Commentary

Fire Protection History-Part 74: 1934 (American Stantard A. S. A. A2-1934)
Richard Schulte
January 22, 2012

Report BMS71: Fire Tests of Wood- and Metal-Framed Partitions
S. H. Inberg and Nolan D. Mitchell, National Bureau of Standards
May 12, 1941
Posted: January 17, 2012

BMS92 and the NIST WTC Recommendations
Richard Schulte
January 15, 2012

Fire Protection History-Part 73: 1942 (BMS92/Fireproof Construction)
Richard Schulte
January 11, 2012

Fire Protection History-Part 72: 1942 (BMS92)
Richard Schulte
January 8, 2012

Fire Protection History-Part 71: 1917 (21st Annual NFPA Meeting/Report of the Committee on Safety to Life)
Richard Schulte
January 1, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 70: 1909 (13th Annual NFPA Meeting/Committee on Automatic Sprinklers)
Richard Schulte
December 24, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 69: 1909 (13th Annual NFPA Meeting/Committee on Devices and Materials)
Richard Schulte
December 24, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 68: 1909 (13th Annual NFPA Meeting/Secretary’s Report)
Richard Schulte
December 21, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 67: 1909 (A Tribute to Alfred Stone)
Richard Schulte
December 21, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 66: 1909 (NFPA Annual Meeting Resolutions)
Richard Schulte
December 20, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 65: 1909 (13th Annual NFPA Meeting/Executive Committee Report)
Richard Schulte
December 20, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 64: US Fire Losses 1875-1907
Richard Schulte
December 18, 2011

The Fire Tax and Waste of Structural Materials in the United States (Bulletin 418)
Herbert M. Wilson and John L. Cochrane, United States Geological Survey
1910
Posted: December 16, 2011

Fire Protection History: How “Safe” Is “Safe Enough”? Circa 1910
Richard Schulte
December 14, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 63: 1910 (14th Annual Meeting/The President’s Address)
Richard Schulte
December 14, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 62: 1912 (Annual NBFU Meeting/Wood Shingle Roofs)
Richard Schulte
December 11, 2011

Building Code Development Philosophy
Richard Schulte
December 8, 2011

High Rise Buildings: Additional Fire Safety Statistics
Richard Schulte
December 3, 2011

Fire Fatalities: U. S. High Rise Buildings
Richard Schulte
December 2, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 61: 1909 (Thirteenth Annual Meeting-The President’s Address)
Richard Schulte
December 2, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 60: The NFPA Quarterly-Volume 1 (1907) (Underwriters’ Laboratories Branch Offices)
Richard Schulte
November 28, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 59: The NFPA Quarterly-Volume 1 (1907) (Editorial)
Richard Schulte
November 28, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 58: 1908 (Twelfth Annual NFPA Meeting/Committee on Automatic Sprinklers Report)
Richard Schulte
November 23, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 57: 1908 (Twelfth Annual NFPA Meeting-Special Committee on Resolutions)
Richard Schulte
November 23, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 56: 1908 (Twelfth Annual NFPA Meeting-Executive Committee Report)
Richard Schulte
November 23, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 55: 1908 (Twelfth Annual NFPA Meeting-Vice-President’s Address)
Richard Schulte
November 23, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 54: 1907 (Eleventh Annual NFPA Meeting/Secretary’s Report)
Richard Schulte
November 22, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 53: 1907 (Eleventh Annual NFPA Meeting/Executive Committee Report)
Richard Schulte
November 22, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 52: 1907 (Eleventh Annual NFPA Meeting-The President’s Address)
Richard Schulte
November 22, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 51: 1914 (Report of Committee on Safety to Life/Automatic Sprinklers)
Richard Schulte
November 18, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 50: 1906 (A Tribute to Herbert Wilmerding)
Richard Schulte
November 19, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 49: 1912 (Underwriters’ Laboratories)
Richard Schulte
November 16, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 48: 1912 (Fire Prevention Day/President Taft)
Richard Schulte
November 16, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 47: 1912 (The NBFU Standing Committees)
Richard Schulte
November 16, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 46: 1912 (The National Board of Fire Underwriters)
Richard Schulte
November 16, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 45: 1912 (The Titanic)
Richard Schulte
November 15, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 44: 1914 (NBFU Model Building Code for Small Towns and Villages)
Richard Schulte
November 14, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 43: 1906 (The President’s Address/The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire)
Richard Schulte
November 11, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 42: The Ninth Annual Meeting of the NFPA-1905 (The NBFU Building Code)
Richard Schulte
November 10, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 41: The Ninth Annual Meeting of the NFPA-1905 (Hersey Detector Meter)
Richard Schulte
November 10, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 40: The Ninth Annual Meeting of the NFPA-1905 (The Executive Committee’s Report)
Richard Schulte
November 9, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 39: The Ninth Annual Meeting of the NFPA-1905 (The President’s Address)
Richard Schulte
November 9, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 38: NFPA Active Membership Roster-1905
Richard Schulte
November 9, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 37: 8th Annual NFPA Meeting-1904 (Report on the International Fire Engineers Association Meeting)
Richard Schulte
November 5, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 36: 8th Annual NFPA Meeting-1904 (Report on the International Fire Prevention Congress)
Richard Schulte
November 4, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 35: 8th Annual NFPA Meeting-1904 (Theater Fire Safety)
Richard Schulte
November 4, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 34: The British Fire Prevention Committee/Fire Test No. 69 (1905)
Richard Schulte
November 3, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 33: The British Fire Prevention Committee-Publication No. 2 (1898) (American Opinions on Fire Prevention)
Richard Schulte
November 2, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 32: The British Fire Prevention Committee-Publication No. 1 (1897)
Richard Schulte
November 2, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 31: The British Fire Prevention Committee/Edwin O. Sachs (1897)
Richard Schulte
November 1, 2011

