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This work involves integration of laboratory measurements, verified methods of prediction, and large-scale fire experiments to demonstrate the use and value of the research products. Groups Expand or Collapse Fire Fighting Technology (733.01) Engineered Fire Safety (733.03) Flammability Reduction (733.04) Wildland-Urban Interface Fire (733.05) National Fire Research Laboratory (733.06) Product & Services Expand or Collapse Consolidated Fire and Smoke Transport Model (CFAST) Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smokeview Fire Research Grants Program Fire on the Web Fire.Gov for the Fire Service NIST Technical Note 1483 Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Selected Publications Software Turnout Gear Selector (ToGS) Programs/Projects Expand or Collapse Fire Risk Reduction in Buildings Program Fire Risk Reduction in Communities Program Staff Directory Employment Groups Engineered Fire Safety Group Fire Fighting Technology Group Flammability Reduction Group National Fire Research Laboratory Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Group Through its programs in measurement, prediction, systems integration, and the dynamics of fire and its interactions with the built and natural environment, the division provides leadership for advancing the theory and practice of fire safety engineering, fire fighting, fire investigation, fire testing, fire data management, and intentional burning. News and Updates How Fire Causes Office-Building Floors to Collapse March 24, 2020 Engineers and technicians at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) spent months meticulously NIST Releases a New Standard Cigarette for Testing the Flammability of Mattresses and Furniture February 19, 2020 In efforts to reduce the number of deaths from smoking-related fires, the National Institute of Standards and Technology Interflam 2019 July 14, 2019 Six members of the NIST Fire Research Division (including three current or former members of the Flammability Reduction FRPM19 July 1, 2019 Three members of the NIST Flammability Reduction group recently traveled to Turku, Finland for the biennial European View All News and Updates Industry Impacts Firefighter Protective Equipment Firefighters rely on self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) to protect them from dangerous heat and toxic smoke. NIST research helped to improve industry Reducing Impact of Wildland-Urban Interface Fires Fires within communities surrounded by natural areas are the most dangerous and costliest fires in North America. Growing at a staggering 4,000 acres per day Commercial Building Fire Protection Commercial buildings are over-engineered for fire protection, leading to billions of dollars in waste with little benefit to occupant safety. NIST leads View All NIST Industry Impacts Projects and Programs Measurement Science of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Researchers at the National Institute of Standards & Technology are creating reference materials and data resources to address the per- and polyfluoroalkyl Advanced Gas-Phase Fire Retardants Project There is high motivation in industry to replace the widely used brominated fire retardants (and their antimony synergist). In order to aid in the development Fire Risk Reduction in Buildings Program The research in this program (Fire Risk Reduction in Buildings, FRRiB) will enable reductions in the two single largest components of this U.S. structure fire Measurement of Structural Performance in Fire The National Fire Research Laboratory at National Institute of Standards and Technology is a unique facility that enables scientists and engineers to conduct View All Projects/Programs Software CFAST The Consolidated Model of Fire and Smoke Transport, CFAST, is a computer program that fire investigators, safety officials, engineers, architects and builders ToGS Turnout Gear Selector Turnout Gear Selector (ToGS) helps the manufacturers, purchasers and users of fire turnout gear evaluate and select the turnout coat and pants ensemble that FDS and Smokeview Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The software solves numerically a form of the Navier View All Software Tools and Instruments The National Fire Research Laboratory The National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) is a unique experimental facility dedicated understanding fire behavior and structural response to fire. The View All Tools & Instruments Awards Kuldeep Prasad Receives the 2019 CO-LABS Governor’s Award for High-Impact Research The annual Governor's Awards for High-Impact Research celebrates the brilliant groundbreaking discoveries and innovative research from... Medal Recognizes the Fire Protection Research Foundation Project Medal recognizes the Fire Protection Research Foundation project completed in the previous year that best exemplifies the Foundation's fire... Mina Samir Seif Receives 2018 MAJR Medal The “McGuire Award for Junior Researchers” (MAJR Medal) is awarded by the Structural Stability Research Council (SSRC) to a junior... Matthew Hoehler Receives 2019 SFPE Educational and Scientific Foundation Jack Bono Award Recognizes author(s) who have most contributed to the advancement and application of professional fire protection engineering in the prior... View All Awards HEADQUARTERS 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 301-975-2000 Webmaster | Contact Us | Our Other Offices Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Instagram YouTube RSS F...