Fire

When does it burn?

The fire triangle demonstrates that three factors:

  • fuel
  • heat
  • and air (oxygen)

    • must coincide in order for anything to burn.

    04.02.2010Processing and Upscaling of Fire-Resistant Nano-Filled Thermosetting Polyester Resin
    In the frame of the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme F... more...

    07.01.2010Decabromodiphenyl Ether Phase-out Initiative announced in the USA
    On_December 17, 2009, the US Environmental Protection Agency EPA issue... more...

    03.12.2009New fire safety activities for buses
    Following the bus fire catastrophe near Hannover, Germany, with 20 dea... more...

    12.11.2009iNEMI Symposium reinforces strong environmental
    On 27 and 28 October 2009, iNEMI [link to www.inemi.org] together with... more...

    10.11.2009NIST workshop on flame retardants and fire fighters' health
    On 30 September 2009, the United States National Institute of Standard... more...

    05.11.2009Reaction to fire of cables as construction products in the European Union: Classification and test methods
    In the context of the European Construction Products Directive (CPD), ... more...