The “Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires” report is now available online at https://ulfirefightersafety.org/posts/fsri-and-isfsi-release-basement-fire-report.html. The International Society of Fire Service Instructors and UL FSRI have conducted this research to better … [Read more...]

This on-line training details the results and analysis from the Full-Scale Residential Fire Experiments. The results from these experiments provide knowledge for better decision-making skills and enhance water application techniques to increase victim survivability during a fire … [Read more...]

Firehouse is proud to release the Firehouse Supplement “10 Considerations Related to Cardiovascular & Chemical Exposure Risks” in our digital platform Clarity. The Clarity edition of the supplement features bonus photos and videos to help illuminate this important research … [Read more...]

UL FSRI is pleased to release the scientific report and on-line training program from Part I of the 2013 DHS FEMA Grant, Impact of Fire Attack Utilizing Interior and Exterior Streams on Occupant Survival: Water Mapping. This report and associated online training detail the … [Read more...]

mpact of assignment, suppression tactics on thermal burden 07/31/2017 Gavin P. Horn, Richard M. Kesler, Steve Kerber, Kenneth W. Fent, Tad J. Schroeder, William S. Scott, Patricia C. Fehling, Bo Fernhall & Denise L. Smith. Ergonomics Figure 1. schematic of data … [Read more...]

Coordinated Fire Attack - Advisory Panel Application UL FSRI is currently accepting applications for advisory panel members as part of our 2015 DHS-FEMA grant titled "Study of Coordinated Fire Attack utilizing Acquired Structures". This project looks to expand on a decades … [Read more...]

Here’s a brand new course released by the IAFC Firefighter Safety Through Advanced Research (FSTAR) program.  It is an on-line course listed as 1.5 hours to complete.  It is based on a double LODD in Texas at a residential ranch home fire in which wind driven fire conditions were … [Read more...]

UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) is proud to announce the release of “Study of the Effectiveness of Fire Service Positive Pressure Ventilation During Fire Attack in Single Family Homes Incorporating Modern Construction Practices” – an online course that serves as a … [Read more...]

Underwriter Laboratories (UL) Firefighter Safety Research Institute has worked with Firehouse Magazine and BullEx to produce a free, interactive training program on tactical fireground considerations based on nearly a decade of research. UL has been researching topics such as … [Read more...]

As per the 2013 National Fire Protection Association's report, “Patterns of Firefighter Fireground Injuries,” between 2007-2011, residential fires accounted for about eight out of ten firefighter fireground injuries. The fire dynamics encountered during modern residential fires … [Read more...]

TO REGISTER: http://www.fdic.com/webcasts/2014/05/science-in-the-big-room.html In this webcast, sponsored by Task Force Tips, Inc.. you will be presented with results from experiments that support size-up, ventilation control, and exterior attack as options in the toolbox and … [Read more...]

www.ModernFireBehavior.com are proud to partner with www.ULFirefirefighterSafety.com to host UL's newest online course: “Scientific Research for the Development of More Effective Tactics” - an online course that serves as a culmination of the full-scale field experiments … [Read more...]

UL FSRI Director Steve Kerber, NIST Fire Protection Engineer Dan Madrzykowski and Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief of Training Derek Alkonis team up to present a 7 part video lecture series titled “NIST and UL Research on Fire Behavior & Fireground Tactics.”  The … [Read more...]