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Last week, on Tuesday, 12-Aug-25, we held the InToxFIRE’s first online workshop on “Understanding the Movement of Toxic Chemicals through Firefighters Protective Clothing and PPE” organized by FireSERT, Ulster University. The wonderful speakers with different backgrounds and experiences, along with interesting questions and great discussions coming from the attendees

It is so close to hold the InToxFIRE’s Online Workshop, “Understanding the Movement of Toxic Chemicals through Firefighters’ Protective Clothing and PPE”. The workshop is going to be held on coming Tuesday, 12 August 2025, from 15:00 to 18:50 (UK Time, GMT+1) on Microsoft Teams Webinar

The final weeks of June and the first week of July 2025 were dedicated to promoting the InToxFIRE project and its upcoming online workshop among professionals in fire safety and rescue services, as well as academic and industry researchers. The project team actively participated in several high-profile events to disseminate

InToxFIRE project’s team is delighted to announce its upcoming online workshop to share the latest findings and experiences regarding fire toxins hazard, decontamination and transfer of toxic chemicals, as an important part of the projects’ outreach activity. Registration Registration is free on the link below (don’t forget to provide

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

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 aims

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Join us on 25 - 27 June 2025 at the Ulster University Belfast campus for the 5th edition of the symposium.

Interflam 2025 is the 16th international conference on fire science and engineering that is going to be held at Royal Holloway College, London from the 30th of June - 2nd July 2025.

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