Fire at Venice Biennale’s Serbia Pavilion (Italy) 
Widespread damage to Iran’s cultural heritage reported amid military conflict: 56 sites affected 
Glasgow Central Blaze: B‑Listed Heritage Dome Collapse and Suspected Lithium‑Ion Cell Involvement 
Strikes Damage UNESCO Golestan Palace: Shockwave Impacts on Tehran’s Historic Jewel 
King’s Hall Methodist Church Fire – London (UK) 
Jericho Destruction in the Bronze Age: A Prehistoric Arson?
Fires that devastated entire cities have occurred not only in recent centuries and the last centuries B.C. (like the Jerusalem...
Upgrading Fire Behaviour of Wooden Doors in Historic Buildings
When it comes to fire safety in many buildings, including apartment buildings, old wooden doors often represent a weak point....
Fire Destroys Museum in Ukraine
Insurgent Army (UPA) Museum of Ukrainian in Lviv, dedicated to Corporal Roman Shukhevych, was completely destroyed by a drone attack,...
Fire at Historic Industrial Site in New Jersey
A fire on January 5, 2024, swept through the Singer Sewing Industrial Site in Elizabeth, New Jersey. More than 100...
Fire Threats to Archaeological Sites: an Unexpected Theme
Can fires of all vegetation damage archaeological or cultural resources? Actually, fire always poses a threat to every human artefact,...
Historic Timber Doors: The IFE Guide to Fire Resistance
In historic building restoration projects, the role of doors in fire safety assessments is one of the numerous pertinent concerns....
Cultural and Historic Losses in the World: 2024 List
This post lists losses covered by cultural media assets. The list may not be complete, as the focus and approach...
Cultural Heritage Endangered: Being Aware To Learn From 2023 Disasters
In 2023, the world witnessed the destruction of several historically and culturally significant buildings, with wars, earthquakes, and fires being...
Historic Artifacts: Choosing the Fire Extinguisher
Fire extinguishers are an essential tool in protecting cultural heritage buildings and artefacts from the damaging effects of fire. Their...
Industrial Archaeology and Fire Safety: a Missing Marriage?
The field of industrial archaeology, emerged in the 1950s, is now understood as the study of artifacts and evidence from...
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....
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...
How Much to Recover An Earthquake Destroyed City?
On April 6, 2009, an earthquake struck Abruzzo, a region in central Italy, with an epicenter near L'Aquila, the regional...
NPS Guide to Recover Cultural Resource by Wildland Fires
Wildland may contain buildings, artifacts, and other types of remains that can be classified as cultural resources. In many cases,...
Search and Rescue in Heritage Sites: a Joint Document
In a groundbreaking collaboration, the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) of the United Nations Office for the Coordination...
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...
What Really Happened in 1823? Uncovering the Gaps in the Saint Paul Basilica Fire Narrative
On the two-hundredth anniversary of the devastating fire that consumed much of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls...
ProCultHer Report: The European Methology to Cultural Heritage in Emergency
The European Union project called PROCULTHER (Protecting Cultural Heritage from the Consequences of Disasters) aims to protect cultural heritage from...
How safeguard Cultural Heritage from Disasters? an EU analysis
In 2018 the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture EAC.D1 Cultural Policy of the European Commissione has published the...
Historic Manila Post Office Damaged by a Car Battery
The Manila Central Post Office, a cherished historical landmark in the heart of the Philippine capital, fell victim to a...
What is a CWA for Historic Areas Resilience?
On September 2022 the CWA 17727 "City Resilience Development - Guide to combine disaster risk management and climate change adaptation...
Fire Extinguishers Agents: Which Impact on Cultural Heritage Materials?
Portable fire extinguishers play an important role in the protection of both cultural heritage properties and the collections housed in...
