222 - Integrating WUI risk management and fire safety engineering with Pascale Vacca
In this episode we try to demonstrate another step in integrating fire engineering into WUI risk management, and vice versa. These two areas together form some sort of fire engineering method, which I...
15 Okt 20251h 11min
221 - Fire experiments at the ISS (SoFIE-MIST) with Michael Gollner
Fire doesn’t play by Earth’s rules once you leave gravity behind. In this deep dive with Professor Michael Gollner, we unpack what the recent experiments at the ISS called SoFIE-MIST taught us about s...
8 Okt 20251h 2min
220 - Test vs experiment with David Morrisset
In this episode we dive into the ap between standardized tests and experiments, trying to figure out (a) is there a difference and (b) if there is, could not understanding the difference quietly erode...
1 Okt 20251h
219 - Giving back with the SFPE Foundation - with Leslie Marshall
In this episode, we give focus to the SFPE Foundation – a catalyst transforming how fire engineering research is funded, conducted, and shared globally. In this conversation with Leslie Marshall, Inte...
24 Sep 202558min
218 - Fire decay and cooling phases with Andrea Lucherini
What happens when the flames die down? It's a question rarely addressed in fire engineering, yet the decay and cooling phases of fires can be more dangerous than peak fire conditions. In this deep-div...
17 Sep 202558min
217 - Things that go wrong with the smoke control and how we fix them
In my personal view, an alarming truth about building fire safety lies in the gap between what's designed and what actually works in a building. After conducting 1000+ hot smoke tests in 200+ building...
10 Sep 202555min
216 - What do we measure and how? with David Morrisset
What happens when we stick a thermocouple into a fire? The answer is surprisingly complex and has profound implications for fire safety engineering. In this deep-dive episode, Dr. David Morrisset from...
27 Aug 20251h 4min
215 - Lessons from the 2018 Camp Fire with Eric D. Link
The devastating 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California serves as a haunting reminder of how rapidly wildfires can overwhelm communities. We have not known anything like it - the flames raced through P...
20 Aug 202557min
