Plan ahead to save lives

Fire moves fast. You may only have three minutes or less to escape once a fire starts in your home. Start the fire safety conversation with our How-To Guide.

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Close before you doze

A few simple acts can save your life in the event of a home fire.

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Designing Spaces airing on Lifetime TV covers fire safety tips and solutions from FSRI

Watch to learn more about the importance of planning ahead and steps you can take to increase your chances of surviving a home fire.

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Fire is getting faster

Because of synthetic materials, furniture, and construction, fire spreads faster than ever before. Closing doors helps stop the spread of fire.

Make a 900° difference

Research proves a closed door can mean the difference between 1,000 degress and 100 degrees in the event of a fire.

Take it down a notch

During a fire, a closed door can keep carbon monoxide levels at 1,000 PPM verses 10,000 PPM when a door is left open.

The science of safety

Close Before You Doze is brought to you by UL's Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), a group dedicated to increasing firefighter knowledge to reduce injuries and deaths in the fire service and in the communities they serve.

As part of UL’s nonprofit organization, FSRI collaborates with the global fire service to generate and share life-saving fire safety science knowledge and develops cutting edge, practical education aimed at helping firefighters and the communities they serve stay safe by more effectively protecting people and property.