According to a new UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute "Close Before You Doze" survey, 49% of respondents believe it’s safer to sleep with the door closed in the event of a fire, yet only 26% always sleep with their bedroom door closed. As you know, UL FSRI’s "Close Before … [Read more...]
With the debate regarding the benefits of exterior streams and ventilation control having been settled in favor of at least adopting the option to perform these potentially faster, safer, and more effective approaches for controlling fires in structures, many fire service leaders … [Read more...]
Original Post: https://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1219672%3ABlogPost%3A690826 Excellent firefighters are easy to spot: they’re usually doing something that will enhance their skills and knowledge. Though individual abilities will differ due to such … [Read more...]
Original post: https://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1219672%3ABlogPost%3A690818 A frequent criticism of Modern Fire Attack (MFA) methods, often phrased as a warning against their adoption, is that the actual number of experimental fires upon which they are … [Read more...]
Chief Alan Brunacini is often quoted with the saying, “Risk a lot to save a lot, risk a little to save a little and risk nothing to save nothing.” This simple but powerful message has evolved fire service culture. It implies, however, that we have the knowledge of when there is a … [Read more...]
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Two residents were displaced and a firefighter was injured in a blaze caused by a rooftop solar panel system malfunction on Wednesday. The two male residents will stay with relatives until repairs can be made to their home at 90 Rochelle St., said Fire Capt. … [Read more...]
Many firefighters have been injured or have died while trying to extinguish a basement fire or a fire on a level below them. Below grade fires can present different challenges based on the potential ventilation or the building construction. During the past year, field experience … [Read more...]
There Can Be Survivable Spaces on Arrival
UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute - UL FSRI Advisory Board Member, Milwaukee Fire Department Battalion Chief Erich Roden discusses how there can be survivable spaces upon arrival at a single-family residential home. You are dispatched to a structure fire with possible … [Read more...]
ONLINE COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO HEAT TRANSFER AND FIRE MEASUREMENTS
UL FSRI is pleased release a new on-line training course as part of the National Institute of Justice project “Full-Scale Experiments to Study the Impact of Ventilation on Fire Patterns.” Divided into three sections: Heat & Temperature, Heat Transfer, and Fire … [Read more...]
Get Ready for Wildfire Season with Free Scenario-Based Interactive Training!
Losses due to wildfires are getting worse, and the challenges for fire services tackling the wildfires are increasing dramatically each year. With the funding from Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and in partnership with USFS, CalFire, and Los Angeles County Fire … [Read more...]
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