Firenerd Talks #31 – Firefighter cancer prevention – Tommy, Tommy and Anders
In this talk we cover the current work, opinions and research in how to prevent cancer for firefighters in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Firenerd Talks #30 – James Quintiere | The Swedish Firenerd
This is a conversation with fire research legend Dr Q. He has been a vital part for the fire service to understand how fires in compartments develops.
GPM vs BTU = FALSE
A fires total heat release rate is not a good value for how much water flow that is needed for suppression, and simplified statements are misleading.
Firefighter TIC – Different positions show different temperatures
A firefighter thermal imager camera is a poor thermometer, but a vital tool for firefighting. Learn more with this video example and explanation.
Firefighter training: The importance of behavior, trigger and knowledge
The important concepts of behavior, trigger and knowledge for training awesome firefighters. | The Swedish Firenerd
Firefighting Q&A from Gerard Mann | The Swedish Firenerd
In this Q&A Gerard asks me about high rise firefighting, flow, pressure, straight streams, fog patterns, training, traveling fires and more.
Firenerd Talks #29 – Rick Lasky | The Swedish Firenerd
A conversation between Rick Lasky and Lars Axelsson about fire service culture, recruitment, motivation, ownership, volunteering and more.
Firefighting Q&A from Michal Stachowicz | The Swedish Firenerd
In this first Q&A I am asked about smoke cooling, straight vs fog streams, the BA-shuffle, transitional attacks, smoke curtains and more.
Smoke cooling’s limited impact on the fire compartment
Video showing the limited influence of smoke cooling methods on fire compartment and the quick reheat experienced by advancing firefighters.
Improve TIC image: Keep low and clean lens during firefighting.
Stay low and keep the thermal imager camera low. Clean the lens with wipes to restore image quality during firefighting – Video example.