16th International Congress Fire Safety & Science – FSS
(Inter)national experts present the latest results, insights and developments in the field of fire safety research, Fire Safety Engineering and innovative fire fighting.
About
June, 5 and 6, 2024
NIPV in Arnhem, the Netherlands
€ 150 for two days
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NIPV and FSE Fellowship Foundation
On 5 and 6 June 2024, the 16th International Congress Fire Safety & Science is organized by NIPV (Netherlands Institute for Public Safety) and the FSE Fellowship Foundation. (Inter)national experts present the latest results, insights and developments in the field of fire safety research, Fire Safety Engineering and innovative fire fighting.
The programme consists of a combination of plenary sessions and several workshops. Many presentations will be in Dutch. The first day includes a networking dinner.
For whom?
This conference is of interest to:
- professionals engaged in fire safety, Fire Safety Engineering (FSE), fire research or (innovative) fire fighting
- professionals involved in education in the field of fire safety and FSE.
Programme June 5th
- Registration
- Welcome – Lieuwe de Witte, Professor Fire Safety, NIPV
- Opening – Jolanda Trijselaar, managing director Safety Region Midden- en West-Brabant
- PV Fire Safety on Roofs – a Guideline for Reduced Consequences. – Grunde Jomaas, Head of Department, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG)
- Break
- Fire Safety as the Key to Sustainable and Rapidly Built Housing: The Common Thread from Fires in the Building Envelope. Door Margrethe Kobes, senior onderzoeker, NIPV
- Fire Sheraton Hotel Brussel. – Christian Gryspeert, Brandweerzone Midwest Belgium
- Lunch
- Break out sessions, round 1
- Break
- Break out sessions, round 2
- Networking drinks
- Networking dinner
Programme June 6th
- Registration
- Welcome – Jolanda Trijselaar
- Fire and Mass Timber – Rory Hadden, University of Edinburgh
- Break
- Connecting theory and practise. Learning from practise, trends and lessons – Professor Fire Service Science Ricardo Weewer, NIPV
- NIPV-VVBA Thesis Award: presentations by the nominees and award ceremony – Ricardo Weewer en David den Boer
- Break
- Break out sessions, round 1
- Break
- Break out sessions, round 2
- Networking drinks
Keynote presentations June 5th
PV Fire Safety on Roofs: a Guideline for Reduced Consequences
Grunde Jomaas, Head of Department, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG)
The implementation of the REPowerEU Strategy, the measures of the Green Deal and the increased digitalization will lead to an unprecedented transformation of the European building stock and society. Due to time pressure introduced by the fast implementation plan for PV systems on roofs, these are of particular interest. Therefore, in order to ensure a safe and just implementation of PV systems on roofs, the fire risk that they introduce must be sufficiently assessed. In addition, all stakeholders should have a clear guidance on how to reduce the risk. The presentation will focus on a newly published guideline for fire safety of PV systems on flat roofs, along with the underlying research.
Fire Safety as the Key to Sustainable and Rapidly Built Housing: The Common Thread from Fires in the Building Envelope
Margrethe Kobes, senior researcher, NIPV
This presentation will address the challenges of fire prevention and suppression in sustainable and rapidly built residential buildings, by comparing three recent fires in building envelopes. The focus will be on the fire development, firefighting strategies, and the broader impact of these fires. Despite the observed differences, clear patterns emerge, which have been interpreted into valuable lessons for both regulators and building professionals, as well as fire safety officers and firefighters.
Break out sessions in English, June 5th
The fire decay and cooling phase of post-flashover compartment fires (ENG)
Andrea Lucherini, senior researcher, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG)
Recent research has highlighted the relevance of adopting holistic performance-based methodologies for the design of fire-safe buildings. These approaches aim at ensuring the stability and integrity of construction elements until complete fuel burnout and cooling. The workshop will discuss the traditional compartment fire framework and highlight its shortcomings. Then, all the typical phases of a natural fire in a compartment will be investigated, particularly focusing on the main characteristics of the fire decay and the cooling phase of post-flashover fires, opposed to the growth and fully-developed phases. The relevance and challenges for the main construction materials will also be discussed and compared.
Team Digital Exploration, The Next Step
Robbert Heinecke, manager Team Digital Exploration, NIPV
In this presentation, participants are immersed into the dynamic realm of utilizing unmanned systems in incident fighting by first responders, delving into the intricate interplay between these systems and data management. We explore strategies to effectively navigate the influx of data while preventing overwhelming data overload, all while integrating decision support mechanisms seamlessly. By illuminating the synergy between unmanned systems and strategic data utilization, this presentation equips participants with invaluable insights crucial for optimizing response efforts and enhancing situational awareness in complex scenarios.
Registration
Presentations and aftermovie 15th FSS Congress in 2023
Contact
Do you have any questions? Please contact NIPV Kennisevents.