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A Cold Climate Wooden Home and Conflagration Danger Index: Justification and Practicability for Norwegian Conditions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The vast majority of fire-related deaths occur in residential buildings. Until recently, the fire risk for these buildings was only considered through static risk assessments or period-based assessments applying to certain ... -
Experience gained from 15 years of fire protection plans for Nordic wooden towns in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)There is a genuine will to protect Nordic wooden towns in Norway, as they are considered national heritage and an important part of the urban identity. The fire protection of wooden heritage towns is an ongoing cooperation ... -
A Fire Revealing Coastal Norway’s Wildland–Urban Interface Challenges and Possible Low-Cost Sustainable Solutions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The Calluna vulgaris L. that dominated coastal heathlands of Western Europe were for millennia managed by regular burning cycles for improved grazing. Most places in Norway this practice has, however, been neglected over ... -
Fire Risk Prediction Using Cloud-based Weather Data Services
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Dry and cold winter seasons result in very dry indoor conditions and have historically contributed to severe fires in the high and dense representation of wooden homes in Norway. The fire in Lærdalsøyri, January 2014, is ... -
Influence of Wooden Compartment’s Fuel Moisture Content on Time to Flashover: An Experimental and Numerical Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Time to flashover is an important fire safety parameter. The present study investigated the effects of fuel moisture content on the time to flashover, crucial in fire safety analysis. Experiments and simulations of an ISO ... -
Introducing Virtual Reality for Firefighter Skills Training Opinions from Sweden and Brazil
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The emergence of immersive virtual reality (IVR) technologies has raised interest in the use of fire and rescue services (FRS) as a supplement to the established practice-based hot fire-live simulation (HF-LS) training. ... -
Virtually Fenced Goats for Grazing Fire Prone Juniper in Coastal Norway Wildland–Urban Interface
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)For millennia, the coastal heathlands of Western Europe were managed by regular burning cycles for improved grazing. In recent decades, this practice has generally been neglected. In Norway, the result is accumulation of ...