UL FSRI FACEBOOK
YOU NEED THIS BOOK
(Trust Us)
400+ PAGES. 90+ CONTRIBUTORS! 100% of the royalties from the sales of "PASS IT ON" will be donated to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Chief Ray Downey Scholarship Fund. CLICK ABOVE TO ORDER YOUR COPIES TODAY!
SEARCH OUR SITE
ARCHIVES
CATEGORIES
News
ModernFireBehavior.com is a joint effort between www.FirefighterCloseCalls.com and the Underwriters Laboratories Fire Safety Research Institute. This site is meant to serve as a clearinghouse of news and training information related to Modern Fire Behavior and Modern Building Construction Research, Tactics, and Practices along with actual street experiences. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Webmaster Brian Kazmierzak.
FIRE RESEARCH SHOWS FIREFIGHTING PARADIGM FLAWS – FROM FIRECHIEF.COM
Original Post at: http://www.firechief.com/2015/08/11/fire-research-shows-firefighting-paradigm-flaws/?utm_source=3023639&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Exclusives1RightTitle&utm_campaign=FR1FireChief&nlid=3023639 Robert Avsec A new firefighter’s introduction to fire behavior has traditionally been an apprenticeship. The firefighter cadet learns the very basics during a three-hour class in Firefighter I — the expectation is that they will learn everything else about fire behavior alongside a senior firefighter in the field as they battle fires ...read more
Understanding Fire Behavior: Why Are There No Flames in the Smoke, Even Though There is More Oxygen?
ypical modern structural fires encountered by firefighters are generally ventilation limited. As oxygen in the structure is depleted, the flames and temperatures decrease. After the initial drop in oxygen, oxygen levels begin to increase, but there is no corresponding increase in temperature or flames. Why is this? Firefighters need to truly understand fire phenomena in ...read more
Fire Fighting Research and Practice: From the Lab to the Street
On August 25, firefighters, company officers, and fire chiefs will have the opportunity to learn about Fire Fighting Research at NIST, including topics on fire dynamics based tactics, thermal testing of electronic safety equipment and personal protective equipment. Participants will also hear from International Association Fire Fighters (IAFF) Instructors who have applied fire research within ...read more
Firefighters Need Tactical Training on TICs
Original post found at: http://www.firehouse.com/news/12094088/tactical-training-helps-firefighter-use-thermal-imaging-cameras If your fire department spends good money for good equipment and you don’t know how to use it properly, shame on you. That’s the message Charlotte, N.C., Fire Department Capt. Andy Starnes conveyed to Firehouse Expo attendees this year. Starnes taught a class called “Tactical TIC Use,” in Baltimore. The class ...read more
Understanding Modern Fire Behavior Can Save Lives
Original post found at: www.firehouse.com/video/12093150/firehouse-expo-2015-chief-to-chief-hands-on-program?utm_source=FH+Newsday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS150711003 Fire is like gravity, it follows laws of physics which means there is no such thing as extreme fire behavior. It’s more likely fire behavior the observer never previously experienced. Robin Zevotek, P.E., a Research Engineer III at Underwriters Laboratories (UL), gave a presentation at Firehouse Expo Thursday entitled “Modern ...read more
FIREFIGHTER MADE – MODERN BUILDING SAFETY SOLUTION!
Original post found at: http://www.southwesternontario.ca/news/a-stratford-made-safety-solution/ A Stratford firefighter has taken the reigns on what is believed to be the first bylaw of its kind in Canada in the hopes of eliminating a hidden danger that men and women in uniform might encounter when in the line of duty. Mike Lukachko says buildings and places of residence ...read more
FHExpo15: Basement Fire Tactics Explained
Original post found at: http://www.firehouse.com/news/12092639/firehouse-expo-attendees-get-lessons-in-basement-fires Firefighters learned about one of the deadliest fireground environments during hands-on training at Firehouse Expo in Baltimore Tuesday and Wednesday. “Right now basement fires are a big concern in the fire service,” lead instructor John Lewis said as students entered a burn building as smoke poured from windows and doors. Lewis, ...read more
LOVELAND, CO FD – MODERN FIRE TACTICS AT WORK!
oveland Fire Rescue Authority members employed a new Swedish nozzle in a test fire Monday afternoon at the Loveland Fire & Rescue Training Facility. Loveland Fire Rescue Authority officials have been testing firefighting theories using real furniture and carpet — not wooden pallets and straw, normally used in training — since Saturday. “We are trying ...read more
BACKDRAFT CLOSE CALL IN ARKANSAS
A Texarkana mother and baby are safe after their house caught fire and exploded just after 10 p.m. Wednesday. When the Texarkana Fire Department arrived at home in the 2000 block of Pearl Street, they found smoke coming from the attic space of the residence. Firefighters say Tasha Pool and her 18-month-old child were asleep inside the house when ...read more
DIGGING DEEPER: New research explores deadly risks for firefighters
The risks firefighters take go beyond what they do on the clock. The job means they’re more likely to have a heart attack and get cancer. What they don’t know is why. New research is trying to answer that question and one widow of a fallen Rockford firefighter is eagerly awaiting the answer. These are ...read more
FLOW PATH
Original post found at: https://www.facebook.com/thedepartedonesfools/posts/1619915538256325?ref=notif¬if_t=notify_me_page Bi-Directional Flow Path; Are Openings at the same height, there can be one or more bi-directional flow paths in a structure depending on doors and windows open across it. Bi-Directional Flow paths have an over pressure area where the smoke escapes from the upper parts of the door. A clear line ...read more
The ‘Thinking Firefighter’ is More Than Bravery and Strength by Tim Sendelbach
Original Post found at: http://www.firehouse.com/article/12089800/a-thinking-firefighter-understands-fire-behavior-tactics-science Editor’s note: Discuss survivability, thermal assault and the NFFF’s New Goals initiative to reduce firefighter line-of-duty deaths to under 50 annually in the following Firehouse.com Forums: What does the term “thinking firefighter” mean to you? What’s one thing your crew is doing differently as a result of new fire behavior research or data, ...read more
NEW ATTIC FIRE TACTICS SUCCESS STORY!
