Audioguide System for Rescue Operations in Museums
An innovative system developed under EU funds to help rescuers during emergencies in museums has been presented on September 15th,...
scientific department
Historic Buildings Fire Risk Assessment Tools
Assessing fire risk in historic or heritage buildings is a defying task for every fire safety professional, as well as...
Fire destroys 600-years old Temple in Wudang Mountains (China)
On January 19, 2003, the 600-year-old Yuzhengong Palace at the Wudang Mountains was accidentally burned down by an employee of...
Castle destroyed by fire in Ebelsbach (Germany)
On October 10, 2009, the 16th-century Schloss Ebelsbach, the main landmark in the small Barvarian village of Ebelsbach, (built between...
Statue of Liberty Evacuation due to smoke sensor activation (New York, USA)
On July 21st, 2010, tourists visiting New York’s Statue of Liberty have been evacuated, due to the activation of a...
Titian Painting damaged during Fire: Pictures of Removal Operations
Few days after the fire has damaged the Titian's painting "David and Goliath" (fire started on september 1st near the...
Philips Collection Fire – Washington DC (USA)
On September 2, 2010, a fire started on the roof of the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., and it has...
Titian painting damaged during Fire in Venice Church (Italy)
On august 29th 2010, at 10 p.m., a fire has started at the roof level of the building near the...
Fire Safety Retrofitting in Historical Buildings
Improving fire safety level of historical buildings is one of the most common problems to deal with after a fire...
Fire at Restoration Center in Moscow (Russia)
On July 21, 2010, a blaze has killed two firefighters in a Moscow restoration center. Several paintings and icons stored...
Sprinkler Corrosion and Fire Safety Issues in Historic Buildings
Ageing firefighting installations can cause severe reliability problems in historic buildings. We publish the link to an interesting article (Corrosion...
Do Risk Index Methods Fit to Historical Buildings?
Assessing fire risks in historical buildings may be a complex task. Normally, means of egress, structural fire resistance, decorations and...
Fire destroys 17th century Painting in Venice Church (Italy)
On May 4, 2010, a deposit of building materials caught fire outside the church of Santa Maria dei Derelitti in...
A small example of fire risk assessment in a heritage building
Developing a fire risk assessment about a cultural heritage building it is not a common task even if, in many...
NSW Guidelines on Fire Safety in Heritage Buildings
State of New South Wales (Australia) has published the Guidelines on fire safety in heritage buildings. In the introduction to...
The Arson Threat to the Built Heritage and Historical Buildings
We publish the paper concerning the arson threat to the built heritage already published by the COST Action C17: Built...
Fire Test On A Standing Georgian Dwelling Bath (UK) 1967
Report on a Fire Test of a Ceiling in a Georgian Dwelling House on 2 March 1967, published in the...
Cost Action C17: List of International Fire Incidents in Historic Buildings
We publish a list of International Fire Incidents in Historic Buildings: Compiled by Ingval Maxwell and published in the Cost...
Windsor Castle Fire London (UK)
The 1992 Windsor Castle fire occurred on Friday, 20 November 1992 in Windsor Castle, to the west of London, England...
Fire of the Dome of St. Petersburg Cathedral (Russia)
On August 25, 2006 the domes of the landmark 19th-century Trinity Cathedral were all but destroyed in a blaze that...
White House Compound Fire (USA)
On December 19, 2007, offices in the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House were damaged by smoke and...
Fire destroyed Historic Pier at Weston-super-Mare (UK)
On July 28, 2008, a huge fire has completely destroyed the partly wooden pier in the North Somerset seaside resort. The...
