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    About Fire Safety Research Institute

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    https://ulfirefightersafety.org/

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    UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) advances fire research knowledge and develops cutting edge, practical fire service education aimed at helping firefighters stay safe while more effectively protecting people and property. Working in partnership with the fire service, research departments, and agencies, UL FSRI executes firefighter research and makes the results widely available to the global fire community. With a team of pioneering experts and access to UL’s leading infrastructure, equipment, and vast knowledge and insights, UL FSRI conducts and disseminates research and training programs focused on the changing dynamics of residential, commercial, and industrial fires and the impact they have on strategies and tactics throughout the fire service.

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    Safety & Health

    Fire Safety Research Institute Reminds Holiday Shoppers to Take C.H.A.R.G.E. of Battery Safety

    Nov. 21, 2024
    FSRI shares safety risks and tips for safer use of lithium-ion battery-powered devices.
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    NERIS will replace the legacy data system known as the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
    Operations & Training

    National Emergency Response Information System Launched to Modernize Incident Data Collection for American Fire Departments

    Nov. 4, 2024
    NERIS Version 1 will provide fire and EMS departments and first responders with more accurate and actionable post-incident information.
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    Safety & Health

    FSRI Recruiting Technical Panel for New Fire Service Study

    April 3, 2024
    The upcoming research project focuses on firefighting strategies and tactics for multi-story residential structures, specifically modern townhomes and traditional rowhomes.
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    Educational Materials

    New FSRI Online Training Prepares Firefighters to Participate in Live Fire Training

    Feb. 13, 2024
    Sharing content on fire dynamics, firefighting tactics, and firefighter health and safety for more effective decisions on the training ground.
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    FSRI Expands Pioneering Online Learning Platform

    Jan. 24, 2024
    Online learning management system upgraded with new functionality and user experience for firefighter students and training officers, transforming online learning.
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    Operations & Training

    FSRI Offers New Online Training Course

    Oct. 27, 2023
    “Training Fire Exposures: A Risk-Benefit Framework" provides the framework to help reduce firefighter fatalities and injuries on the training ground.
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    Operations & Training

    New FSRI Online Training Provides Evidence-Based Recommendations from Garden Apartment Near-Miss Incident

    Aug. 22, 2023
    The training shares first-hand survival stories and research to increase firefighter situational awareness and enhance fireground decision making.
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    FSRI Announces New Online Training for Firefighters Conducting Search and Rescue Tactics

    May 16, 2023
    Integrate FSRI research to minimize occupant and firefighter exposures during search and rescue operations in single-family, single-story residential structures.
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    Careers & Education

    FSRI Releases New Near-Miss Online Training Course

    Feb. 27, 2023
    LaGrange, GA, Fire Department partners with FSRI to share their survival story and research-based recommendations to increase fire service situational awareness.
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    Educational Materials

    New FSRI Online Training Addresses Hazards from Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Jan. 19, 2023
    “The Science of Fire and Explosion Hazards from Lithium-ion Batteries” course provides actionable insights from the foundational research conducted to date.

    Articles & News

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    E-scooter battery pack removed from metal enclosure to show how the individual 18650 cells were configured.
    Operations & Training

    Research Corner: Electric Scooter Battery Thermal Runaway & Fire Growth Acceleration

    Craig Weinschenk
    Aug. 7, 2023
    Craig Weinschenk's description of FSRI's thermal runaway experiments with e-scooter lithium-ion batteries provides explanation for why the fires that can erupt from them often...
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    When Wantagh, NY, Fire Department Assistant Chief Leonard Mathewson arrived at the address of a reported house fire, flames were extending out of the garage on the A/D corner of a residence. Mathewson requested a working fire be transmitted. Engine 2 was the first engine on scene. The crew hooked up to a hydrant that was in front of the house. The automobile and the garage at the house were on fire.
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    Close Calls: Smoke Explosion at a Single-Family Dwelling Fire

    Billy Goldfeder
    Aug. 7, 2023
    Billy Goldfeder shares multiple key items from a dwelling smoke explosion that all members should know.
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    Careers & Education

    For the Record 1/22

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    Jan. 17, 2022
    President Joe Biden signed into law the Protecting America’s First Responders Act.
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    Fire Chief Michael Stanley (center) was presented with the Firefighter Hero Award by Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff, and Jennifer Skolaski, who consulted with Chief Stanley on a falls prevention initiative and who nominated him for the award.
    Careers & Education

    For the Record 12/20

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    Dec. 1, 2020
    Chief Michael Stanley of the City of Oshkosh, WI, Fire Department received the Firefighter Hero Award from the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and MAGLITE.
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    Safety & Health

    Coordinated Fire Attack

    Oct. 1, 2020
    UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) publishes results of a multi-year project designed to increase the understanding of suppression and ventilation tactics to improve...

    Videos & Resources

    Avenue N LODD: Incident Summary and Key Takeaways
    Operations & Training

    FSRI, FDNY Release Training Video from 2022 Firefighter LODD

    March 29, 2024
    The FDNY and FSRI teamed up to release this video that includes fire modeling, with recommendations for wind-driven firefighting tactics.
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    FSRI: Where Science Meets The Street

    July 14, 2021
    This documentary shares the history of FSRI from the origin of UL's fire research efforts to a growing team that is continually expanding to address unresolved fire safety risks...

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    New FSRI Peer-Reviewed Article Published

    Jan. 11, 2023
    The journal article reports on a novel assessment of PPE innovations and dermal chemical exposures of firefighters.
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    New FSRI Online Training Course: PPE: Limitations and Factors that Impact Performance

    Dec. 21, 2022
    The course is designed to to increase awareness of protective characteristics of PPE and potential impacts of cleaning and doffing practices.
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    ISFSI Partners with FSRI to Release New Online Course

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    June 30, 2022
    Evidence-based structural firefighting course aims to improve informed decision-making on the fireground.
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    FSRI Releases Reports on Search & Rescue Tactics

    May 17, 2022
    Research-based considerations aim to increase firefighter efficiency and effectiveness during pre/during/post-suppression rescue tactics
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    New FSRI Online Training Addresses Coordination

    May 4, 2022
    Research-based considerations aim to increase firefighter knowledge of the importance of coordination of suppression and ventilation during fires in single-family homes.
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    Safety & Health

    Journal Article Compares Blood Clotting Potential in Male vs. Female Subjects Following Firefighting Activities

    March 8, 2022
    The study was led by FSRI Advisory Board Member Dr. Denise Smith and conducted at Illinois Fire Service Institute with Skidmore College and the University of Illinois-Chicago....
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    UL’s FSRI Releases New Hose Stream Prop and Hands-On Training Toolkit

    Feb. 5, 2022
    UL FSRI released a Hose Stream Prop toolkit with all the information needed to build and utilize for realistic firefighter training at your station.
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    Operations & Training

    New FSRI Online Training Addresses Coordination of Suppression and Ventilation in Multi-Family Dwellings

    Jan. 18, 2022
    Research-based considerations aim to increase firefighter knowledge on the importance of coordination on the fireground
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    FSRI Releases Online Training for Lithium-Ion Battery ESSF Fires

    Dec. 2, 2021
    The new “Fire Service Considerations with Lithium-Ion Battery ESS” online training course was made available by UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute.