<Special Feature Articles: Compatible with GX(Green Transformation)in the Field of Fire Protection and Firefighting>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (1)
Development of Electric Portable Fire Pump Prototype — K. Takahashi (2)
Safety Measures of Reprocessing Plant Focusing on Fire and Explosion — T. Yamada (7)
An Effort to Sophistication for Foam Firefighting Technology in Line with an Energy Shift — T. Takashima (13)
Initiatives to Reduce Environmental Impact Through Fire Extinguisher Recycling Systems — M. Iizuka (19)
Development of Wooden Architecture and Fire Safety — T. Nagaoka (23)
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Analysis of Questionnaire Research Related to Evacuation Elevators in Japan — A. Jo (28)
Case Study Research on Evacuation Using Elevators: A Comparetive Analysis of Questionnaires in Japan and Foreign Countries — M. Enomoto (33)
Elevators and Refuge Floors for Skyscrapers Evacuation in China — Yumeng Liu, K. Kagiya (38)
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Preliminary Report on the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake — Editorial Committee of KASAI (44)
Disaster Prevention Column No. 20: Urgent Need to Increase Fire Cisterns in Preparation for Water Outages in Earthquakes — A. Sekizawa (45)
NEWCOMERS REGARDING FIRE: Motivation for the Aiming Construction Industry and Involvement in Fire Safety from the Standpoint of Architectural Design — T. Nakazato (47)
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FIRE REPORT: Fires Caused by an USB-Connected AC-to-DC Charger — Tokyo Fire Department (49)
FIRE APPARATUS: Crawler Rescue Truck for All Terrain — Tokyo Fire Department (53)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (55)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (58)
NOTICEBOARD (59)
Report on the 62nd Fire Science Seminars — Publicity and Education Committee (60)
List of Supporting Group Members of JAFSE (64)
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<Special Feature Articles: Fire Safety in the Society of Declining Population>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (1)
Impact of Super-Aging and Shrinking Population on Fire — K. Suzuki (2)
Firefighting System in the Society of Declining Population — K. Kobayashi (7)
Current Situation and Challenges of Fire Brigades in the Society of Declining Population — S. Nagata (13)
Applying Virtual Reality Technology to Evacuation Research on Depopulating Society — Y. Minegishi (18)
Advanced Egress Solutions with Sensors and Robots for Hyper-Aging Society — K. Kagiya (24)
Development of Fireproof Coating Spraying Robot — Y. Nomura, T. Minamikawa, T. Nakamura (30)
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Large Fire and Evacuation in Lahaina, Maui — A. Sekizawa (36)
Report on 11th Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics – PED 2023 — Abel Táiti Konno Pinheiro (40)
Report on Summer Science Program for Junior/Senior High School Girls in 2023 — General Affairs Committee (44)
DOCTORAL THESIS: Experimental Study on Influence of Temperature and Bearing Resistance of Dowel-Type Connections on Failure Time of Glulam Timber Beams in Fire — T. Kikuchi (45)
NEWCOMERS REGARDING FIRE: Aspirations for Fire Evacuation Research from Human Science Perspective — N. Funaki (49)
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FIRE REPORT: Diesel Explosion of Condenser Unit Air Conditioner — Osaka Municipal Fire Department (51)
FIRE APPARATUS: Crane Truck — Tokyo Fire Department (56)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (58)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (61)
Abstracts of Articles in the Bulletin of JAFSE (Vol. 73, No. 3, 2023) (62)
2023 Annual Index of Journal of JAFSE (Vol. 73) (63)
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JAFSE Technology Award 2023 (1)
Adaptive Evacuation Signage System — Y. Shintani, D. Sera, A. Mammoto (3)
Continuous Glass Partition with 10-min Fireproof Performance — M. Kishiue, J. Yamaguchi (5)
Report of JAFSE Student Award 2023 — Student Award Selection Sub-Committee (7)
Combustion Characteristics of Vent Gas Generated During Thermal Runaway of Li-Ion Batteries — A. Ueda (8)
