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When Fire Strikes the Memory of Lesser-known Communities When Fire Strikes the Memory of Lesser-known Communities The Uffizi Cyberattack: a Warning for Heritage Institutions, but not a simple story The Uffizi Cyberattack: a Warning for Heritage Institutions, but not a simple story March 2026 War Damage: Drone Strikes Devastate Cultural Heritage in Ukraine, Iran, Israel & Lebanon March 2026 War Damage: Drone Strikes Devastate Cultural Heritage in Ukraine, Iran, Israel & Lebanon Fire at Venice Biennale’s Serbia Pavilion (Italy) Fire at Venice Biennale’s Serbia Pavilion (Italy) Widespread damage to Iran’s cultural heritage reported amid military conflict: 56 sites affected Widespread damage to Iran’s cultural heritage reported amid military conflict: 56 sites affected

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From Analysis to Action: Translating Vulnerability Assessments into Fire Risk Mitigation Strategies

Scientific Department July 13, 2026 0
Fire risk vulnerability assessment process for small and medium cultural heritage entities, showing building surveys and hazard identification.
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Fire Risk Management for SMEs in Cultural Heritage: The Critical Role of Vulnerability Assessment

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Post-Fire Assessment of Artefacts in Heritage Institutions: A Practical Challenge for Small and Medium Entities

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The Pattern of Vulnerability: Recent Fires in Abandoned Historic Buildings

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Nine Japanese Shrines and Temples Lost to Fire in First Five Months of 2026: Context and Ongoing Protection Efforts

Scientific Department June 1, 2026 0

Case hystories

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Rural Wooden Churches: Fire Risk, Isolation and Resilience

Scientific Department July 27, 2026
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Fire in a 17th-Century Chapel in Trégastel: Roof Loss and Saved Heritage

Scientific Department June 30, 2026

Emergency operations

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Hyrcanian Forest Fires: When Ancient Heritage Burns

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Disasters And Historic Buildings: the Need for a Common Data Protocol

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Saving Heritage at Risk – Remembering the 1966 Florence Flooding

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120 Firefighters to Extinguish a Museum Fire in Paris

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Scottish Castle Saved by Quick Action by Staff

Documents and Research

The Great Fire of Rome began on the evening of 18-19 July 64 AD. - Image: Hubert Robert, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Rome#/media/File:Robert,_Hubert_-_Incendie_à_Rome_-.jpg
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Forensic Engineering in Ancient Rome: Analyzing the 64 AD Fire through Archaeology

Stefano Marsella June 24, 2026
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Fire Protection for Heritage Buildings in Hot-Humid Contexts: The Guangzhou Paradigm

Scientific Department March 9, 2026
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EU Funding for Cultural Heritage Safety Research: A Strategic Overview (2021–2026)

Scientific Department February 16, 2026
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STORM: an Horizon 2020 Research Project on Heritage and Environmental Changes

Scientific Department February 9, 2026
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Comprehensive FireRiskHeritage Guide for Historic Timber Structures Safety

Scientific Department February 6, 2026
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Industrial Archaeology and Fire Safety: a Missing Marriage?

Scientific Department December 23, 2023

The field of industrial archaeology, emerged in the 1950s, is now understood as the study of artifacts and evidence from...

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Climate Change & Wildfires. A new Threat for Historical Towns

Scientific Department December 18, 2023

In August 2023, Maui, the Hawaiian island known for its landscapes, faced an unprecedented crisis, known as the Maui wildfires....

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A New tool to Protect Cultural Heritage: VR Training for First Responders

Scientific Department December 13, 2023

On the day Notre Dame de Paris was devastated by a major fire, trained firefighters managed to save many priceless...

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How Much to Recover An Earthquake Destroyed City?

Scientific Department December 10, 2023

On April 6, 2009, an earthquake struck Abruzzo, a region in central Italy, with an epicenter near L'Aquila, the regional...

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NPS Guide to Recover Cultural Resource by Wildland Fires

Scientific Department December 4, 2023

Wildland may contain buildings, artifacts, and other types of remains that can be classified as cultural resources. In many cases,...

