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Fire Safety Guidance Sources

Books

  • Krasny J F, Parker W J and Babrauskas V, Fire behaviour of upholstered furniture and mattresses, Williams Andrew publishing, New Jersey USA, 2001, pp437, ISBN 0 8155 1457 3
  • Thompson N J, Fire behaviour and sprinklers, National Fire Protection Association, 1964
  • Quintiere J G, Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena, pub John Wiley and sons, 2006, ISBN 0-470-09113-4
  • Shields T J and Silcock G W H, Buildings and Fire, pub Longman Scientific & Technical, 1987, ISBN 0-470-20750-7
  • Malhotra H L, Design of fire-resisting structures, pub Surrey University Press, 1982,
    ISBN 0-412-00121-7 pp 225
  • Structural Fire Protection, ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No 78, pub American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 1992 ISBN 0-87262-888-4 pp241
  • Billington M J, Ferguson A and Copping AG, Means of escape from fire, pub Blackwell Science 2002, ISBN 0 632-03203-0 pp 292
  • Stollard P and Johnston L, Design for Fire Safety (Fire safety engineering and Approved Document B), pub Construction Research Communications, 1996, pp36, ISBN 1860810624
  • Fire and Rescue Service Manual, Volume 3 Fire Safety, Fire Safety Engineering - A basic guide for Fire Authority Enforcement, pub The Stationery Office (TSO), 2004, pp77, ISBN 0 11 341277 0
  • Fire Engineering, CIBSE Guide E, 2nd edition 2003, pub The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, ISBN 1 903287 31 6
  • Fire Safety Engineering Design of Structures. J Purkiss, pub Elsevier, 2nd edition 2007, ISBN 0-7506-6443-6, pp389
  • Evaluation of Fire Safety. D Rasbash, G Ramachandran, B Kandola and M Law, pub John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2004, ISBN 0-471-49382-1 pp480
  • Vytenis Babrauskas, ‘Ignition Handbook’, co-published by Fire Science Publishers and Society of Fire Protection Engineers, USA, 2003, ISBN: 0-9728111-3-3, pp 1116 (distributed by Interscience Communications, London)
  • Bjorn Karlsson and James Quintiere, ‘Enclosure Fire Dynamics’, pub CRC Press, ISBN 0849313007
  • SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 2nd edition, NFPA, 1995
  • Fire Protection Handbook, 18th edition, NFPA
  • Department of Environment, Design Principles of Fire Safety, London, HMSO, 1996, pp 290
  • Babrauskas V and Grayson S J (editors), Heat Release in Fires, Elsevier Applied Science, 1992
  • Buchanan A H (editor), Fire Engineering Design Guide, Centre for Advanced Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 1994
  • Cox G (editor), Combustion Fundamentals of Fire, Academic Press, 1995
  • Drysdale D, An Introduction to Fire Dynamics, John Wiley and Sons, 1999
  • Cook R and Ide R, Principles of Fire Investigation, The Institution of Fire Engineers, Leicester, 1985, pp 405
  • Quintierre J G, Principles of Fire Behaviour, London, Delmar Publishers, 1998
  • Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Fire Safety in Tall Buildings, McGraw-Hill Inc, 1992
  • Schroll R C, Industrial Fire Protection Handbook, Tecnomic Publishing Co, USA,1992
  • Warnatz J et al, Combustion, 3rd edition, Springer, 2001, pp 299
  • Klote H K and Milke A M, Design of Smoke Management Systems, ASHRAE Special Publications, 1992
  • Krasny F K, Parker J P and V, Fire Behaviour of Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses, Noyes Publications, USA, 2001
  • Zarco V E, et al, Prevention of Hazardous Fires and Explosions - The Transfer to Civil Applications of Military Experiences, Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, 1999
  • Davis J D et al, Fire Fighter's Hazardous Material Reference Book and Index, 2nd edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993 pp 1333
  • Read, R E H and Morris W A, Aspects of Fire Precautions in Buildings, Report BR 225, Building Research Establishment, 1993
  • Nash P and Young R A, Automatic Sprinkler Systems for Fire Protection, 2nd edition, Paramount Publishing, 1991
  • EURIFIC, European Reaction to Fire Classification, Interscience Communications Ltd, London, 1991

    Journals

  • Combustion and Flame
  • British Fire Services Association Journal
  • Fire
  • Fire Engineers Journal
  • Fire and Flammability Bulletin
  • Fire International
  • Fire and Materials
  • Fire Management Notes
  • Fire Prevention
  • Fire Safety Engineering
  • Fire Safety Journal
  • Fire Technology
  • International Fire Protection Industrial Fire Journal
  • International Journal of Engineering Performance-based Fire Codes
  • Journal of Fire Sciences
  • Journal of Fire Protection Engineering
  • NFPA Journal
  • On Fire!

