Media Coverage

Milwaukee Fire Dept., Underwriters Laboratories Burn Down House to Save Lives

July 2, 2014

In this video, reporter Kent Wainscott provides an on-site view of the live-fire experiments conducted by the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes with support by the Milwaukee Fire Department. These experiments were conducted to understand more about the hazards associated with fighting attic fires. 

https://www.wisn.com/article/milwaukee-fire-dept-underwriters-laboratories-burn-down-house-to-save-lives/5952586
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