Tentative Interim Amendment Proposal-NFPA 13: “Ganged” Operation of Roof Vents (Revised)
Richard Schulte
November 1, 2011

Tentative Interim Amendment Proposal-NFPA 13: “Ganged” Operation of Roof Vents
Richard Schulte
October 29, 2011

Sprinkler Protection and Redundancy in Tall Buildings
Richard Schulte
October 27, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 30: 8th Annual NFPA Meeting-1904 (A Tribute to Capt. William Stratton)
Richard Schulte
October 21, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 29: 8th Annual NFPA Meeting-1904 (The Executive Committee Report-Iroquois Theater Fire/Great Baltimore Fire)
Richard Schulte
October 21, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 28: 8th Annual NFPA Meeting-1904 (Iroquois Theater Fire/The Great Baltimore Fire)
Richard Schulte
October 20, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 27: 7th Annual NFPA Meeting (1903) (American Water Works Association/International Fire Prevention Congress)
Richard Schulte
October 20, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 26: Sprinkler Corrosion (1902)
Richard Schulte
October 20, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 25: 7th Annual NFPA Meeting-1903 (The Secretary’s Report)
Richard Schulte
October 18, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 24: 7th Annual NFPA Meeting-1903 (The President’s Address)
Richard Schulte
October 17, 2011

Fire Protection History: A Perspective
Richard Schulte
October 16, 2011

Fire Protection History: Parts 1 Through 23 (List)
Richard Schulte
October 15, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 23: 6th Annual NFPA Meeting-1902 (Secretary’s Report)
Richard Schulte
October 14, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 22: 6th Annual NFPA Meeting-1902 (Executive Committee Report)
Richard Schulte
October 14, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 21: 6th Annual NFPA Meeting-1902 (Fire Insurance Company History)
Richard Schulte
October 14, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 20: 6th Annual NFPA Meeting-1902 (The President’s Address)
Richard Schulte
October 12, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 19: 5th Annual NFPA Meeting-1901 (The Secretary’s Report)
Richard Schulte
October 11, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 18: 5th Annual NFPA Meeting-1901 (The Executive Committee Report)
Richard Schulte
October 8, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 17: 5th Annual NFPA Meeting -1901 (Welcome Address by Mr. Warren)
Richard Schulte
October 8, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 16: 5th Annual NFPA Meeting-1901 (President’s Address)
Richard Schulte
October 7, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 15: 5th Annual NFPA Meeting-1901 (Underwriters’ Laboratories)
Richard Schulte
October 7, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 14: 4th Annual NFPA Meeting (1900) (Underwriters’ Laboratories)
Richard Schulte
October 5, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 13: The Secretary’s Report-4th Annual NFPA Meeting (1900)
Richard Schulte
October 5, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 12: The Executive Committee’s Report-4th Annual NFPA Meeting (1900)
Richard Schulte
October 4, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 11: The President’s Address-4th Annual NFPA Meeting (1900)
Richard Schulte
October 4, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 10: NFPA Active Membership Roster (1900)
Richard Schulte
October 3, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 9: The Third Annual Meeting of the NFPA (1899) (The Need for a Fire Testing Laboratory)
Richard Schulte
September 30, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 8: The Third Annual Meeting of the NFPA (1899) (Osborne Howes, Boston Board of Fire Underwriters)
Richard Schulte
September 30, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 7: The Third Annual Meeting of the NFPA (1899)
Richard Schulte
September 27, 2011
Editorial Revision: September 29, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 6: Executive Committee Report-2nd Annual NFPA Meeting
Richard Schulte
September 27, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 5: The First Edition of the Sprinkler Standard (1896)
Richard Schulte
September 27, 2011

