#FDIC2023

Join FSRI Director of Research Daniel Madrzykowski for a four-hour workshop at #FDIC2023 on Tuesday, April 25, 2023: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM in RM Room: 240-242.
Typically, firefighters enter the front door of a structure to access a fire to extinguish it. This approach, enabled by the personal protective equipment that firefighters wear and a charged hoseline, has produced positive results, especially if the firefighters can easily locate the fire from their point of entry. However, there have been cases where the firefighters did not find the fire--instead, the fire found them. In fire incidents where firefighters were overtaken by the fire, the “one size fits all” fire attacks were not effective. Most of the time, an ineffective fire attack results in no issues or perhaps a near miss. Unfortunately, there are incidents where firefighters were killed or injured asa result of unknown conditions on the fireground or a lack of coordination on the fireground. In this presentation, the latest UL FSRI research results, supported by physics, will be coupled with examples from fireground incidents to demonstrate why additional options are needed in your tactical toolbox. Size-up, understanding what the fire is showing you, and then deciding the best tactical approach are key to an effective fire attack. A digital instructor kit with Powerpoints and videos will be provided to each attendee.
Learning Objectives
- Enable improved fire ground decision making based on fire dynamics principles
- Improve the understanding ventilation limited fires
- Improve the understanding of flashover
- Improve the understanding flow paths within a structure
- Improve the understanding of size-up and recognition of potential flow paths
- Improve understanding of coordinated attack
- Improve the understanding of below grade and attic fires
- Examine the use of case studies to connect the science with the street
- Learn techniques for teaching fire dynamics concepts
Register here: www.fdic.com
You can also meet the FSRI team at FDIC Booth #843.