FDIC 2014: Steve Kerber of UL

Steve Kerber of Underwriters Laboratories, this year’s winner of the George D. Post/Fire Engineering Instructor of the Year Award, will be discussing fire dynamics and research during today’s FDIC 2014 live Google Hangout.

STEPHEN KERBER is the director of the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute. He has led fire service research and education in the areas of ventilation, structural collapse, and fire dynamics. He is a 13-year veteran of the fire service and served most of that time with the College Park (MD) Fire Department, where he served at ranks up through deputy chief.  He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fire protection engineering and is working on a doctorate in risk management and safety engineering. He is the 2014 Fire Engineering/ISFSI George D. Post Instructor of the Year.

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