Fire and the Northridge Earthquake (NIST Special Publication 862)
Richard Schulte
September 25, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 4: NFPA Officers for 1896-1897
Richard Schulte
September 24, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 3: NFPA Executive Committee Report-1897
Richard Schulte
September 23, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 2: The Original Sprinkler Standard Committee
Richard Schulte
September 21, 2011
Editorial Revision: September 22, 2011

Fire Protection History-Part 1: A Tribute to Charles C. Little
Richard Schulte
September 20, 2011

The 1896 Edition of NBFU 13
Richard Schulte
September 18, 2011

US Population vs. Structure Fires
Richard Schulte
September 16, 2011

Career vs. Volunteer Fire Departments
Richard Schulte
September 16, 2011

An Opinion on Codes and Standards
Richard Schulte
September 15, 2011

Fire Prevention and the Fire Service
Richard Schulte
September 14, 2011

US Fire Statistics-2010
Richard Schulte
September 12, 2011

Looking Back: Ten Years Later
Richard Schulte
August 27, 2011
Editorial Revision: September 10, 2011

Recommended Reading: NIST Technical Note 1623
Richard Schulte
September 10, 2011

NBS Miscellaneous Publication M151
Richard Schulte
September 9, 2011

Natural Disasters and Fire
Richard Schulte
September 5, 2011

The City of Chicago Budget and Fire Department Staffing
Richard Schulte
September 3, 2011

LAFD vs. CFD
Richard Schulte
September 2, 2011

Looking Back: August 29, 2005
Richard Schulte
August 29, 2011

Looking Back: Ten Years Later
Richard Schulte
August 27, 2011
Editorial Revision: September 2, 2011

US Highway Fatalities 2001-2010
Richard Schulte
August 25, 2011

39 Terrorist Plots Against the U.S. Foiled Since 9/11
Jenna Baker McNeill, James Jay Carafano and Jessica Zuckerman, Heritage Foundation
2011
Posted: August 24, 2011

Structural Fire Fighting and the Fire Service
Richard Schulte
August 24, 2011

US Fire Fighter Fatalities-2010
Richard Schulte
August 20, 2011

BMS92 (1942): Residential Occupancies
Richard Schulte
August 20, 2011

Bud Nelson on Fire Protection (Circa 1991): Champions
Richard Schulte
August 19, 2011

BMS92 (1942): Fire Load vs. Fire Severity
Richard Schulte
August 18, 2011

BMS92 (1942): Structural Fire Protection for High Rise Buildings
Richard Schulte
August 17, 2011

The SFPE Ethics Complaint Decision
Richard Schulte
August 16, 2011

Control Mode Sprinklers and Roof Vents: NFPA 204-The Highlights
Richard Schulte
August 15, 2011

Standard vs. Old Style Sprinklers
Richard Schulte
August 15, 2011

Building Fire Protection in the Real World: The Reliability of Passive Fire Protection
Richard Schulte
August 15, 2011

A Tribute to Bud Nelson
Richard Schulte
August 3, 2011

The Future of the Fire Protection Field
Richard Schulte
July 31, 2011
Posted: August 2, 2011

Ethical Use of the FDS
Richard Schulte
July 31, 2011

Trimming the Nation’s Fire Protection Budget
Richard Schulte
July 30, 2011

NITMAM 204-1: Requirements for Draft Curtains
Richard Schulte
July 29, 2011
Editorial revisions: July 30, 2011

NFPA 13 Formal Interpretation Request (Ganged Roof Vents/Sprinkler Design Criteria)
Richard Schulte
July 24, 2011