Relationship between Transient Characteristics of Burning Velocity Immediaterly Following Ignition and Quenching Distance — J. Suematsu (9)
Flame Acceleration Phenomena in Methane-Oxygen Mixtures — K. Tanaka (10)
Thermal Analysis of Composite Slabs Based on Experiment and Numerical Simulations — H. D. Trinh (11)
Evaluation of Spontaneous Flame Instability in Gas Explosion by Flammable Gas Characteristics — Y. Yoshiyama (12)
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<Special Feature Articles: Fire Safety for Lithium-Ion Batteries>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (13)
Explanation on Accidents Related to Lithium-Ion Batteries According to Consumer Product Accident Information — A. Kamiyama, T. Suwa, M. Kawakami (14)
Fire Cases Caused by a Lithium-Ion Battery — Y. Takeishi (20)
Regulations and Review of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Fire Service Law — Y. Okada (24)
Basic Principles of Lithium-Ion Batteries and Its Fire Risk Factors — N. Yabuuchi, Y. Ugata (30)
Improving the Safety and Energy Density of Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries — Y. Ugata, N. Yabuuchi (36)
Effectiveness of High Expansion Foam Extinguishing System for Electric Vehicle Fires — Y. Suzuki, J. Otagaki (41)
Knowledge of Fire Accidents for Expressway Maintenance Personnel with Electric Vehicles Proliferation — M. Yokota (47)
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NEWCOMERS REGARDING FIRE: Motivation for getting involved in Disaster Prevention Research and Future Aspirations — K. Takayama (53)
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FIRE REPORT: Cases of Discoloration and Deformation of LED Light Bulbs — Tokyo Fire Department (55)
FIRE APPARATUS: Fireboat ”SHIBUKI” — Tokyo Fire Department (59)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (61)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (63)
NOTICEBOARD (64)
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Address from 31st Chairman of JAFSE — T. Tsuruda (1)
JAFSE Award 2023 (2)
Studies on Performance-Based Safety Evacuation Design — J. Yamaguchi (3)
JAFSE Uchida Promotion Award 2023 (7)
A Heat Transfer Analysis on Temperature Distribution of Composite Beams Protected Only at the End Joints — N. Yotsumoto (9)
Study on Evacuation Behavior in Underground Mall Fire Using VR — T. Tanaka (11)
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<Special Feature Articles: The Great Kanto Earthquake and Fire Science in the Following 100 Years>
Introductory Note — A. Hokugo (13)
Outline of the Great Kanto Earthquake — Y. Nishida (14)
Large Fire in Yokohama City and Evacuation at the Time of the Great Kanto Earthquake — N. Takanashi (18)
Understanding Urban Fire Phenomena — T. Iwami (24)
Changes in Risks Surrounding Evacuation for Urban Fire after the Great Kanto Earthquake — U Hiroi (29)
100 Years from the Great Kanto Earthquake: Progress and Challenges of Fire Administration — A. Sekizawa (33)
Earthquake Countermeasures in View of Changes in Social Conditions and Technological Innovation from the Results of Discussions at Council on Fire Prevention — Tokyo Fire Department (37)
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Report of Annual Symposium 2023 JAFSE in Hirosaki University — Academic Promotion Committee (43)
Report on the Participation in the 12th International Conference on Structures in Fire — Y. Nakayama (48)
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FIRE REPORT: Regarding Static Electricity Fire Caused by Drilling Holes in Spray Cans — Saitama City Fire Bureau (52)
FIRE APPARATUS: Fuel Cell Vehicle for On-site Inspection and PR — Tokyo Fire Department (57)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (59)
Abstracts of Articles in the Bulletin of JAFSE (Vol. 73, No. 2, 2023) (62)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (63)
NOTICEBOARD (64)
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<Special Feature Articles: Women Activities in the Field of Fire Safety—Toward Gender Free—>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (1)
Activities of Female Members of the JAFSE in Terms of Figures — Y. Akizuki (2)
