant materials; material flammability; pyrolysis/flame spread modeling

Fundamental Research and Case Studies on Clean and Efficient Fire Suppression Technologies

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submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3762 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire suppression; thermodynamics; fire safety; water mist; halon alternatives; clean and efficient fire extinguishing technology

Advances in Combustion Science: Thermochemical Reactions, Heat Transfer, and Ignition Dynamics

edited by

Adina Magdalena Musuc

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 2886 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion science; thermochemical reactions; heat transfer; ignition dynamics; fire behavior modeling; energy; calorimetry; material flammability; vegetation influences on fire; reaction kinetics; applied fire science; thermal degradation; fuel particle combustion; fire engineering

Advances in Fire Safety Engineering and Management in Buildings and Industrial Facilities

edited by

Chung-Hwei Su

,

Longxing Yu

and

Fu-Jen Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire safety engineering; building fire safety; industrial fire risk; smoke control; evacuation; fire dynamics; fire protection systems; performance-based design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fire Risk Assessment and Safety Management in Buildings and Urban Spaces)

Pyrolysis Characteristics, Kinetics, and Chemical Reactions of the Fire Extinguishing Agent

edited by

Ruiyu Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire extinguishing agents; decomposition; corrosivity; compatibility; life span

Beyond RGB Fire Detection: Infrared Imaging, Dataset Bias, and XAI

edited by

Bogdan Diaconu

and Lucica Anghelescu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire/flame detection; vision-based fire recognition; deep learning; multimodal sensing; infrared/thermal imaging; RGB–IR data fusion; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); model interpretability; safety-critical systems; dataset bias; blue flame detection; robustness and generalization; experimental validation; literature measurement and analysis of research trends

Clean Combustion and New Energy, 2nd Edition

edited by Huaming Dai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: cleaner combustion; new energy; carbon reduction; cleaner utilization; energy conversion and utilization

Fire Dynamics, Smoke Control and Safety Engineering in Built Environments

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