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Editorial Policy

Last updated: September 30, 2026

This page explains who writes PyroRisk, how each article is made, and what happens when something is wrong.

Who writes

Every article is written and published by me, Duy Cuong DINH, a fire safety researcher and postdoctoral fellow at Institut Pprime, Université de Poitiers. My work is on battery fire safety, thermal runaway and fire testing. I am responsible for everything published here.

What we cover

Fire fundamentals, fire testing, battery fire safety, fire risk assessment, fire safety engineering, and fire in daily life. Articles are written for a wide audience, from curious readers to engineers and researchers, so most open with a short answer and then go into the physics, the standards and the data behind it.

How an article is made

  1. Research. Each article starts from a question and a set of sources: standards and test methods, peer-reviewed papers, investigation reports, and official statistics.
  2. Drafting with AI assistance. AI writing tools help turn the research into a first draft and into plain language.
  3. Checking every claim. Each fact, number and quote is checked against a source, and that source is linked in the text so you can check it too. A claim that cannot be confirmed is corrected or removed.
  4. My review. I read and edit the whole article before it is published.

Sources

Primary sources come first: the standard itself, the original study, the official report. Statistics are given with their year and scope. Where experts or sources disagree, the article says so and explains why rather than picking a side silently.

Use of AI

  • Text: AI tools assist with drafting, as described above. They are not treated as a source; every claim is checked against a linked source.
  • Illustrations: hero images and illustrations are AI-generated unless credited. Each one is reviewed for technical accuracy before use and is marked as AI-generated in the page's metadata. Illustrations are not evidence of anything.
  • Charts: charts are drawn with code from the data in the cited sources, not generated by AI.

Corrections and updates

If you spot an error, please send it through the contact form or to contact@pyrorisk.net, with a source if you have one. I correct factual errors and revise the article's update date. Articles are also updated when a standard or key statistic changes.

Independence and funding

PyroRisk is free to read. It may be supported by display ads, served by advertising networks such as Google AdSense or booked directly by advertisers. Advertisers have no say in what is written, whether they come through a network or book directly, and ads do not influence topics or conclusions. Ads are always clearly distinguishable from the articles. There are no sponsored posts, paid reviews or affiliate links. The views here are my own and not those of my employer; see the disclaimer.