Awareness Gained through Activities in the General Affairs Committee — S. Yoshino (4)
Keep Working Long, Gently and Slowly in the Field of Fire Safety — Y. Furukawa (5)
Female Firefighters—the Milestone of 50-Year Recruitment— — S. Sugimoto (7)
History and Importance of Fire Prevention Administration — M. Iida (9)
Fire Safety for Firefighters — A. Ito (11)
Fire Investigation and I — Y. Yamamoto (13)
Involved in Inspection Work for Firefighting Equipment — K. Hirata (15)
My Thoughts as a Researcher — S. Suzuki (16)
Building Research Institute, Department of Fire Engineering — X. Zhao (18)
Building Disaster Prevention Research and Educational Activities at University — T. Hokibara (20)
Reducing the Burden of Evacuation Assistance for Vulnerable People—From the Field of Education and Research— — M. Kamoshida (22)
Fire Studies at University — K. Kamiya (24)
Return to Work after Childcare Leave — K. Yoshitani (25)
My History as a Female Civil Engineer — R. Amano (27)
Building Disaster Prevention Planning and Design Practice — F. Hanai (29)
Impressions of Being Involved in the Fire Safety and Evacuation Design — M. Kujime (31)
Thoughts on Women’s Activities in Research and Development in the Field of Fireproofing — Y. Chatani (33)
Stories from Female Researchers in Small Businesses: Balancing Work, Private Life, and a Little Bit of Research — M. Fukuda (34)
Necessity of Collaboration Between Legal Professionals and Fire Experts — J. Akagi (36)
Situation of Fire Insurance and Fire Risks Advisory Rating — A. Natori (38)
Fire Prevention-Related Work in JTCCM — M. Nakamura (40)
Introduction of Evacuation and Disaster Prevention Works(GBRC) — M. Nakano (41)
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LABORATORIES: Kuwana Laboratory, Department of Global Fire Science and Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science — K. Kuwana (43)
NEWCOMERS REGARDING FIRE: Motivation and Ambitions for Fire Research in the Police — H. Yamasaki (47)
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FIRE REPORT: Investigation Report of Product Fire Caused by LED Tape Light — Osaka Municipal Fire Department (49)
FIRE APPARATUS: Mini Pumper Fire Truck — Tokyo Fire Department (53)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (55)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (58)
ANNUAL REPORT(FY2023) (59)
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<Special Feature Articles: State-of-the-Art of Residential Fire Protection>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (1)
Summary of Recent Reports of Study Group on Residential Fire Protection — Fire & Disaster Management Agency (2)
Inspection and Replacement of Residential Fire Alarms — A. Mammoto (8)
Toward Appropriate Maintenance of Residential Fire Alarm — M. Mizuno (14)
Analysis of Initial Fire Fighting in Residential Fires — Sapporo Fire Bureau (19)
Product Fire Accidents and Regulations — T. Yamazaki, T. Yasumoto, Y. Aoyama (23)
Secular Change in Flameproof Performance of Flame-Retardant Curtains — M. Mihoichi (28)
Development of ICT Fire Notification System Connecting Residential Fire Alarms and Smart Speakers — H. Chiba, S. Konishi, M. Daibo (32)
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Report of Annual Workshop on “The Great Kanto Earthquake and Fire Science in the Following 100 Years” — Academic Promotion Committee (38)
Report on Research Activities of Academic Promotion Committee and Specialty Area Committees in Fiscal Year 2022 — Academic Promotion Committee (42)
Fire Experiments of Light Motor Vehicles — H. Fujiwara (45)
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FIRE REPORT: Fire from Electromagnetic Switches in a Panel Board Overheated due to Fire of Overhead High-Voltage Wire — Tokyo Fire Department (51)
FIRE APPARATUS: Ladder Truck — Tokyo Fire Department (55)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (57)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (59)
Abstracts of Articles in the Bulletin of JAFSE(Vol. 73, No. 1, 2023) (60)
Program of JAFSE Annual Symposium 2023 (61)
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<Special Feature Articles: Academic Knowledge on Fire Safety which You Should Know — Part II: Compartment Fire>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (1)
