NIST Firebrand Device Could Save US and Japanese Homes (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Firebrand Device Could Save US and Japanese Homes

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NIST researchers use a firebrand generator to duplicate firebrand showers seen in wildland-urban interface fires. Here the firebrands are aimed at a three millimeter screen mesh. Combustible material is behind the screen. The test seeks to ascertain the likelihood that embers could penetrate building vents and cause a home fire.

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