New York City Fire Department

Experimental and theoretical analysis of the smoldering-to-flaming transition in moist pine needle beds under unsteady wind flow

Background Smoldering in forest litters is prone to transition to flaming under dry and windy conditions. Most studies focus on smoldering-to-flaming (StF) transition under steady wind conditions, however, a knowledge gap persists regarding periodic wind oscillations in wildfires...

Reception and Assessment of Immigrant Children and Families Seeking US Humanitarian Protection: Upholding the Best Interest of the Child: Policy Statement

Unaccompanied migrant children and families seeking humanitarian protection face health and well-being risks throughout the migration journey. US immigration policies and enforcement practices that subject children and families to detention and separation compound these risks. Gr...