Insights into the Effects of Cognitive Factors and Risk Attitudes on Fire Risk Mitigation Behavior
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DOI: 10.1007/s10614-017-9727-z
Abstract: Insights into fire risk mitigation behavior are crucial for developing a public-private integrated fire-resistant management strategy that motivates contribution from households to fire risk reduction. This research focus on the effects of both cognitive factors… read more here.
Keywords: risk mitigation; risk; risk attitudes; mitigation behavior ... See more keywords
Can we manage a future with more fire? Effectiveness of defensible space treatment depends on housing amount and configuration
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-020-01162-x
Abstract: Fire in forested wildland urban interface (WUI) landscapes is increasing throughout the western United States. Spatial patterns of fuels treatments affect fire behavior, but it is unclear how fire risk and fuel treatment effectiveness will… read more here.
Keywords: risk; configuration; defensible space; housing ... See more keywords
The impact of climate change on fire risk in Daxing’anling, China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11676-017-0383-x
Abstract: Daxing’anling is a key region for forest fire prevention in China. Assessing changes in fire risk in the future under multiple climatic scenarios will contribute to our understanding of the influences of climate change for… read more here.
Keywords: climate; climate change; fire; fire risk ... See more keywords
Fire risk assessment for building operation and maintenance based on BIM technology
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108188
Abstract: Abstract Building fires are the most common types of fires, and most fires occur during the operation and maintenance periods of buildings. A majority of the risk factors causing fire are inextricably linked to human… read more here.
Keywords: fire risk; bim technology; risk; fire ... See more keywords
Fire risk and behavior of rice during the convective drying process
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DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103013
Abstract: Abstract Drying of grain is a crucial process for long-term preservation, while having a significant fire risk. This work investigated the ignition risk and fire behavior of paddy rice (~1 kg) with the drying airflow velocity… read more here.
Keywords: rice; process; spread; fire ... See more keywords
Fire risk of dripping flame: Piloted ignition and soaking effect
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DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103360
Abstract: Abstract The dripping of thermoplastic fuels is a significant fire hazard, but the complex dripping-ignition process is still not fully understood. In this work, we investigate the ignition capability of continual polyethylene drips with the… read more here.
Keywords: soaking effect; piloted ignition; fire risk; fire ... See more keywords
Evaluation of forest fire risk in the Mediterranean Turkish forests: A case study of Menderes region, Izmir
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101479
Abstract: Abstract Turkey is exposed to forest fires damaging thousands of hectares of forest every year. Earlier studies indicate that Turkey would be one of the most affected Mediterranean countries due to increased fire risk as… read more here.
Keywords: risk; study; area; fire ... See more keywords
Application of NUREG/CR-6850 to the fire risk quantification of a High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.02.001
Abstract: Abstract NUREG/CR-6850 provides a universal process to conduct fire Probabilistic Risk Analyses (PRAs) of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). A three-step procedure among the report’s findings is proposed for quantifying fire-induced risks of potentially risk-significant fire… read more here.
Keywords: risk; reactor; nureg 6850; quantification ... See more keywords
Fire danger assessment using geospatial modelling in Mekong delta, Vietnam: Effects on wetland resources
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsase.2020.100456
Abstract: Abstract The Mekong Delta (MD), Vietnam is a large tropical wetland important for commodity provision, water balance regulation, and biodiversity conservation. However, the delta is under severe fire risk due to prolonged drought and rising… read more here.
Keywords: fire danger; delta vietnam; fire; fire risk ... See more keywords
Improving the uncertainty assessment of economic losses from large destructive wildfires
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DOI: 10.1071/wf18104
Abstract: Currently, as fire risk is considered a high-frequency and low-severity risk, actuarial and underwriting pricing and risk management methods have stuck to methods based purely on historical loss data. In the global context of both… read more here.
Keywords: fire risk; risk; fire; improving uncertainty ... See more keywords
Risk Assessment of Green Intelligent Building Based on Artificial Intelligence
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/7584853
Abstract: Green smart building is the development direction of future architecture. It is of great significance to carry out risk assessment. Fire risk is the key content of building risk, so this paper takes fire risk… read more here.
Keywords: building; risk assessment; fire risk; risk ... See more keywords