Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: Gathering around fire -- 2 Context: Studying standardisation -- 3 Edinburgh: The shape of the British National Anthem -- 4 Lagos: The flight of a muzzle spark -- 5 Tokyo: Spectres of Edo castle -- 6 London: Engineering uncertainty -- 7 Grenfell: Trial by fire -- 8 Conclusion: Fire-space -- Index