Categorization of Prediction Methods for Compartment Fire — K. Suzuki (2)
Review on Fundamental Characteristics of the Fire Plume in Compartment Fires — Case of Ceiling Flow — Y. Oka (8)
Prediction Model in Early Stage of Compartment Fire — D. Nii (14)
Prediction on Fire Behavior at Fully Developed Fire — Y. Ohmiya (20)
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Ignition Behavior of Premixed Propane/Air Mixture by a Hot Wire — Y. Ito, T. Imamura (26)
Identification Method of Burn-out Cotton and Polyester Blended Sample by Py-GC — Y. Sato (30)
Study on Effective Arrangement of Evacuation Equipment — S. Takagi (34)
Experiments on Natural Fire Behavior of Compartment Involving Real Combustible Objects Focusing on Fire Decline Phase — M. Noaki, R. Isohata (38)
An Educational Manga Related to Fires/Explosions for Preventing Reenter to Buildings Where Chemicals are Handled Immediately after a Major Earthquake — Y. Koshiba, J. Nakayama (43)
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Disaster Prevention Column No. 19: The End of Conflagrations brought about by Enhanced Allocation of Full-time Fire Stations — A. Sekizawa (47)
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NEWCOMERS REGARDING FIRE: My Student Days and Impressions of the Fire-related Research as a Profession — Y. Ishida (49)
FIRE REPORT: Short Circuit at the Receiving and Transforming Facilities Resulting in Fire at the Power Distribution Equipment installed in the Pavement — Tokyo Fire Department (51)
FIRE APPARATUS: Fire Investigation Van — Tokyo Fire Department (56)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (58)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (61)
NOTICEBOARD (62)
Report on the 61st Fire Science Seminars — Publicity and Education Committee (63)
List of Supporting Group Members of JAFSE (64)
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<Special Feature Articles: Recent Factory Fire>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (1)
Situation of Factory Fire and Warehouse Fire — K. Kobayashi (2)
Investigation into Cause of Hydrogen Explosion at Galvanizing Factory — Osaka Municipal Fire Department (8)
Factory Fire Caused by Fire from Electrical Appliance — H. Tamura (14)
Fire and Explosions Caused by Machinery and Equipment in Occupational Accidents — M. Yashima (20)
Approach to Petroleum Complex by Firefighting Administration in Ichihara City — T. Kidu (26)
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Fire Resistance Performance of Corrugated Thin Steel Plates — Hyeonjin Cho (30)
Real-scale Burning Experiment of U-shaped Hanging Banner — Y. Shintani, K. Aoki, T. Nishimura (34)
Research to Understand the Self-extinguishing Process for Better Prediction of Wood Combustion — Y. Chatani, S. Watanabe (38)
Study on Fire Safety of National Treasure “Matsue Castle” using FDS — K. Suzuki, H. Hotta, S. Horiuchi (43)
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Report on Summer Science Program for Junior/Senior High School Girls in 2022 — General Affairs Committee (48)
Disaster Prevention Column No. 18: New Progress in Fire Protection and Evacuation Measures in a Building with One Egress Staircase — A. Sekizawa (49)
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FIRE REPORT: Investigation of Fire Caused by Leakage of Acetone-dissolved Acetylene from an Acetylene Cylinder — Osaka Municipal Fire Department (51)
FIRE APPARATUS: Rescue Vehicle (Type Ⅲ) — Tokyo Fire Department (57)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (59)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (61)
Abstracts of Articles in the Bulletin of JAFSE (Vol. 72, No. 3, 2022) (62)
2022 Annual Index of Journal of JAFSE (Vol. 72) (63)
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ANNOUNCEMMENT

JAFSE Technology Award 2022 (1)
IoT Fire Alarm System for Construction Sites — M. Ichikawa，T. Takayama，Y. Hamada (2)
Report of JAFSE Student Award 2022 — Student Award Selection Sub-Committee (4)
Effect of Oxygen Concentration on Explosion of Aluminum Powder Clouds — Y. Ueno (5)
Experimental Study on Heat and Mass Transfer inside Timber Specimen under Radiant Heating — A. Sun (6)
