Fire Research Board
1946 The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and the Fire Offices' Committee (representing fire insurance companies) established a Joint Fire Research Organisation to conduct research on all aspects of prevention and extinction of fires, safety of life in fires and the mitigation of damage, working in collaboration with the Building Research Organisation on fire resistance of buildings.
The costs of the organisation were shared equally by the department and the committee; as part of its contribution to the capital cost, the committee transferred its Fire Testing Station to the government.
The Fire Research Board was appointed to make recommendation for fire research and to supervise the conduct of investigations at the station
1949 The Fire Testing Station was renamed the Fire Research Station.
1965 Responsibility for the Joint Fire Research Organisation was passed to the Ministry of Technology and the board ceased to function.