fire science

[fahyuhr sahy-uhns]

noun

1. the study of fire, with specific disciplines that include the composition of fire, acceleration and suppression of fire, prevention of fire, control of wildfires, and fire-related consequences of climate change.

   She got her bachelor’s degree in fire science with a concentration in public relations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fire science¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

"Until we as a global society deal with human-cased climate change, we're going to have this problem," said Mike Flannigan, an emergency management and fire science expert at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia.

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Instead of racing to put the fire out immediately, as was the practice for decades, they deferred to the doctrines of modern fire science.

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The conditions in Plumas National Forest, “I’d call them very typical for at least Oregon, Washington and California,” said Scott Stephens, UC Berkeley professor of fire science and co-author on the study.

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Guillermo Rein, professor of fire science at Imperial College London, has been working alongside the London Fire Brigade to help predict when conditions are ripe for a "firewave".

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Professor Rory Hadden, chair of fire science at the University of Edinburgh, agreed that most wildfires in Scotland were caused by human activity.

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