    Non-BSI codes

  • CIBSE, Fire Engineering, Guide E, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London, 1997
  • CIBSE, Emergency Lighting, TM 12, 1986
  • The Institution of Structural Engineers, Report of a Joint Committee of the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Concrete Society, Fire Resistance of Concrete Structures, London, ISE, 1975
  • LPC Rules, Rules for Automatic Sprinkler Installations, Loss Prevention Council, 1990
  • Loss Prevention Council, the LPC Design Guide for the Fire Protection of Buildings 2000 - a Code of Practice for the Protection of Business, The Fire Protection Association, London, December 1999
  • Loss Prevention Council, Code of Practice for Fire Protection in the Food and Drink Industry, 1999

    BRE Publications

  • External Fire Spread - Building Separation and Boundary Distances, (edited Read R E R), Building Research Establishment, 1991
  • Morgan H P et al, Design Methodologies for Smoke and Heat Exhaust Ventilation, BRE Report BR 368, Garston, CRC, 1997
  • Morris W A, Read R E H and Cooke G M E, Guidelines for the Construction of Fire-resisting Structural Elements, Building Research Establishment Report, BRE, 1988
  • Read R E R, British Fire Legislation on Means of Escape (1774-1974), Building Research Establishment, 1986
  • Read R E R, British Statutes Relating to Fire (1425-1963), Building Research Establishment, 1986

    UK Codes and Standards

  • Structural Eurocodes (ECs). A series of structural design codes for concrete, steel, composite steel and concrete, timber, masonry and aluminium structures, forming part of a harmonised European package of Codes and Standards. Some of these Eurocodes have reached ENV. There are accompanying National Application Documents (NADs). Eurocodes are published in the UK by BSI
  • Eurocode 1, Basis of Design and Actions on Structures, Part 2.2 Actions on Structures Exposed to Fire (DD ENV 1991-2-2)
  • Eurocode 2, Design of Concrete Structures, Part 1.2 Supplementary Rules for Structural Fire Design (DD ENV 1992)
  • Eurocode 3, Design of Steel Structures, Part 1.2 General Rules: Structural Fire Design and Rules for Buildings (DD ENV 1993-1-2)
  • Eurocode 4, Design of Composite Steel and Concrete Structures, Part 1.2 General Rules: Structural Fire Design and Rules for Buildings (DD ENV 1994-1-2)
  • Eurocode 5, Design of Timber Structures, Part 1.2 General Rules: Structural Fire Design and Rules for Buildings (DD ENV 1995-1-2)
  • CEN fire test standards. A series of European fire test standards that cover fire resistance and reaction to fire tests. Some are covered by parts of BS EN 1363 to 1365
  • British Standards Institution, BS 476. Published as a series of parts dealing with fire tests on building materials and structures covering reaction to fire and fire resistance
  • British Standards Institution BS 5268: Part 4, Structural Use of Timber, Part 4, Fire Resistance of Timber Structures, Sections 4.1 (1979) and 4.2 (1989).
  • British Standards Institution, BS 5306: A series of parts covering fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises
  • British Standards Institution, BS 5588, A series of codes of practice covering fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings
  • British Standards Institution, BS 5950: Part 8, Structural Use of Steelwork in Buildings, Code of Practice for Fire Resistance Design, 1990
  • British Standards Institution, BS 6336, Guide to development and presentation of fire tests and their use in hazard assessments, 1982
  • British Standards Institution, BS 7974 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings, comprises a series of eight PD's. It will supersede DD 240 Parts 1 and 2. Parts are as follows
  • Part 0: Guide to the Design Framework and Fire Safety Engineering Procedures
  • Part 1: (Sub-system 1) Initiation and Development of Fire within the Enclosure of Origin
  • Part 2: (Subsystem 2) Spread of Smoke and Toxic Gases within and beyond the Enclosure of Origin
  • Part 3: (Subsystem 3) Structural Response and Fire Spread beyond the Enclosure of Origin
  • Part 4: (Subsystem 4) Detection of Fire and Activation of Fire Protection Systems
  • Part 5: (Subsystem 5) Fire Service Intervention
  • Part 6: (Subsystem 6) Evacuation
  • Part 7: Probabilistic Fire Risk Assessment
  • British Standards Institution, BS 8110: Structural Use of Concrete, Part 1 Code of Practice for Design and Construction, 1985
  • British Standards Institution, BS 9999: Code of Practice on fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings (draft, to be published in 2008)

