In collaboration with the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) and a fire service advisory panel, UL has begun a research project to help improve firefighting tactics and reduce firefighter fatalities and injuries.rnThe project is part of a new firefighter safety research grant from Department of Homeland Security. UL has built two houses and is setting controlled large-scale fires inside a 10,000 sq.-ft test chamber at its Large-Scale Fire Test and Training Facility in Northbrook, IL. Data gathered from the study will enhance understanding of fire behavior in residential structures when affected by natural ventilation (e.g., open doors and broken windows) as well as strategic ventilation tactics used by firefighters during an attack on a fire.
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