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Fire Technology, 40, 295296, 2004C
2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Manufactured in The United States.Vytenis Babrauskas, Published by: Fire Science Publishers, Issaquah WA, USA,ISBN: 0-9728111-3-3. Hardcover, 1116 pages, List price $198.00
(http://www.doctorfire.com/fsp index.html) and Co-published by:
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (www.sfpe.org)This is a remarkable book and a major contribution to fire investigation. Vyto Babrauskas
has written a book that is comprehensive and thorough. While he does not shy away from
technical treatments, the book has a vast amount of information of value to any fire investigator. The book cites thousands of technical papers and he has successfully synthesized
this vast literature in a way that makes the knowledge accessible to a broad audience. A
good example of this is his section on wood ignition. He brings together information from
dozens of sources and develops a coherent picture of wood ignition that was previously
unavailable. This is a must buy book for anyone who takes fire investigation or fire science
seriously.The Handbook is 1116 pages set in a two column, 8.5 11 format. The book includes
627 black-and-white figures, 447 tables, and 140 color plates. The book is divided into two
main sections. The first section takes...