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NIST Report on Texas Fire Urges Firefighters to Consider Wind Effects
Wind conditions at a fire scene can make a critical difference on the behavior of the blaze and the safety of firefighters, even indoors, … more …
NIST Names 10 to National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee
Ten prominent building and fire experts have been appointed by Patrick Gallagher, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more …
NIST Seeks Help in Understanding Public Response to Joplin Tornado
As part of its technical study on the impacts of the devastating May 22, 2011, tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., the National Institute of … more …
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Selected Publications
- Initial Reconnaissance of the 2011 Wildland-Urban Interfaces Fires in Amarillo, Texas
- Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire, South Carolina, June 18, 2007, Volume I
- Final Report on the Collapse of the Dallas Cowboys Indoor Practice Facility, May 2, 2009 (NIST IR 7661)
- Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1A)
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