Fire safety in historic wooden buildings: Poland’s experience

Kociołek, Krzysztof T. (Fire Engineer and Fire Safety Advisor); Smyczyński, Jacek (Fire Brigade Colonel and Fire Engineer), Fire Service College, Cracow, Poland.

ISSN 2975-190X – ISBN 978-88-6864-548-9

This article from the Fire Service College in Crakow (Poland) shares some basic prevention measures to safeguard historic wooden houses in rural areas and underlines the importance of protecting vernacular cultural heritage, which is often unlisted in the care of private owners. In PROCULTHER-NET 2 Project. Technical Bulletin N. 6, November 2025, pp 25 – 33. KEYWORDS: wild-fires, historic buildings, fire prevention.

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