Meacham B. Handbook of Fire and the Environment...2023

Textbook in PDF format

The fundamental purpose of this handbook is to raise awareness about environmental impacts of fire and fire suppression, primarily within the fire engineering and firefighting communities, but also within the environmental engineering and planning disciplines. The Handbook provides readers with a fundamental understanding of the problem and its magnitude and includes a set of tools and methods for assessing environmental, social and financial impacts, and a set of tools for identifying and selecting appropriate mitigation options.
Introduction and Overview
Historically Significant Fires
Fire Fundamentals
Fire and Smoke Modelling
Emission Measurements
Fires in Enclosures
Wildland Fire
Firefighting Chemicals
Tools and Techniques for Impact Analysis
Mitigation Strategies for Buildings
Mitigation Strategies for Waste Fires
Mitigation Strategies for Wildfires
Sustainable and Fire Resilient Built Environment (SAFR-BE)