The Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) of UL Research Institutes, has just released a new technical report titled “Analysis of Firefighting Training Near Miss Incident.” 

👉 What’s this about? In October 2024, during a live‑fire training exercise at the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department Training Academy, a firefighter suffered a burn injury. FSRI helped conduct experiments and analysis to recreate the conditions, evaluate factors like fuel load, ventilation, suppression tactics, and determine why the incident happened — then developed actionable recommendations. 

Why this matters:

• Training incidents are opportunities to learn — this isn’t just a report, it’s a roadmap for safer practices.

• The report gives detailed findings and recommendations, such as reviewing training‑plan modifications, better briefings, controlling fuel loads, improving documentation and culture of safety. 

• For anyone involved in fire‑service training (or with a stake in public safety), this is a valuable resource.

🔗 We encourage you to read the full report and learn from the lessons shared — whether you’re an instructor, firefighter, policy‑maker, or safety advocate.

📌 Here’s how you can engage:

• Download the report from FSRI’s website.

• Reflect: What practices in your organization or training program could benefit from these findings?

• Share: Spread the word so others in the field don’t have to learn these lessons the hard way.

• Implement: Use the recommendations to update training protocols, review scenarios, and reinforce safety culture.

Let’s turn this research into action. 🔥 Safety evolves when we learn from near‑misses. Dive in now, apply what you learn, and help make every training session safer.

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