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.
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.
Incident command – Magnus Mattsson – Firenerd Talks #39
I have a conversation with Magnus Mattsson about incident command and firefighting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Centralization of Fire Departments and the Illusion of Control
I think fire departments function best when decentralized, giving firefighters more autonomy and reducing unnecessary bureaucracy.
Live fire training – Mike Lombardo – Firenerd Talks #38
I talk with Mike Lombardo about live fire training in fixed facilities and acquired structures with his experience of thousands of training exercises.
Firefighting in the UK – Dan Stephens – Firenerd Talks #37
In this conversation with Dan we cover his report and opinions on firefighting and firefighter training in Wales and in the UK overall.
Live fire training – Ian Bennett – Firenerd Talks #36
I talk with Ian about live fire training. We cover fixed facilities, acquired structures, training culture, safety, organization and more.
Pete Wakefield – The Firefighters Podcast EP275
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by The Firefighters Podcast. We talk about firefighting, training, instructing and many other topics.
Virtual training – James Mullins – Firenerd Talks #35
We talk about the acute risk for people at fires which covers the heat, toxic products and steam that is generated by the fire or firefighters.