Fire Safety Research Institute

This holiday season, FSRI is releasing new educational resources to equip your organization with the tools to help your community Take C.H.A.R.G.E. of battery safety. Stay tuned for next week when we will release additional research-based information on best practices for safe handling and care of lithium-ion battery-powered devices. In the meantime, visit https://lnkd.in/eeu4pbkb to learn more. #BatteryFireSafety #FireSafetyResearch

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) Captain Bill Gustin recently examined a rescue conducted by his department at a fire inside a three-bedroom, two-bathroom, single-story house, similar in size and configuration to the ones used in our Search & Rescue experiments. Read the article to see how it relates to our tactical considerations concerning search, fire suppression, and occupant isolation and removal: https://lnkd.in/e4e6i2bk #SearchandRescue #FirefightingTactics Fire Engineering #FireSuppression

FSRI post-doctoral researcher PARHAM DEHGHANI and lead research engineer Matt DiDomizio are creating a software that can measure heat flux over planar surfaces using infrared thermography, which will aid researchers within thermal engineering disciplines.  Read their latest published peer-reviewed journal article “HFITS: An Analysis Tool for Calculating Heat Flux to Planar Surfaces using Infrared Thermography” to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gP9w-Rr5 HFITS is comprehensive in its functionalities, user-friendly interface, and wide-ranging applications- establishing it as an indispensable tool for researchers, engineers, and educators. This work is a key development in thermal analysis research as it allows for parallel development, as prior to this research, researchers analyzed heat flux cases individually. Their work is continuing to develop and will have additional features and cases in the future to expand its use in thermal engineering and fire safety research. #ThermalResearch #Software #ThermalEngineering #FireSafetyResearch

FSRI's Meghan Maloney and Jesse Marcotte recently shared their education and training expertise and how our Fire Safety Academy can be leveraged by fire departments to teach research-based concepts to firefighters. Through new enhancements to the platform, it is now easier than ever to stay up to date on fire safety research. Watch/listen to the Fire Engineering Training Officer Podcast to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eqFJHrJF #FirefighterTraining #FireTrainingOfficer #FireInstructor

FSRI has been working the last year to build a new reporting system for the fire service that will change the future of making data-driven decisions. Today we are excited to announce the launch of Version 1. By January 2026, this system will officially replace NFIRS. Follow the new NERIS Data page for regular updates. Make sure your department is #NERISready.

We look forward to meeting future team members at the University of Maryland - A. James Clark School of Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Career Fair next week. For students interested in research internships, fellowships, post-doctoral opportunities or other career paths in fire safety research, please stop by and speak to us to learn more.

If you were not able to make the live NERIS Data webinar earlier this week, the recording is now available. Watch to learn more about the upcoming Version 1 launch taking place next week. #NERISready

Calcination depth surveys are used by fire investigators to identify areas of relative fire exposure to gypsum wallboard (GWB). Moisture originating from fire sprinklers, suppression, standing water, and other sources can be absorbed into GWB, affecting calcination depth measurements. It is unclear how such moisture exposures impact the findings of fire investigators who use this methodology. Through new research, FSRI aims to investigate the impact of moisture exposures on the accuracy and reliability of calcination depth surveys and support future fire investigations. To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/eE6F9yAg #Calcination #FireInvestigation #FireDynamics Matt DiDomizio

The #FireSafetyAcademy’s Contamination Control Strategies for the Fire Service course outlines actions firefighters can take to reduce their exposure and cancer risk. We developed this course in partnership with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and have updated the course format to improve the navigation, look and feel of the content, and overall user experience. Take the free 30-minute course here: https://lnkd.in/erskf7C8 #FirefighterTraining #FirefighterHealth 

FSRI’s new fire service technical panel recently held their first meeting in Philadelphia, PA to advise on the research project Fire Dynamics and Firefighting Tactics in Multi-Story Residential Structures. Over the course of the three days, they were onboarded to the project and toured the test structures designed by FSRI. They also reflected on their own experiences responding to fires in these types of structures and shared valuable feedback to guide this project’s experimental setup. Learn more about the meeting: https://lnkd.in/eziQphKQ #FirefighterHealth #FirefighterSafety #FirefighterResearch Ian Bennett Mason Brandt, P.E. Sean Duffy Ashley Engler Clyde Gordon, Keegan Gorham, Jenna Graham Jon Hall Alexander Hilliard James Johnson Sam Kraeszig, Chris Kidder, Creston Ludlow, Pete Morotto Andrew Murtagh, Dave Quick, Bill Rector, Devon Richio Steve Robertson, Ryan Robinson, Kyle Romagus, Grant Schwalbe, Kyle Stephens, Justin Yanosick, Chris Finelli, Richard Ray, Ron Smith Ethan Crivaro Thomas DiPietro Sarah Huffman Joseph Johnson Richard Kesler Daniel Madrzykowski Meghan Maloney S. Maxwell Marino Bradley Morrissey Rebekah Schrader Keith Stakes Amanda Srsic, MPH Jennifer Williams Craig Weinschenk