UL Research Institutes Launches New Playbook to Help Fire Departments
Columbia, MD – Fire Safety Research Institute, part of UL Research Institutes, announced the release of the Evidence-Based Considerations for Your Fireground Playbook. This go-to resource is designed to help fire departments integrate proven, science-based strategies into their structural firefighting practices. The playbook represents FSRI's commitment to bridging the gap between the latest research and real-world application, ensuring that lifesaving findings reach the firefighters who need them most.
This new playbook is part of FSRI's Spotlight Series on Research in Action, a program that showcases how different fire departments have successfully integrated evidence-based practices into their training and operations.
Built to Support Real-World Structural Firefighting Practices
The playbook offers various benefits for fire departments:
- Strategic foundation for standard operating guidelines development: Provides clear, proven strategies built for fireground operations, enabling firefighters to do the right thing at the right time.
- Scalable and customizable solutions: Evidence-based strategies that flex to fit any department size or resource level, with a framework that helps leadership create tailored SOGs aligned with industry best practices such as NFPA 1700.
- Comprehensive support: Delivers a framework for topics ranging from incident command to decontamination for consistent, safe operations on every shift and scene.
Proven Impact on Structural Firefighting Practices
"What’s most rewarding is watching departments take our research and make it their own," said Angela Bennett, Director of Research Amplification, Education, Training, and Digital Media Production at FSRI. "When science-backed strategies become standard practice, we know we're moving the needle on firefighter safety and operational effectiveness where it matters most."
The Evidence-Based Considerations for Your Fireground Playbook is free and available to download as part of FSRI's ongoing commitment to advancing fire safety through research-driven solutions. Fire departments can access the playbook and begin implementing evidence-based strategies immediately.
Download the playbook here.
About Fire Safety Research Institute
Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes, strives to advance fire safety knowledge and strategies in order to create safer environments. Using advanced fire science, rigorous research, extensive outreach and education in collaboration with an international network of partners, the organization imparts stakeholders with knowledge, tools, and resources that enable them to make better, more fire safe decisions that ultimately save lives and property. To learn more, visit fsri.org. Follow FSRI on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
About UL Research Institutes
UL Research Institutes is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to advancing the UL public safety mission through scientific discovery and application. With best-in-class experts, we are the world’s premier safety science research organization. We conduct rigorous independent research, analyze safety data and explore at the edges of technology to be the first to uncover and act on emerging risks to human safety. To learn more, visit ul.org.
