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...]
Scenario: It’s 1600 hours, and you’ve just been dispatched to a residential kitchen fire. First on the scene, you notice solar panels on the roof. Are you prepared? What are your concerns? If the fire spreads to the roof, can you apply water to energized solar panels? Do you … [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...]
Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief Peter Van Dorpe introduces this five-part presentation on how new fire research points the way to more effective ways to fight high-rise fires. Van Dorpe also summarizes the recent history of recent Chicago high-rise fires and assesses how … [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...]
ONLINE COURSE: http://scfaonlinetraining.org/mod/page/view.php?id=135 ISFSI, in partnership with NIST and the SC Fire Academy studied fire behavior by experimenting with alternative firefighting tactics, and then compared them to tactics commonly used to combat fires in … [Read more...]
ONLINE COURSE: http://scfaonlinetraining.org/mod/page/view.php?id=135 This self-study course challenges fire officers to look at tactical decision-making differently. Fires have changed through the years but have our decision-making process? With our national partner, … [Read more...]
ONLINE COURSE: http://scfaonlinetraining.org/mod/page/view.php?id=135 International Society of Fire Service Instructors Presents: Modern Construction Considerations for Company Officers. This online class is a great introduction to changes in the building construction of … [Read more...]
ONLINE COURSE: http://engineering.nyu.edu/fire/alive/alive8b.html This ALIVE module provides the training for fighting modern residential fires. The firefighting procedures and tactical considerations described in this module are developed based upon the results of several … [Read more...]