Problem statement. Based on the fire safety concept in state program of Ukraine, issue flammability reducing for materials and resistance increasing structures is selected as one priority scientific areas fundamental applied research. It provides implementation works aimed at ensuring protection, development protection products that reduce increase building structures, improvement methods deter...

There are thousands of communities and millions homes in fire-prone wildland–urban interface (WUI) environments. Although future developments may be sited designed to more survivable resistant losses, an over-arching strategy is needed for those that already at high risk. Traditionally, most plans protecting WUI inhabitants focus on fuel reduction strategic locations (e.g., defensible space aro...

This paper reports a study into the effect of nanoclays on water-resistance intumescent system ammonium polyphosphate/melamine/pentaerythritol/titanium dioxide/polymer (ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or styrene acrylate (SA). It has been established that adding nanoclay to coating based ethylene increases fire resistance limit metal plate by 30 %, and – 50 %. At same time, coatings include EVA po...

Abstract Fire blight is a devastating disease of apple, pear and quince caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Erwinia amylovora . As antibiotics are not allowed against fire in Switzerland, optimization alternative plant protection strategies required. In this context, tolerant cultivars become higher importance to control disease. A product efficacy trial with susceptible cultivar ‘Gala Galaxy...

In forest ecosystems where ecologically beneficial fire impacts are promoted through the use of prescribed fire, predictive models of fire effects, such as tree mortality, are essential for assessing the ecological consequences of fire management options. Impact of tree size, fire intensity, and fuel characteristics on postfire eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) mortality was evaluated 10 mo...