Fire Fighter Fatalities: Stuructural Fire Fighting
Richard Schulte
July 17, 2011

Sprinkler Protection Performance in Northern Illinois
Richard Schulte
July 15, 2011

The Beyler Arson Investigation Report-Texas Forensic Science Commission
Richard Schulte
July 15, 2011

NFPA Technical Meeting: NITMAM 204-1 Testimony
Richard Schulte
July 9, 2011

Annex F.3, NFPA 204 (2007 Edition): A Critique
Richard Schulte
July 7, 2011

NFPA 13 Formal Interpretation Request (Ganged Roof Vent Operation)
Richard Schulte
July 5, 2011

An Informal Interpretation: Sprinklers and Roof Vents
Richard Schulte
June 26, 2011

Standards Council Appeals Letter Attachment: June 24, 2011
Richard Schulte
June 25, 2011

Standards Council Appeals Letter: June 24, 2011
Richard Schulte
June 25, 2011

Standards Council (Draft) Letter Attachment: NFPA 204
Richard Schulte
June 19, 2011

Standards Council (Draft) Letter: NFPA 204
Richard Schulte
June 18, 2011

NFPA Annual Meeting Testimony: NFPA 204
Richard Schulte
June 12, 2011

Model Validation/Evaluation Issue-Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS)
Richard Schulte
July 24, 2008
Posted: June 9, 2011

Chronology-Smoke and Heat Vents in Sprinklered Buildings
Richard Schulte
October 16, 2007
Posted: June 9, 2011

Fire Model Validation: Predicting Activation Times of Multiple Sprinklers and the Effects of Sprinkler Spray Discharge
Richard Schulte
June 5, 2011

The Atrium Provisions and the Reliability of Sprinkler Systems: Code Change Proposal G71-07/08
Richard Schulte
May 30, 2011

Tests P-1 and P-4 (NISTIR 6196-1): An Analysis of Ceiling Temperature Data
Richard Schulte
May 25, 2011

A Perspective on Building Fire Safety
Richard Schulte
May 25, 2011

NISTIR 6196-1: Ceiling Temperature Data-Test P-4
Richard Schulte
May 17, 2011

NISTIR 6196-1: Ceiling Temperature Data-Test P-1 [With] Analysis
Richard Schulte
May 14, 2011

NISTIR 6196-1: Ceiling Temperature Data-Test P-1
Richard Schulte
May 11, 2011

Roof Vents and Sprinklers: 1998 to 2011 (Version 2.0)
Richard Schulte
May 9, 2011

Roof Vents and Sprinklers: 1998 to 2011 (Version 1.0)
Richard Schulte
May 8, 2011

“Roof Vents Work”?
Richard Schulte
May 5, 2011

Building Fire Protection: It’s Not Rocket Science
Richard Schulte
May 2, 2011

“Rethinking Egress”: The Workshop Part 1
Richard Schulte
April 27, 2011

A Primer on Roof Vents in Sprinklered Buildings
Richard Schulte
April 24, 2011

The Birth of Modern Building Fire Protection: High Rise Building Fire Safety (1971)
Richard Schulte
April 20, 2011

NFPA 13 vs. NFPA 204
Richard Schulte
April 16, 2011

The Cost of Fire and Fire Protection in the United States-2008
Richard Schulte
April 14, 2011

Fire Safety Statistics: U.S. High Rise Buildings
Richard Schulte
April 13, 2011

U.S. High Rise Hotel Fire Statistics
Richard Schulte
April 13, 2011

U. S. High Rise Office Building Fire Safety Statistics
Richard Schulte
April 12, 2011

Reconvened International Conference on Firesafety in High-Rise Buildings
General Services Administration
October 5, 1971
Posted: April 12, 2011

Canadian Fire Statistics
Richard Schulte
April 11, 2011

An Essay on the NIST Sofa Super Store Investigation Report
Richard Schulte
April 11, 2011

Building Fire Safety Technology (Circa 1999)
Richard Schulte
April 9, 2011

DC Firefighters Injured in Vacant House Fire: “Stuck on Stupid” Once Again?
Richard Schulte
April 8, 2011

Back to Basics-Main Drain Test
Richard Schulte
April 4, 2011

A Critique of the NIST Report on the Fire at the Sofa Super Store
Richard Schulte
April 3, 2011

