Video from UL Tests

Chief Bobby Halton shared video from today’s fire dynamics tests being conducted by Underwriters Laboratories (UL).

He joined a number of other fire service members Monday at the UL testing facility in Northbrook, Illinois, to observe some live burns being conducted to further our understanding of how ventilation affects fire behavior.

For more on fire research and firefighting, consider Vertical Ventilation and Firefighting: Inside the UL Tests, Research for the Fire Service: Positive Pressure Ventilation, and Analysis of a Fatal Wind-Driven Fire in a Single-Story House.

Check out archives of Chief Halton’s live chats from the burns HERE.

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