The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has awarded a University of Maryland (UMD) research team led by Fire Protection Engineering Assistant Professor Michael Gollner with the 2016 Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal. The award recognizes a project completed in the previous year that best expresses the foundation’s safety mission, commitment to overcome technical challenges and the collaborative approach to execution that is the hallmark of all Foundation projects.

Researchers from the University of Leicester have obtained a map of WUI distribution across Europe, showing countries most at risk of catastrophic fire damage. Here you find a link to the full article.