Close Before You Doze Demonstration Event

On October 8, 2017, for Fire Prevention Week, the UL Firefighter Safety Research institute repurposed one of their test structures to demonstrate the importance of closing your bedroom door at night. This video shows the test that was conducted, and how a closed door can keep you safe and buy you time by acting as a protective barrier in the case of a fire.
For more information on the importance of closing your doors, visit closeyourdoor.org
To learn more about the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute, visit ulfirefightersafety.org

[@stevenc8140]

Great demo. Walls between you and fire!

[@familyeberline5216]

I.LOVE.IT.!!!!!!!!!

[@Russia_Moscow_countryhuman]

I closed my door and locked it because I wanted privacy.

[@MrAbeebaby]

I certainly see the benefits of closing your door, however, I also would like to see it in real time to see how much time you have to get out of either room. Another question, what about if an alarm goes off in another area of your house, would you be able to hear it through a closed door?

[@susanferrari5166]

ulfirefightersafety.org/posts/close-before-you-doze-fullscale-test-part-iii.html here is the information on hearing fire alarms with closed doors. With modern furnishings in todays homes, you should plan your escape exit time to be under 3-4 minutes.

[@jayprojects9693]

Interconnected smoke/heat detectors, where if one detects something they'll all sound, could help in that case.

[@dawnmichaud5485]

Question: Is this as important when you have a furnace with forced air heat/air conditioning?

[@esotericusername823]

cool

[@samanthagranruth6440]

I always sleep with my door closed

[@juliae.havens2567]

Where did you get the lamps and is it still a good idea to sleep in the closed bedroom there was still a lot of smoke in trickling through the sides of the door.

[@TraceguyRune]

The open door room reached 500°F while the closed room reached 100°F... That's the difference between a summer day and a oven hotter than needed for cooking pizza.

[@marksandorf2072]

Julia E. Havens You are right, the closed door still got smoke in the room. You should only sleep outside at night. The lamps were purchased at Home Goods.

[@cas3156]

A little smoke is better than being boiled alive.

[@Russia_Moscow_countryhuman]

And it was also a Timelapse.

[@Halarue]

Should you open your window in the closed bedroom in that case?

[@ac4mh]

Yes, stick your head out the window to breathe higher quality air and get the attention of the fire department once they arrive.

[@loganknupp9034]

Screaming Q it may suck the smoke in

[@BattleshipAgincourt]

I lived with a fireplace and I can attest that smoke is detectable to the human nose long before a smoke alarm goes off. And I'm talking about an alarm positioned almost directly above the hearth, where it would have been most effective. This argument is sound, but so too is leaving doors open so that smoke doesn't go undetected.

[@ac4mh]

Good point, but something that they didn't mention is that most fatal home fires happen at night when you'd probably be asleep and not be able to sense the smoke.

[@dirkgerdes-roben3139]

But you know, that you don't smell anything when you're sleeping??? We can't smell when we are sleeping.

[@cas3156]

Counterpoint to your agreement here. I have a woodstove on the first floor, I sleep on the second floor and I always keep my door closed. I've woken up numerous times while I was sleeping, with my door closed by smelling the smoke. You can still smell through a door.