Glenn Corbett on Fire Science on the Screen

Glenn Corbett

In a recent video interview on “Science Goes to the Movies,” Fire Engineering Technical Editor and John Jay Professor Glenn Corbett discusses how fire scenes are depicted in movies and on TV. He speaks with host Faith Salie about what film and television get right about fires and firefighters, focusing on the show “This is Us,” and what the character Jack Pearson did right wrong in the fire that killed him.

Watch in the player below.

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