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Search and Rescue in Heritage Sites: a Joint Document

Scientific Department December 2, 2023

In a groundbreaking collaboration, the International Search and Rescue Advisory  Group (INSARAG) of the United Nations Office for the Coordination...

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Fire Risks in Cultural Heritage: Key Challenges

Scientific Department December 1, 2023

Strategies for Historic Buildings Amid Climate Threats updated March 2026 TL;DR: 8 Key Fire Risks for Cultural Heritage Aged wood/straw...

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What Really Happened in 1823? Uncovering the Gaps in the Saint Paul Basilica Fire Narrative

Scientific Department November 25, 2023

On the two-hundredth anniversary of the devastating fire that consumed much of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls...

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ProCultHer Report: The European Methology to Cultural Heritage in Emergency

Scientific Department November 5, 2023

The European Union project called PROCULTHER (Protecting Cultural Heritage from the Consequences of Disasters) aims to protect cultural heritage from...

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How safeguard Cultural Heritage from Disasters? an EU analysis

Scientific Department October 31, 2023

In 2018 the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture EAC.D1 Cultural Policy of the European Commissione has published the...

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Historic Manila Post Office Damaged by a Car Battery

Scientific Department October 28, 2023

The Manila Central Post Office, a cherished historical landmark in the heart of the Philippine capital, fell victim to a...

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What is a CWA for Historic Areas Resilience?

Scientific Department October 27, 2023

On September 2022 the CWA 17727 "City Resilience Development - Guide to combine disaster risk management and climate change adaptation...

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Fire Extinguishers Agents: Which Impact on Cultural Heritage Materials?

Scientific Department October 22, 2023

Portable fire extinguishers play an important role in the protection of both cultural heritage properties and the collections housed in...

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  • Case Histories

Fire at Damascus Historic District: destroyed a Palace and Cultural Treasures, fire protection, historic, cultural heritage

Scientific Department October 18, 2023

On the morning of July 16, 2023, a fierce fire ravaged the city's historic district, specifically the Old City's Souk...

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Significant Historical Collections Lost in the Fire of the Indonesian National Museum

Scientific Department October 3, 2023

Tragedy struck the National Museum of Indonesia on 17th September 2023 evening, when a devastating fire broke out in one...

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Historical Objects and Faulty Air Conditioners: a Massive Destruction

Scientific Department March 2, 2022

On the evening of September 2, 2018, a catastrophic fire ravaged the National Museum of Brazil, resulting in the loss...

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The NFPA 909 on Museums, Libraries and Places of Worship

Scientific Department February 7, 2022 0

The NFPA 909 standard, published in 2021, provides guidelines  for the protection of cultural resources during fire events. Some key...

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Fire Threat to Cultural Heritage Stone Buildings

Scientific Department September 1, 2020 0

Fire has always been a threat to cultural historic valuable buildings and surroundings. The level of loss is unacceptable, yet...

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Results of H2020 STORM Project in the Assessment of Damage to Cultural Heritage Buildings Following Seismic Events

Scientific Department August 29, 2020 0

Updated January 2026 Introduction STORM (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management) was a groundbreaking research and development...

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The powerful wall behind the remains of the Trajan's Forum in Rome was designed to protect the area of the monuments of ancient Rome from the frequent fires that spread in the city and which, in 64 AD. they destroyed large parts of the city. The history of buildings and cities has been marked by fires for centuries and thousands of years. Current safety standards are significantly higher than previous ones, but their application is all incompatible with the protection of historic buildings.
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Fire Safety Engineering and Cultural Heritage Buildings

Webmaster August 20, 2020 0

Updated January 2026 Introduction One of the most powerful tools that fire protection professionals have at their disposal to reflect...

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Monitoring and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites: the Conference Proceedings

Scientific Department August 16, 2020 0

Updated January 2026 Introduction Historic buildings and archaeological sites are by their nature subject to the degradation that time and...

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Nantes Gothic Cathedral Damaged by Fire

Scientific Department July 23, 2020 0

On July 18th, 2020, a devastating fire engulfed the St Peter and St Paul Gothic Cathedral in Nantes, a medieval...

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