Introduction to this Special Issue

摘要

Over the past two decades, there have been two annual workshops that convened researchers and practitioners in the field of fire suppression. The Halon Options Technical Working Conferences began in 1990 under the sponsorship of the New Mexico Engineering Research Institute and continued under the leadership of the Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program (NGP). The focus of the conferences was to bring together the world's leaders in developing and implementing the technology to replace ozone depleting fire suppressants. The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) began holding its Fire Detection and Suppression Symposia in 1997. These technologically broader-based meetings were designed to promote interchange of ideas in the fields contributing to fire control.