International Association for Fire Safety Science

International Association for Fire Safety Science
AbbreviationIAFSS
Formation1985 (1985)
TypeCharitable organization
PurposePromoting Research
Membership400+
Official language
English
Chairman
Prof Naian Liu, University of Science and Technology of China
Main organ
Committee
Websitewww.iafss.org

The International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) is an institution founded with the primary objective of encouraging research into the science of preventing and mitigating the adverse effects of fires and of providing a forum for presenting the results of such research. It is legally established as a charitable organization in England and Wales with number 800306. Since 2013, the IAFSS chair is Prof Naian Liu (University of Science and Technology of China), who has replace Dr Brian Meacham (USA).

The official research journal of the association is Fire Safety Journal, published by Elsevier.

The association engages in other learned activities to the benefit of the fire science and engineering community and operates an open mailing list by which people participate in on-line discussions.

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