Back to Basics: Control Mode (Standard Spray) Sprinklers
Richard Schulte
March 21, 2011

Back to the Basics: Fire Fighter Safety
Richard Schulte
March 20, 2011

A Critique of the Task Group 400 Report-Part 2
Richard Schulte
March 19, 2011

A Critique of the Task Group 400 Report-Part 1
Richard Schulte
March 18, 2011

Task Group 400 Letter
Richard Schulte
March 15, 2011

The Sound of Fire Prevention Working
Richard Schulte
February 27, 2011

Fire Safety by the Numbers
Richard Schulte
February 26, 2011

Fire Safety in the United States: 1977 and 2009
Richard Schulte
February 23, 2011

A Snap Shot of Fire Safety in the United States
Richard Schulte
February 15, 2011

Reforming Building Fire Safety Regulation-Part 2
Richard Schulte
February 14, 2011

(A Perspective on) Fire Fatalities in the United States
Richard Schulte
February 14, 2011

H. Res. 72
U. S. House of Representatives
February 11, 2011
Posted: February 14, 2011

A Perspective on Building Fire Safety: Sprinkler System Statistics
Richard Schulte
February 13, 2011

The Reliability of Sprinkler Systems Revisited
Richard Schulte
February 12, 2011

Reforming Building Fire Safety Regulation
Richard Schulte
February 9, 2011
Editorial Revision: February 13, 2011

Executive Order 12866
William J. Clinton, President of the United States
September 30, 1993
Posted: February 3, 2011

Executive Order: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
Barack Obama, President of the United States
January 18, 2011
Posted: January 31, 2011

How Much Building Fire Protection Is Enough?
Richard Schulte
January 15, 2011

Public Fire Protection and the Economy
Richard Schulte
January 13, 2011

The US Fire/Fire Safety Budget for 2007
Richard Schulte
January 12, 2010

The Aggregate Cost of Building Fire Protection in the United States
Richard Schulte
January 10, 2010

Correction: The First Tall Building Protected Throughout by Sprinklers (and BOCA 100)
Richard Schulte
January 9, 2011

Fire Prevention and Building Code Enforcement
Richard Schulte
January 7, 2011

Fire Fighter Safety and the Chicago Fire Department (Part 3)
Richard Schulte
January 3, 2011
(Editorial Revision: January 4, 2011)

Fire Safety/Fire Protection: The Highlight Reel (Part 1)
Richard Schulte
January 1, 2011

The Chicago Fire Department: “Stuck on Stupid”?
Richard Schulte
December 30, 2010
Posted: December 31, 2010

Fire Fighter Safety and the Chicago Fire Department-Part 2
Richard Schulte
December 29, 2010

Fire Fighter Safety and the Chicago Fire Department
Richard Schulte
December 28, 2010

Fire Fighter Safety: NIOSH 2005-132/NIOSH 2010-153
Richard Schulte
December 26, 2010

Fire Fighter Safety: Abandoned Buildings
Richard Schulte
December 26, 2010

The National Fire Protection/Fire Safety Budget-Part 2
Richard Schulte
December 21, 2010

The National Fire Protection/Fire Safety Budget
Richard Schulte
December 15, 2010

The NIST Sofa Super Store Draft Investigation Report-Part 5 (Analysis: Terminology)
Richard Schulte
December 11, 2010

Savng Lives (and Reducing Public Fire Protection Costs): Prince George’s County
Richard Schulte
December 9, 2010

The NIST Sofa Super Store Draft Investigation Report-Part 4 (Analysis: Recommendations)
Richard Schulte
December 8, 2010

Improving Fire Fighter Safety: NIOSH 2010-153
Richard Schulte
December 6, 2010

GM Plant Fire-Livonia, Michigan (1953): Lessons Learned (and Long Forgotten)
Richard Schulte
December 1, 2010

A Critique of the NIST Sofa Super Store Draft Investigation Report-Part 3 (Analysis: Insulated Metal Deck Roof Construction)
Richard Schulte
November 29, 2010

A Critique of the NIST Sofa Super Store Draft Investigation Report-Part 2 (Analysis: Fire Extinguishers)
Richard Schulte
November 28, 2010

NIST Commentary on Fire Modeling
Richard Schulte
November 27, 2010

September 11th, the Economy and Building Safety
Richard Schulte
November 25, 2010

