Climate Conditions and Fire Risk in Historical towns
Historic buildings and the areas that house them are subject to a particular fire risk. In fact, many of the...
History of fire science
This category includes posts that deal with the evolution of fire science and technology over time
Environment Protection and Fire Risk Reduction in History
Fire has always played an important role in antiquity, both in practice and in worship. For examle, the sacred fire...
Archaeology of Fire Safety Measures – The Fire Stations of the Roman Empire
Fire protection services have been organized in most cities around the world since the late 1700s. In a limited number...
Jericho Destruction in the Bronze Age: A Prehistoric Arson?
Fires that devastated entire cities have occurred not only in recent centuries and the last centuries B.C. (like the Jerusalem...
An Investigation into the Enigma of the 1823 Fire at St Paul Basilica in Rome
In commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the fire that on 16th July 1823 destroyed a wide part of...
A Pioneering Fire Protection System: Saint Paul Outside the Walls
In the night of July 15th, 1823, a fire destroyed a large part of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul...
Fire Test On A Standing Georgian Dwelling Bath (UK) 1967
Report on a Fire Test of a Ceiling in a Georgian Dwelling House on 2 March 1967, published in the...
Did Rome’s Colosseum Suffered a Post Earthquake Fire in 271 A.D.?
In 217 A.D. Rome's Colosseum was slightly damaged by a fire. Since Rome is built in a seismic area and...
