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Integrating Modern Technologies to Realize Fire-Resistant Infrastructures

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Today we are stepping into the new age of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS). Dramatic technological advances are providing novel opportunities for the safety infrastructure to achieve high-reaching levels of resilience to adverse events.

Fire resiliency is dependent on built-in fire protection measures and manual intervention techniques. Built-in fire protection measures utilize passive and active systems and similar approaches. Manual intervention techniques are implemented through the emergency responders such as the fire service, occupants, and others, who use equipment and operations to control and mitigate unwanted emergencies.

Our world is rapidly evolving to enable Cyber Physical systems that will become fused with other building systems. These will effectively collect, process, and deliver (i.e., act-on) data, and will revolutionize fire protection and emergency response. The result will have significant potential to support efficient societal improvements and a fire-resistant infrastructure for our future world.

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Grant, C. (2022). Integrating Modern Technologies to Realize Fire-Resistant Infrastructures. In: Naser, M., Corbett, G. (eds) Handbook of Cognitive and Autonomous Systems for Fire Resilient Infrastructures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98685-8_3

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