Thanks to a new AI-based system, however, firefighters may soon receive warnings when flashover is imminent. Typically, flashovers occur when a structure fire causes the temperature in an enclosed ...
Danger zone: NIST firefighters douse flames bursting from a building as a flashover occurs during an experiment. (Courtesy: NIST) New machine learning algorithms could soon help firefighters forecast ...
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 ...
Lineworkers constructed high voltage direct current (HVDC) lines to transmit power over long distances in Manitoba, Canada. As soon as Manitoba Hydro constructed the Bipole I and II HVDC lines, the ...
Pittsburgh, PA, OCTOBER 13, 2011 – Dräger announces that it will hold a free webinar titled, “Understanding Flashovers” to educate firefighters on the dangers associated with the flashover phenomenon.
High voltage direct current (HVDC) lines transmit power over long distances in Manitoba, Canada. Back in the 1970s, when Manitoba Hydro first energized the Bipole 1 and II HVDC lines, the utility ...
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 ...