Examination of Extinguishing Strategy for a Burner Flame Using a Carbon Dioxide Jet Moved by 2-axis Electric Linear Actuator — Y. Tateda (7)
A Numerical Model for M-θ Relationships of Dowel-Type Timber Connections Exposed to Fire — Y. Nakayama (8)
Prediction of Luminance Affected by Optical Density Distribution of Smoke in Fire — Y. Miyamoto (9)
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<Special Feature Articles: Expectations for the Upcoming 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science in Japan>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (10)
Introduction of the 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science in Japan — R. Dobashi (11)
What is IAFSS: Its Role for Fire Science and Activities — Y. Nakamura (15)
Encouragement of International Cooperation in Fire Research — T. Tanaka (20)
Looking Back the Involvement of Japanese Fire Research in the Dawn of International Symposium on Fire Safety Science — Y. Hasemi (25)
Various Experiences That Began with Participating in the 2nd IAFSS Symposium — T. Morita (30)
Significance of Participation in International Symposium on Fire Safety Science from a Young Age — Y. Akizuki (36)
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Disaster Prevention Column No. 17: Fire Spread Dynamics Survey on Fires in the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake — A. Sekizawa (40)
LABORATORIES: Reactive Gas Dynamics Laboratory, Hiroshima University — W. Kim (42)
DOCTORAL THESIS: A Study on Smoke Control Method Considering Inclined Space Connected to the Outside from Basement Floor of Building — H. Park (46)
NEWCOMERS REGARDING FIRE: Differences on Fire Research Between Student and Professional Engineer and Future Aspirations — Y. Tokuno (50)
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FIRE REPORT: Analysis of Lithium Ion Battery Fire to Determine the Cause of Internal Short Circuit — Tokyo Fire Department (52)
FIRE APPARATUS: Foam Tender Fire Truck — Tokyo Fire Department (56)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (58)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (61)
NOTICEBOARD (62)
Request for a Questionnaire Survey to Improve Services for JAFSE Members (64)
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ANNOUNCEMMENT

JAFSE Award 2022 (1)
Studies on the Models of Fire and Explosion Phenomena Based on Combustion Science — K. Kuwana (3)
Studies on Experimental Investigation of Various Characteristics and Hazard Prediction in Petroleum-based Liquid Fuel Fire — K. Okamoto (7)
JAFSE Uchida Promotion Award 2022 (11)
Study on Pedestrian Behavior and Evacuation Simulation in Building Fire — A. Jo (12)
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<Special Feature Articles: Reconsideration of Performance-Based Regulations in the Building Code>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (14)
Records and Memories of Revising the Building Standard Law in 2000 — I. Hagiwara (15)
Impact on Us by the Amendment of the Building Standard Law in 2000 — N. Takeichi (20)
Revision of the Japanese Verification Methods for Determining Safe Evacuation — J. Yamaguchi (26)
Examination of Search and Rescue Time by Fire Brigades for Performance-based Code — K. Kagiya (31)
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Report on Annual Symposium 2022 JAFSE — Academic Promotion Committee (37)
Prompt Report on Arson Fire Incident at Law Firm in Daegu, Korea — SeongKyung Park and M. Mizuno (41)
LABORATORIES: Japan Electric Cable Technology Center — T. Fukaya (44)
DOCTORAL THESIS: Study on Evacuation Guidance and Evacuation Behavior in Underground Mall Fire using VR — T. Tanaka (48)
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FIRE REPORT: Fire Caused by Concentrated Rays of Sunlight Reflected from a House Window — Tokyo Fire Department (52)
FIRE APPARATUS: Rescue Truck（Type II） — Tokyo Fire Department (56)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (59)
Abstracts of Articles in the Bulletin of JAFSE (Vol. 72, No. 2, 2022) (62)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (63)
NOTICEBOARD (64)
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ANNOUNCEMMENT