On 6-2-15 Penn Fire (Mishawaka, IN) B-Shift responded to a reported house fire. Upon arrival the Acting Lt. reported heavy smoke showing. On his 360 he found heavy fire in the rear from a grill up against the house on the deck extending up the wall into the attic. The Acting Lt. had the line ...read more
Teaching the Theory…. It ain’t easy!
Original Post found at: http://www.killtheflashover.com/fire-behavior.html?m One of the most challenging aspects of learning fire behavior tactical applications is the tremendous amount of variables (unknowns) to consider. The above example for discussion doesn’t do this justice, yet the example above is many times more explicit that the normal descriptions we use to start our tactical discussions. I ...read more
Fighting More Than Fire: Firefighters Battling Cancer and Heart Attacks
Original post found at: http://ul.com/newsroom/featured/fighting-more-than-fire-firefighters-battling-cancer-and-heart-attacks/ Firefighters face a much higher risk of heart attacks when battling a blaze — up to 100 times the normal rate — and are more likely to be struck while performing less-strenuous tasks, like cleaning up debris from a fire. But heart attacks are not the only health threat plaguing firefighters — fire ...read more
Using Smoke Curtains in Multi-Story Buildings
Original Post found at: http://www.firefighternation.com/article/strategy-and-tactics/using-smoke-curtains-multi-story-buildings The most important task for firefighters is to save lives. In the case of fires in multi-story residential buildings, this objective can be best achieved by using the stairways as the preferred route of attack. This method of entering a multi-story dwelling ensures that the most important escape route for the ...read more
Using Air Track Management to Control Compartment Fires
Original Post found at: http://www.firefighternation.com/article/firefighting-operations/using-air-track-management-control-compartment-fires Published Monday, February 28, 2011 | From the March 2011 Issue ofFireRescueDuring World War II, in the summer of 1944, Lloyd Layman, a visionary U.S. firefighter at the U.S. Coast Guard Fire Fighting School, first developed the concept behind the indirect firefighting technique. During a series of experimental fires involving 7,000 gallons of ...read more
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE AN EXHAUST OPENING WHILE USING PPA
Thanks to Art Arnalich for this video! Having an appropiate exhaust is a MUST to perform a Positive Pressure Attack. Learn more about PPA: https://db.tt/WRa6sbbY (English) – https://db.tt/QXnYODaA (Spanish)
Kill The Flashover Using Air Intake
This video clearly demonstrates the effects on temperature that something as simple as closing a do can do. This footage was taken during the first Kill the Flashover burn held in Shelby, NC in 2011. For more information on Kill the Flashover see us at www.facebook.com/killtheflashover
FIRE PROTECTION RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) JOINTLY ANNOUNCE “RESEARCH ROADMAP FOR SMART FIRE FIGHTING” SUMMARY REPORT
The report establishes a baseline for incorporating emerging technologies and ‘big data’ into fire fighters’ and other first responders’ work, from pre- to post-incident June 18, 2015 – The Fire Protection Research Foundation (Foundation), the research affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have jointly announced the release of “Research Roadmap for Smart ...read more
P.J. Norwood and Frank Ricci: Ventilation-Limited Fire: Keeping it Rich and Other Tactics Based on Science
Original Post found at: http://www.fdic.com/articles/2015/06/p-j-norwood-and-frank-ricci-ventilation-limited-fire-keeping-it-rich-and-other-tactics-based-on-science.html By P.J. Norwood and Frank Ricci Scientific research and data are critical to increasing our understanding of the dynamic environments we face as firefighters. However, it is important that the message does not get lost in the noise. While the fire service is attempting to reconcile the findings of the Underwriters Laboratories ...read more
FLOW PATH REVERSAL BY PAUL GRIMWOOD
I met an old colleague (Rob) last night and we were talking over some of the fires we fought together in London some years back. There was one in particular I thought was worth sharing with you. It was an old five storey apartment building with a single stair, with apartments leading directly onto the ...read more
TWO BOOKS EVERY FIREFIGHTER SHOULD READ
Two books EVERY firefighter should read and here is link to them FREE! Free pdf copies of two very good and important books for anyone interested..https://www.msb.se/RibData/Filer/pdf/20782.pdf. https://www.msb.se/RibData/Filer/pdf/20879.pdf.
THERMAL IMAGING MODE CONFUSION
Firefighters need to be aware of when the camera switches modes and the color ranges associated with it. TIC’s have modes based upon sensitivity which are typically high, medium, and low. For example, one camera switches from high sense mode at 350 degrees Fahrenheit while another switches to low sense mode at anything over 200 ...read more
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please leave a comment-- or suggestions, particularly of topics and places you'd like to see covered