My guest today is Brent Brooks who is an international speaker and hands on instructor. He teaches High Rise Tactics and large diameter hose movements. Brent is currently a Captain with Toronto Fire Services. His 29 year career with firefighting started…
World’s Leading Thinkers on High Rise Firefighting coming to London Conference in May 2020
19th May 2020 will see the Tall Building/High Rise Conference come to London alongside FIREX at the Excel exhibition centre. Speakers from Canada, Australia, Germany and US will provide valuable insights into current best practice and firefighting innovation. The conference…
High rise fires
As cities become denser the requirement to build upward toward the sky will continue. Modern building and fire codes must strive to ensure adequate safety legislation grows as rapidly. Fire Services must also be prepared to meet the dynamic and…
The Art of Fire Safety Engineering in the Gulf Region
The Gulf region of the Middle East has been undergoing a huge transition to a bigger future that can be witnessed evidently at every corner of every city in the region. This change is strikingly apparent where many gigantic and…
Effective Firefighting Operations in High-Rise Towers
A disciplined proactive command and deployment system can be used to reduce time-lag delays in high-rise firefighting operations. It requires pre-planning and pre-determination of how reconnaissance can be deployed effectively and rapidly on arrival to (a) locate the fire; (b)…