Environmental and Health Impacts of Fire and Fire Suppression Activities During Large-Scale Fire Events

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In this presentation, we will review findings from the SFPE Foundation funded research project “Environmental and Health Impacts of Fire and Fire Suppression Activities During Large-Scale Fire Events.” We will present findings from a review of the literature on the interaction of fire on the natural environment with a focus on the remote effects of large-scale fire events, both wildland and structural, on human health and natural resources such as air, water, and soil. We will also identify current systems and software that are used for monitoring these incidents as well as look at standards, industry best practices, and tools used to quantify the impact of large-scale fire events. The results of our gap analysis, which are future work recommendations, will also be presented.

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Jamie L. McAllister

Dr. McAllister is the Founder and Technical Director of FireTox, LLC, a fire protection engineering firm located in New Market, Maryland. She is a licensed fire protection engineer, toxicologist, certified fire investigator, and certified safety professional. She obtained her Bachelor and Master degrees in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her PhD in Toxicology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her PhD research focused on combustion toxicity and fire related injuries and deaths. She is the co-author of the SFPE Handbook Chapter, Assessment of Hazards to Occupants from Smoke, Toxic Gases, and Heat and serves as an assistant research scientist and adjunct professor in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland.

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Jamie L. McAllister