Development of rapidly deployable instrumentation packages for data acquisition in wildland–urban interface (WUI) fires

Manzello, Samuel L.; Park, Seul-Hyun; Cleary, Thomas G.

doi:10.1016/j.firesaf.2010.06.005

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“…Rapidly deployable instrumentation packages that can be placed in the path of WUI/urban fires to collect information on firebrand fluxes generated in actual WUI/urban fires would be desirable [25]. One of the authors has developed such a system to quantity heat flux from WUI fires and the concept was vetted in prescribed fires, but this methodology must be extended to collect needed firebrand flux from actual WUI fires [10]. It is difficult to simulate the range of WUI fuels ( e.g .…”

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Firebrand production from building components fitted with siding treatments

Suzuki

Manzello

2016

Fire Safety Journal

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Firebrand production from real-scale building components under well-controlled laboratory conditions was investigated. Re-entrant corner assemblies were ignited and during the combustion process, firebrands were collected to determine the size/mass distribution generated from such real-scale building components under varying wind speed. In prior work, a unique ignition methodology was developed to generate firebrands from re-entrant corner assemblies constructed of wood studs and oriented strand board (OSB). In this study, this ignition methodology was applied to re-entrant corners constructed from wood studs/OSB but fitted with actual siding treatments (tar paper and cedar siding) to determine the influence of siding treatments on firebrand generation from wall assemblies. Firebrands were collected with pans filled with water, and then the size and mass of firebrands were measured after drying. The size and mass distributions of firebrands collected in this study were compared with the data from prior component tests as well as the limited studies available in the literature on this topic. Some firebrands were found to be lighter for a given projected area than others, likely produced from cedar siding or tar paper. The effects of applied siding treatments on firebrand production are discussed in detail.

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Firebrand production from building components fitted with siding treatments

Suzuki

Manzello

2016

Fire Safety Journal

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“…Exposure quantification, however, in the post fire environment is difficult without in-situ instrumentation during the fire 19 . There is, however, a significant amount of exposure qualification that can be accomplished by collecting field data, discussions with first responders, and video and still imagery.…”

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“…18 Ember flux quantification research from wildland and residential fuels had been very limited, while a very limited of total ember exposure data has been collected. 19 The Joint Fire Science Program is beginning to address this deficiency with the FY2015 Solicitation on embers research. 20 The three NIST WUI case studies 9,10,11 to date have been conducted at the Wildland Urban Interface k .…”

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2011 Wildland Urban Interface Amarillo Fires Report #2 – Assessment of Fire Behavior and WUI Measurement Science

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McNamara²

2016

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“…These values are considered as low wind compared to more severe wildland fire conditions in the same ecosystem [29], and compared to a study that was conducted in the same Pine Barrens and had active crowning conditions [30]. It took place in the years immediately following the Warren Grove wildfire and was burning in decimated forest conditions where there was no risk of escape.…”

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Experimental Procedures Characterising Firebrand Generation in Wildland Fires

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This study aims to develop a series of robust and efficient methodologies, which can be applied to understand and estimate firebrand generation and to evaluate firebrand showers close to a fire front. A field scale high intensity prescribed fire was conducted in the New Jersey Pine Barrens in March 2013. Vegetation was characterised with field and remotely sensed data, fire spread and intensity was characterised and meteorological conditions were monitored before and during the burn. Firebrands were collected from different locations in the forest and analysed for mass and size distribution. The majority were found to be bark slices (more than 70%) with substantial amounts of pine and shrub twigs. Shrub layer consumption was evaluated to supplement the firebrand generation study. Bark consumption was studied by measuring the circumference variation at several heights on each of three different pine trees. The variation was in the same order of magnitude as the bark thickness (1-5 mm). Testing and improving the protocol can facilitate the collection of compatible data in a wide range of ecosystems and fire environments, aiding in the development of solutions to prevent structural ignition at the Wildland Urban Interface.

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Development of rapidly deployable instrumentation packages for data acquisition in wildland–urban interface (WUI) fires

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

Firebrand production from building components fitted with siding treatments

Firebrand production from building components fitted with siding treatments

2011 Wildland Urban Interface Amarillo Fires Report #2 – Assessment of Fire Behavior and WUI Measurement Science

Experimental Procedures Characterising Firebrand Generation in Wildland Fires

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