A Critique of the NIST Sofa Super Store Draft Investigation Report-Part 1
Richard Schulte
November 24, 2010

Testing Fire Modeling: The Results of the Dalmarnock Fire Tests
Richard Schulte
November 15, 2010

The Capabilities of Fire Modeling: Dalmarnock Fire Tests
Richard Schulte
November 10, 2010

A Commentary on Performance-Based Fire Safety Design and Fire Modeling
Richard Schulte
November 10, 2010

The Willingham Residence Fire: “The Smoking Gun”
Richard Schulte
November 7, 2010

A Perspective on Building Fire Safety and Modeling: The Goals and Objectives of Building Fire Protection
Richard Schulte
October 31, 2010
Posted: November 5, 2010

Building Safety in an Age of Terrorism
Richard Schulte
October 31, 2010
Posted: November 5, 2010

Fire Modeling: Defending Dr. Beard
Richard Schulte
October 26, 2010

The Willingham Residence Fire: The State of Texas Case Against Willingham
Richard Schulte
October 24, 2010

Texas Forensic Science Commission: Willingham Trial Testimony Transcript Excerpts-Part 2 (Analysis)
Richard Schulte
October 24, 2010

Texas Forensic Science Commission: Willingham Trial Testimony Excerpts-Part 1
Richard Schulte
October 23, 2010

Texas Forensic Science Commission: Common Sense
Richard Schulte
October 8, 2010

Texas Forensic Science Commission: Update
Richard Schulte
September 28, 2010

Fire Safety Statistics In Perspective (Texting and Cell Phone Use While Driving)
Richard Schulte
September 27, 2010

Is Building Fire Protection an Art or a Science? (Making the Simple Complex)
Richard Schulte
September 26, 2010

Good News and Bad News: Fire Safety Statistics-2009
Richard Schulte
September 26, 2010

Texas Forensic Science Commission: Sour Grapes
Richard Schulte
September 19, 2010

The Complaint
Richard Schulte
September 9, 2008
Posted: September 19, 2010

On The Record: UL 199 Listings and the FM Sprinkler Design Standard
Richard Schulte
September 17, 2010

Facts Don’t Matter (Or Is It Just Me?)
Richard Schulte
September 14, 2010

Fire Science on Trial: The Willingham Execution
Richard Schulte
September 13, 2010

Merrell vs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Supreme Court of Texas, Case No. 09-0224
June 18, 2010
Posted: September 11, 2010

Texas Forensic Science Commission-September 7, 2010
Richard Schulte
September 11, 2010

“Ipse Dixit”
Richard Schulte
September 11, 2010

Fire Safety Statistics in Perspective
Richard Schulte
September 9, 2010

“The City That Works”: Privatizing Public Fire Protection
Richard Schulte
September 9, 2010

Leadership in the Field of Fire Protection
Richard Schulte
September 8, 2010

Looking Back: Roof Vent Code Change Proposals
Richard Schulte
September 6, 2010

NIST WTC 7 Building Collapse Investigation Report: Principal Findings With Commentary (Crying Wolf?)
Richard Schulte
September 5, 2010

Back to Basics: Fire and Water (Correction)
Richard Schulte
September 4, 2010

NIST GCR 04-872: “Fire Protection of Structural Steel in High Rise Buildings”-Part 2
Richard Schulte
August 31, 2010

NIST GCR 04-872: “Fire Protection of Structural Steel in High-Rise Buildings”-Part 1
Richard Schulte
August 30, 2010

Misleading Fire Safety Statistics: GCR-04-872
Richard Schulte
August 29, 2010

Fire Science and the Texas Supreme Court
Richard Schulte
August 26, 2010

Texas and Lessons (on Corruption) from the State of Illinois
Richard Schulte
August 24, 2010

An Alternative Viewpoint on the NIST WTC Towers Collapse Investigation
Richard Schulte
Auguest 22, 2010

“Terrorist-Resistant” Trash Containers
Richard Schulte
August 21, 2010

The Ethics Code Loophole
Richard Schulte
August 18, 2010

Building Fire Protection and the Recession
Richard Schulte
August 17, 2010

“The Current Fire Resistance Rating System Is Not Conservative”
Richard Schulte
August 12, 2010

Back to Basics: Fire and Water
Richard Schulte
August 8, 2010

High Rise Building Fire Protection: The NIST WTC 7 Building Investigation Report
Richard Schulte
August 7, 2010