     



Website Links

UK
  • London Fire and Civil Defence Authority (LFCDA)
www.london-fire.gov.uk
  • Department Communities and Local Government Regions (DCLG)

www.communities.gov.uk

  • Environment Agency
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
  • Department of Business and Regulatory Reform
www.berr.gov.uk
  • The Scottish Office
www.scotland.gov.uk
  • Fire Brigades Union (FBU)
 www.fbu.org.uk
  • Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA)
www.cfoa.org.uk
  • Fire Service College
www.fireservicecollege.ac.uk
  • Building Research Establishment, Fire Risk Sciences (FRS)
www.bre.co.uk/frs/index.html
  • British Standards Institute (BSI)
www.bsi-global.com
  • Arson Prevention Bureau
www.arsonpreventionbureau.org.uk
  • British Automatic Sprinkler Association (BASA)
www.basa.org.uk
  • University of Greenwich, Fire Safety Engineering Group
http://fseg.gre.ac.uk
  • University of Manchester (MACE) and One Stop Shop in Structural Fire Safety
 www.structuralfiresafety.org
  • University of Ulster, Fire Safety Engineering Research and Testing Centre (FIRESERT)
www.engj.ulst.ac.uk/FIRESERT/
  • Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
www.imeche.org.uk
  • Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
www.ice.org.uk
  • Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE)
www.ife.org.uk
  • Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
www.cibse.org
  • Fire Protection Association (FPA)
www.thefpa.co.uk
  • Forensic Science Society
www.forensic-science-society.org.uk
  • British Fire Service
www.fire.org.uk
  • Association of British Insurers
www.abi.org.uk
  • Steel Construction Institute (SCI)
www.steel-sci.org
  • Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA)
www.trada.co.uk
  • British Cement Association (BCA) - and Concrete Fire Forum
www.bca.org.uk
  • FireNet, British Fire Service
www.i-way.co.uk/~colins/home.htm
Europe
  • International Standards Organisation (ISO)
www.iso.org/iso/home.htm
  • European Committee for Standardisation
www.cenorm.be
  • Federation of the European Union Fire Officers Associations
www.f-e-u.org/index.php
  • International Association of Fire Chiefs
www.ichiefs.org
USA

 

  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
www.nfpa.org/home/index.asp
  • National Institute for Standards and Technology,
    Building and Fire Research Laboratory
www.bfrl.nist.gov
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
 www.fema.gov
  • US Fire Administration
www.usfa.fema.gov
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Center of Fire Safety Science
www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Fire/
  • University of Maryland, Department of Fire Protection Engineering
www.enfp.umd.edu
  • Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
www.sfpe.org
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
www.astm.org
  • Underwriters Laboratories Inc (UL)
www.ul.com
  • Factory Mutual Insurance (FM)
www.fmglobal.com
  • Fire Science and Technology Inc
www.doctorfire.com
Canada
  • National Research Council, Institute for Research in Construction
www.nrc.ca/irc

Sweden

 

  • Swedish National Testing and Research Institute (SP), Fire Technology Department
www.sp.se
  • University of Lund, Department of Fire Safety Engineering
www.brand.lth.se
France
  • Centre Technique Industrial de la Construction Metallique (CTICM)
 www.cticm.fr
  • Centre Scientifique et technique du Batiment, Service Security Feu
www.feu.cstb.fr
Netherlands
  • TNO Building and Construction Research
www.bouw.tno.nl
Belgium
  • University of Gent, Fire Laboratory
www.rug.ac.be
Finland
  • VTT, Building Technology, Fire Technology Department

www.vtt.fi/rte/firetech
Norway
  • Norwegian Fire Research Laboratory (SINTEF)

www.sintef.no
New Zealand
  • European HIFI Network (High fire performance wood products)
www.fireretard.com
  • University of Canterbury, Department of Fire Research
www.canterbury.ac.nz
  • Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ)
www.branz.org.nz
  • New Zealand Fire Service

www.fire.org.nz

India

 

  
  • Central Building Reseach Institute (CBRI)
www.cbri.org.in
Singapore
  • Singapore National Fire Prevention Council

www.nfpc.gov.sg
Australia
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Fire Safety and Control

www.csiro.au/csiro/channel/ich57.html

 

  • Charles Sturt University, International Fire Information Network (FIRENET)
www.csu.edu.au/firenet/
  • Fire Protection Association
www.fpaa.com.au/
  • Australian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC)
www.ausfire.com
Compiled July 2008  

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