Grenfell Tower Fire and firefighting in the UK – Steve McGuirk – Firenerd Talks #41
UK firefighting post Grenfell Tower: challenges in adopting science, barriers to learning from disasters, better training needs and empowering firefighters.
Firefighting training based on evidence and best practices
Live fire training facilities
Training buildings, wood smoke generator, water cleaning and small scale models for firefighting training.
Online course
Advanced fire dynamics for firefighters
This is a self paced online course with around 24 short lessons for firefighters, officers and fire instructors.
It focuses on fire dynamics fundamentals such as heat release rate, temperature, thermal energy and heat transfer.
Online course
Fundamentals of fire instruction
Fire instructor fundamentals is a self paced online course for fire instructors, officers and crew leaders.
It is aimed at those who want to become more deliberate and effective in how they train and develop firefighters.
I AM THE SWEDISH FIRENERD
From the Firenerd blog
Backdraft research – Ryan Falkenstein-Smith – Firenerd Talks #40
I speak with Ryan on his work researching backdrafts and using small scale models for fire behavior experiments.
How to Create Change in the Fire Service
Firefighting evolves constantly, but making necessary changes is challenging. It takes trust, purpose, and smart framing to succeed. Read my thoughts here.