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Fire safety engineering.
From fundamentals
to expert practice.
A growing reference for students, engineers and fire safety professionals. Explore the science of fire, building protection and the methods used to assess safety.
A CONNECTED FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE
01Understand fire
02Protect buildings
03Assess safety
4 learning levels · 19 subject areas
Choose a starting point
Four levels of depth, from first principles to specialist analysis. Start with one of these topics.
LEVEL 01
Basic
Start with the essentials
Clear explanations of what fire safety concepts mean and why they matter.
LEVEL 02
Intermediate
Understand how it works
Explore physical principles, protection systems and the steps in fire safety design.
LEVEL 03
Advanced
Connect theory and calculation
Study calculation methods, test methods and worked engineering examples.
LEVEL 04
Expert
Examine models and uncertainty
Investigate specialist models, detailed analyses and the limits of their application.
Explore by subject
Browse all 19 categories, or go straight to an article below each category.
SUBJECT COLLECTION 01
Understand fire
From combustion and heat transfer to fire growth, smoke and its effects.
SUBJECT COLLECTION 02
Protect buildings
Materials, structures and the systems used to detect, contain and control fire.
SUBJECT COLLECTION 03
Assess safety
People, modelling and risk, from design decisions to complex hazards and fire service operations.
About this knowledge base
The Fire Safety Academy Wiki connects fire science with engineering practice. Articles are organised by subject and written at four levels of depth, with references and links to related concepts.
The wiki is growing. Red links mark pages that have not yet been created.
