Our experts are coming to FDIC to share the latest in fire safety research and training resources. Find the sessions below in the FDIC app and add them to your schedule. *Workshops require pre-registration, so sign up early!
See You at FDIC 2026
UL Research Institutes' Fire Safety Research Institute is excited to be at FDIC again this year. We look forward to sharing our evidence-based tactics, training, and the latest from our research team.
Come Find Us at Booth #3869
Meet the team and learn about our new hands-on training toolkits, resource library, EV firefighting research, and search considerations.
Join Us in the Classroom
The State of Data: Operationalizing NERIS
Monday, April 20
8:00 a.m.
Craig Weinschenk, Director of Research
Live Fire: The Evolving Fireground — Search and Extinguishment
Monday, April 20
8:00 a.m.
Sean Gray, Fire Captain, Cobb County Fire Department
PJ Norwood, Director of Training, State of Connecticut Fire Academy
Joined by Meghan Maloney, Manager, Training and Education, Fire Safety Research Institute
Fire Dynamics for Fire Investigators
Tuesday, April 21
1:30 p.m.
Dan Madrzykowski, Senior Director of Research
Classroom Sessions
Stop by a classroom for the following trainings:
The Residential Playbook
Wednesday, April 22
10:30 a.m.
Keith Stakes, Deputy Chief of Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, Principal Research Engineer
Evidence-Based EV Firefighting
Wednesday, April 22
1:30 p.m.
Adam Barowy, Principal Research Engineer
EV Firefighting: Health Hazards and Your PPE
Thursday, April 23
1:30 p.m.
Richard Kesler, Research Engineer
Examining the Mayday
Friday, April 24
10:30 a.m.
Dan Madrzykowski, Senior Director of Research
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