Environment Protection and Fire Risk Reduction in History
Fire has always played an important role in antiquity, both in practice and in worship. For examle, the sacred fire...
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New UNESCO Guide: Protecting Cultural and Natural Heritage from Fire
Fires are among the most serious and destructive threats to the world’s cultural and natural heritage. From iconic monuments such...
Historic Golf Clubhouse Propane Destruction
On November 15, 2024, a devastating fire destroyed the historic clubhouse at Highland Golf Club in Shelton, Connecticut, just months...
Natural Heritage Devastated by Fire in Jasper National Park
Jasper is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of 15 World Heritage Sites in...
Are Forest Fires a New War Crime against Natural Heritage?
On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation initiated a large-scale military invasion of Ukraine, resulting in widespread destruction and contamination...
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,...
Cultural and Historic Losses in the World: 2024 List
This page records a cultural heritage loss documented in 2024. The case is part of a broader, evolving archive that...
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...
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,...
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...
Results of H2020 STORM Project in the Assessment of Damage to Cultural Heritage Buildings Following Seismic Events
Updated January 2026 Introduction STORM (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management) was a groundbreaking research and development...
Monitoring and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites: the Conference Proceedings
Updated January 2026 Introduction Historic buildings and archaeological sites are by their nature subject to the degradation that time and...
Protecting Monuments: ICOMOS Charter and Fire Safety Principles
Updated February 2026 The training and education of professionals involved in safety assessment of historic buildings remains an area requiring...
Climate Change and Museums: a Book About Indoor Risks
updated February 2026 Climate change is reshaping the design, operation, and risk profile of museum buildings worldwide. Among the extensive...
EFDRR 2018 Rome: Sendai Framework’s Cultural Heritage Legacy – 2026 Review
Updated February 2026 The European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR), Europe's regional arm of the UNDRR (formerly UNISDR), convened...
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:...
Vegetation Fires and Cultural Heritage: the Getty Museum Case
On December 5th, 2017, a large brush fire in California has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and...
USDA on the Effects of Fire on Cultural Resources and Archaeology
On May 2012 the United States the Department of Agricolture (USDA) has published the Technical Report: Wildland Fire in Ecosystems...
Cultural Heritage and Forest Fires Hazards
picture taken from Kosmas Dimitropoulos , Kovanc Köse, Nikos Grammalidis, and Enis Cetin paper Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing is the...
Fire Effects on Archaic Materials and Archeology Sites
Image of a wall of the Roman Forum in Rome, also built to protect the Forum from fires of the...
