NIST firefighters douse flames bursting from a building as a flashover occurs during an experiment. (NIST photo) Firefighting is a race against time. Exactly how much time? For firefighters, that part ...

A view from NIST's Burn Observation Bubble (BOB) of a burning structure during an experiment, one minute before flashover. (NIST) In firefighting, the worst flames are the ones you don’t see coming.

These burns conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology show how quickly a flashover occurs. The mission of Firehouse is to educate and inspire firefighters so that they can ...

That's where P-Flash – the Prediction Model for Flashover – is intended to come in. Designed by scientists at the US-based National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), it utilizes machine ...

Firefighting is a race against time. Exactly how much time? For firefighters, that part is often unclear. Building fires can turn from bad to deadly in an instant, and the warning signs are frequently ...

AI may come to the rescue of future firefighters Peer-Reviewed Publication National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) image: A view from NIST's Burn Observation Bubble (BOB) of a burning ...