１９９７年１０月２日召开的“消防学术研究论坛”年会正恰逢英国消防研究所（ＦＲＳ）成立５０周年，会议简要地回顾了消防研究所从１９４７年成立至１９９７年３月私有化后的发展历程。英国消防研究所的Ｇ．Ｃｏｘ先生在报告中还回顾了消防安全科学与工程学科的发展历程，认 The October 2, 1997 Annual Meeting of the “Fire Research Academic Forum” coincided with the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the British Institute of Fire Research (FRS), which briefly reviewed the establishment of the Fire Research Institute from its establishment in 1947 to its privatization in March 1997 The course of development. British Institute of Fire Research. In his report, Mr. Cox also reviewed the history of fire safety science and engineering disciplines