Journal of JAFSE “KASAI” Vol. 74, No. 4 July/August 2024

JAFSE Award 2024 (1)
Studies on Fire Evacuation Safety in High-Rise Buildings, Underground Spaces, and Housing — M. Mizuno (2)
JAFSE Uchida Promotion Award 2024 (6)
Studies on Heat Feedback Models in Fire Situations — D. Matsugi (7)
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<Special Feature Articles: Fire Safety Education>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (9)
Fire Prevention Education Considered from Fire Accidents — For Effective Fire Prevention Education — K. Tomita, R. Hayashi, T. Harada (10)
Developing Chemical Safety Web Application to Prevent Fires — A. Nakamura (16)
Development of Experiential Disaster Prevention Learning System Using Mixed Reality — Y. Yamato, K. Kadoya (22)
Design of Initial Fire Extinguishing Instructional Materials with Enhanced Effectiveness — J. Saeki, K. Tsukigase, G. Umeyama (28)
Practical Fire Prevention Training Courses for Group Homes for Elders with Dementia and Other Small-Scale Social Welfare Facilities — Tokyo Disaster Prevention & Emergency Medical Service Association (34)
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Report on the Drone Survey of the Fire Sites in the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake — Abel Táiti Konno Pinheiro (37)
Report of JAFSE Annual Symposium 2024 in Tokyo University of Science — Academic Promotion Committee (43)
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DOCTORAL THESIS: Research on the Influence of Mass Transfer on the Burning Extinguishing of Timber Element After Fire — Anyang Sun (47)
FIRE REPORT: Fire on the Packed Food in a Microwave Oven Caused by the Malfunction of Its Timer Unit — Tokyo Fire Department (52)
FIRE APPARATUS: Large Equipment Carrier — Tokyo Fire Department (56)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (58)
Abstracts of Articles in the Bulletin of JAFSE (Vol. 74, No. 2, 2024) (61)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (62)
NOTICEBOARD (63)
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Journal of JAFSE “KASAI” Vol. 74, No. 3 May/June 2024

<Special Feature Articles: Recent Research on Wildfire and Tropical Peatland Fires>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (1)
Calculation of Dryness and Wind Conditions in Recent Large-Scale Wildfires and Their Future Projection — Y. Touge (2)
Development of New Aerial Fire Extinguish Systems in Wildland Fire — M. Ejiri, T. Matsumoto, T. Hayashi (8)
Development and Popularization of Eco-Friendly Soap-Based Fire-Fighting Agents — M. Takita, T. Yanagawa, T. Kawahara (14)
Current Situation of Tropical Peatland Fires and its Countermeasures; A Case Study of TL Village, Riau Province, Indonesia — O. Kozan, T. Kameoka (20)

<Investigation Report on the Noto Peninsula Earthquake>
Summary of Preliminary Fire Damage Report in the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake — Y. Suzuki (26)
Urban Fire Spread Simulation Result of the Large-Scale Fire in Kawai-Cho, Wajima City during the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake — K. Suzuki (30)
Progression of the Wajima-City Fire Following the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake — M. Shinohara (33)
An Urban Fire Spread Simulation Result of the Large-Scale Fire Occurred at Kawai-Cho in Wajima City During the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake — K. Takanashi, M. Hosokawa (37)
Research on Post-Earthquake Fire Caused by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in 2024 — U. Hiroi (42)

FIRE REPORT: Car Recall According to the Result of Vehicle Forensics — Osaka Manicipal Fire Department (48)
FIRE APPARATUS: Extensive Absorber Truck — Tokyo Fire Department (53)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (55)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (58)
ANNUAL REPORT(FY2024) (59)

Journal of JAFSE “KASAI” Vol. 74, No. 2 March/April 2024

<Special Feature Articles: Vehicle Fires and Fire Countermeasures>
Introductory Note — Editorial Committee of KASAI (1)
A Study on Fire Spreading Characteristics of Recent Automobiles — Y. Tamura (2)
Car Fire Experiments in National Research Institute of Police Science — Possibility of Fire Spread in Car Fire Cases — K. Okamoto (7)
Open Drive-in Parking Lot Fire Simulation by Fire Dynamics Simulator — T. Yamada (13)
Current Status and Challenges of Foam Extinguishing Systems — T. Endo (17)

Event Report of the 14th IAFSS Symposium in Japan — Y. Nakamura, K. Kuwana, R. Dobashi (23)
Participation Report on 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science Held in Tsukuba, Japan — A. Tanno (27)
Report of Annual Workshop on “Current Situations and Challenges in Fire Extinguishing Equipment for Car Park” — Academic Promotion Committee (31)
Report on Research Activities of Academic Promotion Committee and Specialty Area Committees in Fiscal Year 2023 — Academic Promotion Committee (36)
DOCTORAL THESIS: Evaluation on Fire Resistant Performance of High-Strength Steel Beams Considering Strain Rate — K. Kimura (39)
NEWCOMERS REGARDING FIRE: Working at Fire Protection System Company Disaster Prevention — M. Mogi (44)

FIRE REPORT: LED Fire on Signboards — Tokyo Fire Department (46)
FIRE APPARATUS: Squad Van (Multipurpose Vehicle for Disaster) — Tokyo Fire Department (50)
FIRE AND DISASTER NEWS (52)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION (55)
Abstracts of Articles in the Bulletin of JAFSE(Vol. 74, No. 1, 2024) (56)
Program of JAFSE Annual Symposium 2024 (57)

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Journal of JAFSE “KASAI” Vol. 74, No. 1 Junuary/February 2024

<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)

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)

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)

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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