A view from NIST's Burn Observation Bubble (BOB) of a burning structure during an experiment, one minute before flashover. (NIST) In firefighting, the worst flames are the ones you don’t see coming.

NIST firefighters douse flames bursting from a building as a flashover occurs during an experiment. (NIST photo) Firefighting is a race against time. Exactly how much time? For firefighters, that part ...

That's where P-Flash – the Prediction Model for Flashover – is intended to come in. Designed by scientists at the US-based National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), it utilizes machine ...

In firefighting, the worst flames are the ones you don’t see coming. Amid the chaos of a burning building, it is difficult to notice the signs of impending flashover — a deadly fire phenomenon wherein ...

Firefighting is a race against time. Exactly how much time? For firefighters, that part is often unclear. Building fires can turn from bad to deadly in an instant, and the warning signs are frequently ...