Climate Change & Wildfires. A new Threat for Historical Towns
In August 2023, Maui, the Hawaiian island known for its landscapes, faced an unprecedented crisis, known as the Maui wildfires....
Insights
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A New tool to Protect Cultural Heritage: VR Training for First Responders
On the day Notre Dame de Paris was devastated by a major fire, trained firefighters managed to save many priceless...
Fire Risks in Cultural Heritage: Key Challenges
Strategies for Historic Buildings Amid Climate Threats updated March 2026 TL;DR: 8 Key Fire Risks for Cultural Heritage Aged wood/straw...
Fire Safety Engineering and Cultural Heritage Buildings
Updated January 2026 Introduction One of the most powerful tools that fire protection professionals have at their disposal to reflect...
Is Europe Ready for Climate Impact on Cultural Heritage?
Updated February 2026 On 12 November 2018 the European Commission published the news item “Europe is ready for climate impacts:...
Wildfire Threats to Cultural Heritage: Insights from the STORM Project
Editor's Note (February 2026): This article, originally published in September 2017, remains highly relevant as wildfire threats to cultural heritage...
An insight on Water Mist and Cultural Heritage fire protection
According to the NFPA 750 (Standard on Water Mist Fire Protection Systems) definition, water mist is a water spray for...
Fire Risks and New Threats from Climate Change to Libraries and Archives
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published in 2012 a document which is "an indicator-based assessment of past and projected...
LiDAR and Cultural Heritage in Emergency Operations
The project STORM (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management) has been funded by the Horizon 2020 EU...
