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Resources and Links

Below are a number of resources and other helpful/interesting links. The list is always being updated, please contact Prof. Gollner if you find any errors or have suggestions for inclusion.

Important Items for Current or Interested Students or Visitors

  1. Opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students and visitors who want to join the group.
  2. Instructions for students requesting a recommendation letter
  3. Directions to the lab – Hesse Hall is a bit hidden!

Resources for Graduate Students

  1. PHD Comics (mildly dangerous)
  2. Mendeley Research Paper Organization Software
  3. Overleaf – online LaTeX editor

Organizations

  1. IAFSS – International Association for Fire Safety Sciences
  2. The Society of Fire Protection Engineers
  3. Joint Fire Science Program
  4. International forum of Fire Research Directors
  5. National Fire Sprinkler Association
  6. The Combustion Institute
  7. The National Fire Protection Association
  8. Fire Research Institute
  9. Fire.gov (Public information Resource)
  10. International Association of Wildland Fire

Wildfire Statistics and Resources

  1. NIFC Statistics – fires, area, etc. per year in the U.S.
  2. WIFIRE FireMap – versatile tool to visualize fires, simulations, etc.
  3. NIFC Incident Data

Fire Protection Engineering Academic Programs

  1. University of Maryland Fire Protection Engineering Program
  2. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Department of Fire Protection Engineering
  3. University of Edinburgh: BRE Center for Fire Safety Science
  4. International Masters in Fire Safety Engineering Program
  5. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Academic Journals

  1. Combustion and Flame
  2. Combustion Science and Technology
  3. Fire Safety Journal
  4. Proceedings of IAFSS
  5. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  6. Fire Technology
  7. Combustion Theory and Modeling
  8. International Journal of Wildland Fire

Fire Information Resources for Academics and Professionals

  1. FM Global Datasheets
  2. IAFSS Article Archive
  3. UK Fire Research Notes (open access)
  4. Fire Service Wiki
  5. NIST BFRL Publications
  6. James Ieradi’s Fire Protection Engineering Resource Site (WPI)
  7. FireDoc – NIST BFRL
  8. CFD Wiki
  9. Edinburgh Research Archive
  10. NIOSH Investigation Reports
  11. Vyto Babrauskas’ Fire links

Fire Research Laboratories

  1. FM Global
  2. UL Laboratories
  3. National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)- Building and Fire Research Laboratories (BFRL)
  4. BRE
  5. FM Global
  6. USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station
  7. USFS Fire Lab in Missoula
  8. FAA Fire Safety Branch
  9. NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program

Upcoming Conferences

  1. Best Listing is updated at Univ. Edinburgh
  2. Combustion Institute (US)

Grants & Funding

  1. NSF Graduate Fellowship
  2. Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship
  3. NASA Graduate Student Research Program
  4. IBM Graduate PhD Fellowship
  5. GEM Fellowship
  6. NIST BFRL Fire Research Grant
  7. SFPE Research Grant
  8. FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant
  9. Fire Prevention & Safety Grants
  10. National Academies Grant Programs
  11. ASME Scholarships
  12. National Defense Science and Engineering Grants
  13. Engineering Fellowship List (Berkeley)
  14. NFPA Scholarships and Grants
  15. UC Berkeley Sponsored Projects Office

Just Cool

  1. Fire Model Survey
  2. FireModels.org
  3. MIT Fluids Models
  4. Digitize Old Graphs from Images!
  5. NASA LaTeX Help
  6. Free Video Software to Resize, Export, Convert.
  7. Do The Math – Tom Murphy’s Energy Blog

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Michael Gollner
27 May

Can California please setup clear laws and a regulatory body to enforce this and not leave this up to endless litigation in courts? We have both a housing and wildfire crisis. Clear rules and guidelines from a regulatory body would improve safety and streamline safe construction

Greg Pierce@gregspierce

Fire-housing nexus, part 784:

"The Santee City Council has formally thrown out approval of the long-planned Fanita Ranch housing project, after a judge ruled the proposal didn’t adequately consider how new homes could affect wildfire evacuations."

https://t.co/GZQ5O8VvKu

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Retweet on TwitterMichael Gollner Retweeted
27 May

Engineers have long been on the front lines of fighting for healthier indoor air. Find out what they are doing to improve indoor air quality.

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Retweet on TwitterMichael Gollner Retweeted
27 May

In light of our worsening #wildfire seasons, it makes perfect sense to bolster one of the most effective means of prevention.

@MichaelWWara @nature_org @jayzieglerca

Sen. Dodd’s Prescribed Fire Fund Bill Clears Senate

SACRAMENTO – With drought conditions and high temperatures threatening an early start to the wildfire season, the California Senate today approved l...

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Retweet on TwitterMichael Gollner Retweeted
27 May

A pile burn was the ignition source for Calf Canyon, but it certainly didn't cause that fire to burn the way it did. That was 100+ years of fire suppression and climate change working in tandem.

Forest Service pile burn from January caused Calf Canyon Fire

The Calf Canyon Fire was caused by a “pile burn holdover from January” that was started by the Santa Fe National Forest Service, officials...

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