Where ideas meet action, lives change
Every project tells a story: communities working to break the cycle of fire, scientists pushing boundaries in the lab, policymakers testing new ways of doing things.
Together, they show how fire safety moves from research to reality, and from possibility to protection.
Large-scale fire experiments for humanitarian shelters
Large-scale fire experiments for humanitarian shelters
Place
Western Cape, South Africa
Focus
Research
Sponsor
UL Research Insititutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute
Status
Completed
Outputs
Educational films, reports, data
What it is
Large-scale experiments investigating how materials affect fire spread potential
Community-based fire risk assessment pilot
Community-based fire risk assessment pilot
Place
Cape Town, South Africa
Focus
Learning & Practice
Sponsor
UL Research Insititutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute
Status
Ongoing
Outputs
Reports, maps, action plans
What it is
Co-creation of fire risk assessment and fire risk reduction planning and implementation.
Fire safety in humanitarian settings
Fire safety in humanitarian settings
Place
Global
Focus
Research & Practice
Sponsor
Global Shelter Cluster
Status
Completed
Outputs
Report & Guidance
What it is
A sector-wide diagnostic uncovering systemic conditions that create fire risk and pathways to lasting change
Cape Town Community of Practice
Cape Town Community of Practice
Place
Cape Town, South Africa
Focus
Learning & Advocacy
Sponsor
UL Research Insititutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute
Status
Ongoing
Outputs
Regular meetings
What it is
A collaborative platform advancing fire safety in Cape Town’s informal settlements
The invisible U.S. fire problem
The invisible U.S. fire problem
Place
United States
Focus
Research & Advocacy
Sponsor
National Fire Protection Association
Status
Ongoing
Outputs
Reports & Events
What it is
An initiative examining how human and shelter vulnerabilities intersect to shape fire risk in U.S. communities.
Global Community of Practice
Global Community of Practice
Place
Global
Focus
Learning & Advocacy
Sponsor
Global Shelter Cluster
Status
Ongoing
Outputs
Regular meetings
What it is
A global learning community advancing fire safety in humanitarian settings.
Fire risk emergence in Cape Town and Dhaka
Fire risk emergence in Cape Town and Dhaka
Place
Cape Town, South Africa & Dhaka, Bangladesh
Focus
Research
Sponsor
Royal Academy of Engineering
Status
Completed
Outputs
Report
What it is
Inquiry into how fire risk emerges in informal settlements
Fire risk governance
Fire risk governance
Place
Cape Town, South Africa & Dhaka, Bangladesh
Focus
Learning & Practice
Sponsor
Royal Academy of Engineering
Status
Completed
Outputs
Report
What it is
Inquiry into how fire safety in informal settlements is governed
Fire School for Residents
Fire School for Residents
Place
Cape Town, South Africa
Focus
Learning
Sponsor
UL Research Insititutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute
Status
Completed
Outputs
1-week program
What it is
A five-day learning programme empowering residents to understand fire risk and lead safety action in their community.
Modelling the 2020 Beirut port fire
Modelling the 2020 Beirut port fire
Place
Beirut, Lebanon
Focus
Practice
Collaborator
Forensic Architecture
Status
Completed
Outputs
Report
What it is
An investigation comparing two possible fire-origin regions through simplified warehouse fire analysis.
Building fire safety regulatory assessment
Building fire safety regulatory assessment
Place
Uttarakhand, India
Focus
Practice
Sponsor
World Bank
Status
Completed
Outputs
Reports (unpublished)
What it is
Systems-based analysis of building fire safety regulation and practice
Fire risk in Hargeisa’s marketplaces
Fire risk in Hargeisa’s marketplaces
Place
Hargeisa, Somaliland
Focus
Practice
Sponsor
British Office Hargeisa
Status
Completed
Outputs
Report
What it is
A rapid assessment of fire risk and fire safety in Hargeisa’s marketplaces following the Waheen Market fire