A proven model used nationwide

The Xplorlabs team has worked closely with fire departments and school districts across the country to facilitate community partnerships in traditional classroom settings as well as safety and STEM camps. In metro Atlanta, the Xplorlabs Community Partnerships model is implemented across four school districts and has been recognized for helping to meet the Center for Public Safety Excellence’s accreditation criteria for external agency partnerships, and was featured in the certification process for one county fire department in the Atlanta area.

Research-driven resources from industry experts

Xplorlabs partners with ULRI’s Fire Safety Research Institute and Electrochemical Safety Research Institute, as well as the National Fire Sprinkler Association to create research-based content for Xplorlabs.

Three pathways are tied to fire and emergency services, making for a seamless community partnership opportunity:

• The Science of Fire Forensics: Exposes students to the role of fire investigators, allowing them to explore fire behavior, analyze burn patterns and evidence, and integrates core science concepts like energy transfer and chemical reactions.

• The Science of Thermal Runaway: Allows students to investigate the risks of lithium-ion battery failures — learning how different battery chemistries work, what causes thermal runaway, and helps students apply their knowledge to create safer battery enclosures.

• The Science of Fire Safety: Explores the engineering and design principles behind fire-safe spaces, with a focus on fire sprinkler systems. Students experiment with thermal energy and fluid behavior, gaining insight into fire protection technologies and careers in fire safety engineering.

Through the community partnerships model, fire service professionals can join the classroom when students are doing hands-on investigations related to each of these pathways.

Research-driven resources from industry experts

Xplorlabs partners with ULRI’s Fire Safety Research Institute and Electrochemical Safety Research Institute, as well as the National Fire Sprinkler Association to create research-based content for Xplorlabs.

Three pathways are tied to fire and emergency services, making for a seamless community partnership opportunity:

• The Science of Fire Forensics: Exposes students to the role of fire investigators, allowing them to explore fire behavior, analyze burn patterns and evidence, and integrates core science concepts like energy transfer and chemical reactions.

• The Science of Thermal Runaway: Allows students to investigate the risks of lithium-ion battery failures — learning how different battery chemistries work, what causes thermal runaway, and helps students apply their knowledge to create safer battery enclosures.

• The Science of Fire Safety: Explores the engineering and design principles behind fire-safe spaces, with a focus on fire sprinkler systems. Students experiment with thermal energy and fluid behavior, gaining insight into fire protection technologies and careers in fire safety engineering.

Through the community partnerships model, fire service professionals can join the classroom when students are doing hands-on investigations related to each of these pathways.