AI-powered system could help save lives by predicting how modern house fires behave

New framework could improve evacuations, inform building codes and help emergency responders better understand toxic smoke hazards

By Media Relations
 

University of Waterloo researchers are using AI and machine learning to predict how fires behave in modern homes, where energy-efficient construction and new furniture materials create deadly conditions unknown to traditional fire safety codes. The system could transform how emergency responders tackle evacuations, building codes are designed, and toxic smoke hazards are managed.

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