🔥 Fire safety is different around the world, but what remains the same is that fire safety is an equity issue. Roughly 95% of fire deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, yet much of the fire safety field has historically been shaped by high-income countries. In informal settlements, fires can spread in minutes, displacing entire communities and causing devastating loss. Kindling, a nonprofit organization, is working to change that. Most solutions are designed for places with resource

FSRI completes water mapping experiments as part of the "Impact of Fire Attack utilizing Interior and Exterior Streams on Firefighter Safety and Occupant Survival" project. Learn more about these experiments and how they lead to the full-scale fire experiments next month here: http://ulfirefightersafety.com/projects_blog/water-mapping-experiments-completed/. | Fire Safety Research Institute

NEW ONLINE TRAINING: Introduction to Heat Transfer and Fire Measurements The UL FSRI team has released a new on-line training course for firefighters and fire investigators as part of the National Institute of Justice project, "Full-Scale Experiments to Study the Impact of Ventilation on Fire Patterns." Click here to learn more and launch the course: https://s.ul.com/2JfEcP9 After taking this course, you will be able to: - Describe the difference between heat and temperature - Understand the bas

NEW ONLINE COURSE FOR FIRE INVESTIGATORS! Head to the UL FSRI Fire Safety Academy to take the new "Impact of Ventilation on Fire Damage Patterns" course: http://s.ul.org/2LKaG7m Through a project funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the UL FSRI team has been studying how changes in fuel materials and ventilation effect the development of fire damage patterns in residential fires. Understanding fire dynamics is essential to understanding fire damage patterns and identifying a fire’s

Ready to elevate your fire safety training? Introducing Fire Safety Academy 2.0 from FSRI. Our improved platform is all about meeting your learning needs and equipping you with the latest in safety science. | Fire Safety Research Institute

Ready to elevate your fire safety training? Introducing Fire Safety Academy 2.0 from FSRI. Our improved platform is all about meeting your learning needs and equipping you with the latest in safety science. | Fire Safety Research Institute

EXCITING NEWS! We have launched the all-new UL FSRI Fire Safety Academy — an online learning management system that can keep you AND your department up to date on the latest research in fire dynamics, firefighting tactics, firefighter health, and more! Create a profile today at training.ulfirefightersafety.org to access: • Free, on-demand training, designed for real-world application • Science-based courses correlated to NFPA JPRs • Built-in assessment to reinforce and validate learning • Certif

UL FSRI and IFSI release a NEW online course: Evidence Based Approach to Reduce Your Cardiovascular & Chemical Exposure Risks Access the course here: https://bit.ly/2DZKWQ6 Smarter decisions and healthier habits can help reduce your risk as a firefighter to both cardiovascular and chemical exposures. Due to today’s construction practices, and the use of synthetic materials in furniture and building products, firefighters are being challenged by a different fireground hazard than in previous gene

NEW ONLINE COURSE AVAILABLE! Head to the UL FSRI Fire Safety Academy to take the new "Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires" course: https://s.ul.org/2HjzL7t This online course explores the results of fire experiments conducted as part of the collaborative Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires project between UL FSRI and the International Society of Fire Service Instructors to reduce risk and improve firefighter effectiveness when fighting below-grade fires. After taking this course, you