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    • Underwriters Laboratories Inc

    Columbia, MD 21045

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    About Underwriters Laboratories Inc

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    6200 Old Dobbin Lane - Suite # 150
    Columbia, MD 21045
    https://ulfirefightersafety.org/
    847-664-6993

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    UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute is dedicated to increasing firefighter knowledge to reduce injuries and deaths in the fire service and in the communities they serve.

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    A screen shot from the “Study of Fire Service Residential Home Size-up and Search & Rescue Operations” overview video.
    Structures

    FSRI Releases Reports on Search & Rescue Tactics

    Fire Safety Research Institute
    May 17, 2022
    Research-based considerations aim to increase firefighter efficiency and effectiveness during pre/during/post-suppression rescue tactics
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    Safety & Health

    UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute Rebrands to Fire Safety Research Institute

    Fire Safety Research Institute
    July 29, 2021
    The organization is expanding its collaborative model to engage key stakeholder groups, in addition to the fire service, to better address new and emerging fire risks.
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    Ventilation

    New UL FSRI Online Training Addresses Impact of Ventilation on Strip Mall Fires

    Fire Safety Research Institute
    July 1, 2021
    Research-based considerations aim to increase firefighter knowledge on the importance of coordination on the fireground.
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    Community Risk

    UL FSRI Launches Fire Pattern Course for Fire Investigators

    Fire Safety Research Institute
    Jan. 13, 2021
    The new interactive training module from the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute focuses on fire behavior and the impact of ventilation on residential fire damage patterns...
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    Operations & Training

    UL FSRI Online Course Provides Tactical Considerations for Basement Fires

    Fire Safety Research Institute
    Oct. 20, 2020
    Years of research and fireground experience have been incorporated into a new UL FSRI interactive training module that aims to improve firefighter safety during basement fire ...
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    Ventilation

    UL FSRI Releases Report on Ventilation During Strip Mall Fires

    April 17, 2020
    The UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) has released a new research report, “Exploratory Analysis of the Impact of Ventilation on Strip Mall Fires.”
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    Safety & Health

    UL FSRI's New Online Course Covers Training Health Risks

    April 9, 2020
    UL FSRI's new online course "Cardiovascular and Chemical Exposure Risk Considerations During Training" is designed to increase your knowledge so you can stay better protected ...
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    New UL Laboratories Help Safeguard Responders Against Cancer Risks

    April 2, 2020
    UL offers expanded PPE testing capabilities to help support the health and safety of firefighters through testing of chemical and biological hazards to mitigate the increased ...
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    Operations & Training

    UL FSRI Releases Report on Coordinated Fire Attack in Single-Family Homes

    March 19, 2020
    The new report expands on previous research to understand the impact of coordinated suppression and ventilation during a single-family residential fire.
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    Community Risk Reduction

    UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute Launches Close Before You Doze Video Contest

    July 29, 2019
    Creative minds are encouraged to submit for a chance to win $25,000 for their favorite fire department’s public fire safety education efforts.

    Articles & News

    Community Risk

    First Due: Take Charge of Battery Safety

    Becki Rowan-White
    Nov. 10, 2023
    Adam Barowy and Becki Rowan-White provide perhaps the most specific instruction and hands-on-useful educational materials so that fire departments can protect themselves and their...
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    Suburban and rural departments should join urban departments in the adoption of targeted searches that emerge from the application of the data from the Firefighter Rescue Survey.
    Operations & Training

    Command & Control Success: Below 2,000: Saving Lives, Civilian Lives

    Curt Isakson
    April 18, 2022
    Curt Isakson believes that it's time for all departments to make rapid location, removal and treatment of victims through aggressive search tactics top priority at fires.
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    Chief David Dodson informed that the four attributes of reading smoke are volume, velocity, density and color.
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    Firefighter Safety: Cultural Change in a Traditional World

    Paul Wilders
    Jan. 17, 2022
    Paul Wilders explains why the understanding of fire dynamics and how that relates to flow path is critical to successful fireground tactics.
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    New recruit fire training that’s part of a firefighter’s initial professional development training.
    Operations & Training

    The Yearly Training Calendar: A Framework for Success

    Justin Bailey
    Dec. 13, 2021
    Justin Bailey explains why breaking a volunteer department training calendar into three parts eases the process for developing the program.
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    Incident Command

    Command & Control Success: Tactics Put Out Fires

    Curt Isakson
    May 1, 2020
    Curt Isakson reminds chief officers of limited-staff first-arriving companies that water of any method on the fire is well worthwhile.
    Photo by Barry Furey
    Advisement of what units/departments are assigned, particularly if routes of travel potentially conflict, makes for a good standard operating procedure. Identify steps to take if no response is received after a specified time is critical. This can include re-alerting, using alternate means of contact, dispatching the next due rig and mutual aid.
    Tech & Comm

    The First Golden Minutes

    Barry Furey
    Feb. 1, 2020
    Barry Furey explains in great detail why the first series of communications between dispatch and responders is critical to incident success.
    Robin Zevotek is a research engineer with the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Firefighter Safety Research Institute. He specializes in the use of fire research for the development of fire service tactical considerations. He has 16 years in the fire service, and is currently serving as a firefighter with the Ellicott City, MD, Volunteer Fire Department.
    Rescue

    Research Corner: Survivability Profiling

    Robin Zevotek
    Aug. 1, 2019
    Research can help firefighters understand risk during search and rescue operations
    Bob Bartosz
    A rural agency responding to an incident may use the same strategies as a suburban agency, but the tactics could vary widely.
    Operations & Training

    Do it the Same Way, Differently

    Devon Wells
    June 1, 2019
    Devon Wells explains how rural volunteer fire agencies operate similarly, but differently, from their suburban and urban counterparts.

    Videos & Resources

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    Community Risk

    Watch UL FSRI's Home Furnishings Comparison Video

    Oct. 4, 2020
    This important and eye-opening video from the UL FSRI team captures a new side-by-side burn comparison of natural vs. synthetic furnished rooms.
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    Community Risk Reduction

    Close Before You Doze Video Contest

    July 29, 2019
    UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute’s (FSRI) nationwide contest needs your help to spread the "Close Before You Doze" fire safety message.

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    Community Risk

    UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute Launches Close Before You Doze Video Contest

    July 16, 2019
    Creative minds encouraged to submit for a chance to win $25,000 for their favorite fire department’s public fire safety education efforts.
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    Educational Materials

    The UL's FSRI Release Heat Transfer Online Training Course

    May 6, 2019
    The UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) has released a new online training course, “Introduction to Heat Transfer and Fire Measurement."
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    Training Drills

    UL FSRI to Release Research Report on Live Fire Training

    April 1, 2019
    The purpose of this study is to evaluate current training methods and fuel packages in several different structures commonly utilized across the fire service.
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    Community Risk Reduction

    UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute Opens Registration for Visitor Day

    Nov. 20, 2018
    The UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (UL FSRI) is partnering with the Beavercreek Township Fire Department to conduct a series of experiments involving live fire.
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    Safety & Health

    IFSI and UL FSRI Offer Course on Cardiovascular and Chemical Exposure Risks

    Oct. 5, 2018
    The course is based on a comprehensive study designed to help students better understand the health issues associated with fireground activities.
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    Community Risk

    Fire Safety Campaign Encourages Closing Doors to Slow Fire

    Oct. 5, 2018
    UL FSRI enlists all members of the fire service in “Close Before You Doze” campaign.
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    Professional Associations & Services

    UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute Launches Safety Campaign

    Sept. 22, 2017
    UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (UL FSRI) this week launched a national program aimed at enlisting fire service professionals in its “Close Before You Doze” campaign,...