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Visit to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Learning and Development College - Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Visit to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Learning and Development College - Wednesday, 9 April 2025

On 9 April 2025, as part of ongoing networking activities, members of the InToxFIRE team visited the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) Learning and Development College, accompanied by fellow researchers, staff, and postgraduate students from Ulster University. Located in Cookstown, Northern Ireland, this recently established centre is recognised

Dr Svetlana Tretsiakova Addresses Firefighters Safety in a Keynote Speech at a SFPE Event at Ulster University

Dr Svetlana Tretsiakova Addresses Firefighters Safety in a Keynote Speech at a SFPE Event at Ulster University

On Wednesday, 19th March 2025, Dr Svetlana Tretsiakova delivered an insightful keynote speech titled “A Permeation of Toxic Substances Through Layers of Firefighters’ Clothing” at the Orpheus Lecture Theatre, Ulster University’s Belfast Campus. The event was hosted by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) and attracted a diverse

A Comparative Study of International Approaches to Firefighter PPE Decontamination

A Comparative Study of International Approaches to Firefighter PPE Decontamination

The study exploring the decontamination of firefighters' personal protective equipment (PPE) and the challenges in training for effective decontamination practices commenced at Ulster University by MSc Fire Safety Engineering student Shawn Dobbyn. Through semi-structured interviews with experienced fire service members from the USA, Australia, the UK, and Ireland, he

Recipient of ULRI's Discoveries In Safety Grant Program

Recipient of ULRI's Discoveries In Safety Grant Program

Principal Investigator’s post on LinkedIn: I am very grateful to UL Research Institutes and Fire Safety Research Institute for their continued commitment to safety science. I am honoured to be a recipient of 2024 Discoveries In Safety Grant Program which will help further research in “Investigation of toxic chemicals

InToxFIRE: Investigation of Toxic Chemicals Transfer Through Clothing Layers of Fire Suits

InToxFIRE: Investigation of Toxic Chemicals Transfer Through Clothing Layers of Fire Suits

Understanding the nature of transferred toxicants and, most importantly, determining their quantities are of paramount importance for firefighters, manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) and clothing, regulators, and health and safety specialists who seek robust, long-term solutions to the problem of repeated exposure to toxic combustion products. Funded by UL

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Fire Safety Engineering Research and Technology Centre (FireSERT)

📍 Ulster University,
Shore Road
Newtownabbey
BT37 0QB

Funded by UL Research Institutes (USA)

InToxFIRE is a three-year project that sheds light on the transfer of toxic chemicals from fires through the layers of firefighters' protective ensembles.