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Understanding and Fighting Basement Fire Report

Understanding and Fighting Basement Fire Report

 Brian Kazmierzak    March 28, 2018    No Comments

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...]

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FSRI RELEASES ON-LINE TRAINING FOR PART III OF THE FIRE ATTACK STUDY – FULL SCALE EXPERIMENTS

FSRI RELEASES ON-LINE TRAINING FOR PART III OF THE FIRE ATTACK STUDY – FULL SCALE EXPERIMENTS

 Brian Kazmierzak    February 19, 2018    No Comments

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...]

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10 Considerations Related to Cardiovascular & Chemical Exposure Risks

10 Considerations Related to Cardiovascular & Chemical Exposure Risks

 Brian Kazmierzak    December 21, 2017    No Comments

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...]

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FSRI RELEASES PART I OF THE FIRE ATTACK STUDY – WATER MAPPING

FSRI RELEASES PART I OF THE FIRE ATTACK STUDY – WATER MAPPING

 Brian Kazmierzak    December 4, 2017    No Comments

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...]

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Report: Thermal Response to Firefighting Activities in Residential Structure Fires

Report: Thermal Response to Firefighting Activities in Residential Structure Fires

 Brian Kazmierzak    July 31, 2017    No Comments

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...]

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UL FSRI Accepting Applications for DHS FEMA 2015 Grant on Coordinated Fire Attack

UL FSRI Accepting Applications for DHS FEMA 2015 Grant on Coordinated Fire Attack

 Brian Kazmierzak    May 12, 2017    No Comments

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...]

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IAFF RELEASES SOLAR PANEL TRAINING ONLINE COURSE

IAFF RELEASES SOLAR PANEL TRAINING ONLINE COURSE

 Brian Kazmierzak    March 18, 2017    No Comments

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...]

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WIND DRIVEN FIRES ONLINE COURSE

WIND DRIVEN FIRES ONLINE COURSE

 Brian Kazmierzak    July 1, 2016    No Comments

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...]

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UL FSRI LAUNCHES POSITIVE PRESSURE ATTACK ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM

UL FSRI LAUNCHES POSITIVE PRESSURE ATTACK ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM

 Brian Kazmierzak    April 19, 2016    No Comments

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...]

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UL FSRI TOP 20 TACTICS ONLINE COURSE

UL FSRI TOP 20 TACTICS ONLINE COURSE

 Brian Kazmierzak    March 16, 2016    No Comments

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...]

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Examining Fighting Tactics under Wind-Driven Conditions – 5 Part Video Series

Examining Fighting Tactics under Wind-Driven Conditions – 5 Part Video Series

 Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs    December 30, 2014    No Comments

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...]

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ALIVE Training for Science of Modern Fires is Available.

ALIVE Training for Science of Modern Fires is Available.

 Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs    August 13, 2014    No Comments

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...]

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SCIENCE IN THE BIG ROOM WEBINAR

SCIENCE IN THE BIG ROOM WEBINAR

 Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs    May 24, 2014    No Comments

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...]

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UL Launches New Online Course Hosted by ModernFireBehavior.com

UL Launches New Online Course Hosted by ModernFireBehavior.com

 Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs    April 11, 2014    No Comments

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...]

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NIST and UL Release a Video Lecture Series

NIST and UL Release a Video Lecture Series

 Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs    March 14, 2014    No Comments

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...]

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