Looking Back: A Perspective on High Rise Building Fire Safety-Part 2
Richard Schulte
August 1, 2010

Looking Back: A Perspective on High Rise Building Fire Safety
Richard Schulte
July 31, 2010

How Reliable Is Sprinkler Protection?
Richard Schulte
July 26, 2010

“I Am Not a Crook”
Richard Schulte
July 21, 2010

Fire Modeling?
Richard Schulte
July 19, 2010

Validation? We Don’t Need No Stinking Validation!: Fire Science?
Richard Schulte
July 18, 2010

Ian McAuslin, et al v. Grinnell Corporation, et al: The Defense
Richard Schulte
July 17, 2010

Validation? We Don’t Need No Stinking Validation!-Part 3
Richard Schulte
July 12, 2010

Validation? We Don’t Need No Stinking Validation!-Part 2
Richard Schulte
July 12, 2010

Ian McAuslin, et al v. Grinnell Corporation, et al: More Testimony and Evidence
Richard Schulte
July 11, 2010

“Thoughts From Anyone Else?”: Fire Science (Validation? We Don’t Need No Stinking Validation)
Richard Schulte
July 10, 2010

The SFPE Ethics Code
Richard Schulte
July 9, 2010

Ian McAuslin, et al v. Grinnell Corporation, et al: Expert Ethics
Richard Schulte
July 7, 2010

Ian McAuslin, et al v. Grinnell Corporation, et al: An Analysis of Testimony (Summaries)
Richard Schulte
June 27, 2010

Ian McAuslin, et al v. Grinnell Corporation, et al: An Analysis of Testimony
Richard Schulte
Posted: June 27, 2010

The NFPA Technical Meeting: NFPA 204 Testimony
Richard Schulte
Posted: June 25, 2010

McAuslin v. Grinnell Corporation: Beyler/Custer Testimony in a Nutshell
Richard Schulte
Posted: June 21, 2010

McAuslin v. Grinnell Corporation: Beyler vs. Custer
Richard Schulte
Posted: June 17, 2010

A Perspective on Fire Fighter Fatality Statistics-2009
Richard Schulte
Posted: June 12, 2010

The Gulf Oil Spill and Tall Building Safety
Richard Schulte
Posted: June 7, 2010

Errors and Omissions: The NIST WTC Investigations
Richard Schulte
Posted: June 5, 2010

Troubled Times: Professional Ethics
Richard Schulte
Posted: June 4, 2010

Ethics: Who Said What When
Richard Schulte
Posted: June 2, 2010

Facts Don’t Matter: The ICC Ethics Policies
Richard Schulte
Posted: May 29, 2010

AAMA Smoke Vent Task Group: The Record
Richard Schulte
Posted: May 25, 2010

The ICC Ethics Policies on Trial: The Executive Board Responds
Richard Schulte
Posted: May 24, 2010

The ICC Ethics Policy on Trial
Richard Schulte
Posted: May 23, 2010

Fire Modeling on Trial: The Beyler Deposition Summaries
Richard Schulte
Posted: May 23, 2010

Fire Modeling on Trial: The Beyler Deposition
Richard Schulte
Posted: May 23, 2010

Questions for the AAMA Smoke Vent Task Group
Richard Schulte
Posted: May 22, 2010

The Reliability of Sprinkler Systems: The Latest Statistics (2010)
Richard Schulte
Posted: May 14, 2010

The Law of Unintended Consequences
Richard Schulte
May 11, 2010
Posted: May 14, 2010

A “Balanced” Approach to Building Regulation
Richard Schulte
May 11, 2009
Posted: May 14, 2010

Setting the Record Straight: Sprinkler System Reliability Statistics
Richard Schulte
December 26, 2009
Posted: May 15, 2010

Sprinkler System Reliability: PCA vs. NFPA Statistics
Richard Schulte
December 23, 2009
Posted: May 15, 2010

Facts Don’t Matter: High Performance Buildings
Richard Schulte
December 21, 2009
Posted: May 15, 2010

Fire Models: The SFPE Draft Guidelines
Richard Schulte
December 13, 2009
Posted: May 15, 2010

Looking Back: October 2001
Richard Schulte
December 7, 2009
Posted: May 14, 2010

Political Science: NIST’s World Trade Center Investigations
Richard Schulte
November 7, 2009

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