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.

    02.02.2012ISO fire-related activities
    ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's la... more...

    05.01.2012National and international fire statistics
    Most of the industrialized countries publish fire statistics, which ar... more...

    08.12.2011The Fire Resistance in Plastics 2011 Conference
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    10.11.2011EU regulation for cigarettes with lower ignition propensity
    Born in a hearing of the European Parliament of February 2007, the ide... more...

    06.10.2011The 2010 fire catastrophe in Russia and its consequences
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    01.09.2011New version of the IMO Fire Test Procedures Code will become effective in July 2012
    The International Maritime Organization IMO has developed fire safety ... more...