Ongoing Research Projects

Here you can read about Brandforsk’s ongoing projects and download info-sheets detailing a project’s background, aims and method.

Sustainable management of fire extinguishing water.

Climate adaptation is becoming increasingly important in several professional areas and sectors of society, including the fire service. In the fire service, this has led to increased attention to the environmental impact of fires – both from the fire itself and from extinguishing efforts …

Safe flame retardants from nature.

Although flame retardants are an important component of a fire-safe society, unfortunately many of them are hazardous to health, and the spread of persistent and toxic flame retardants is a major environmental problem …

Emergency response support – battery fires

Battery energy storage systems are now being installed in everything from homes to large facilities. As more installations are being installed, the risk of fires involving these systems also increases. To date, at least 60 battery fires in homes have been reported globally, and the number is increasing …