'EURO FIREFIGHTER' 
New Book by Paul Grimwood




'EURO FIREFIGHTER' 
FIRE TACTICS & TRAINING MANUAL - CFBT
Ex-London & New York Firefighter, Paul Grimwood,  has responded and worked from over 100 fire stations in the USA and Europe, alongside some of the  finest firefighters you could ever wish to meet. During his 36 year career he has also served as an international training officer and educator in structural firefighting techniques, working in Germany, France, Holland, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Luxembourg, USA, Canada, South Africa and Malaysia. 

In this, his third book,  he demonstrates how the very best strategies and tactical approaches from Europe and the USA, may be effectively combined to enhance firefighter tactics and safety at structure fires. This book also covers and exceeds the 2007 syllabus of the European (UK) EDEXCEL CFBT Instructor Qualification (90 hours) for practical Fire Behavior Training (Flashover training in ISO shipping containers and other FDS units).

Special 'Link' code included in the book that enables the reader to gain access to hidden parts of this website for ongoing interactive updates, downloads of student materials, lesson plans, power-points and tactical solutions to various fire-ground scenarios

The 376-page Book Covers:

  • CFBT Instructor Course (90 Hours)
  • CFFT Training Concepts
  • Training Strategy in ISO Containers
  • European Fire Tactics v US Tactics
  • Responding with Limited Staffing
  • 3-Person Crew Operations
  • Air Management (SCBA Control)
  • Command in the first 60 seconds!
  • Command in the first five minutes
  • Deployment Strategies
  • Critical Tasking at Fires
  • Practical Risk Management at Fires
  • Risk Control Measures
  • Securing Team Safety
  • Primary Command & Control
  • Crew Resource Management
  • Ventilation Profiling
  • Venting Structures - London
  • Venting Structures - New York
  • Venting Strategy - European
  • 'Air Track' Management
  • Stabilizing the Environment
  • Fire Dynamics & Fire Behavior
  • Smoke Burns - The science
  • Rapid Fire Progress
  • FDNY Ladders 3 (Truck Ops)
  • FDNY Ladders 4 (Truck Ops)
  • Rapid Intervention Teams
  • High-rise Firefighting Tactics
  • High-rise Fire experience in Europe
  • How to achieve Firefighter Safety
  • 100 'Lessons Learned' by European & US Firefighters in the past 30 years

'EURO FIREFIGHTER' 
Fire Tactics & CFBT Manual 
ORDER ONLINE HERE

Continuing an extensive Fire Service career that is fast approaching four decades, Paul Grimwood is now serving as a Principal Fire Safety Engineer with Kent Fire & Rescue Service

 


100% OF AUTHOR'S ROYALTIES DONATED IN SUPPORT OF BURNS CHARITIES IN LONDON & NEW YORK          SEE ORDER PAGE FOR DETAILS

'EURO FIREFIGHTER' by Paul GRIMWOOD FIFireE

This book is for the CFBT (Flashover) Instructor, Firefighter, Company Officer and Fire Chief. The concept of teaching about 'flashover' using ISO steel shipping containers was developed in Europe - now read how European Instructors teach fire behavior using a vast array of Fire Development Simulators (FDS). 

This book will also take you out onto the fire-grounds of London, New York, Madrid, Chicago, Paris, Germany, and Sweden. It will demonstrate how similar fires are fought using different strategic approaches and shows how US and EURO fire-fighting tactics are gradually aligning in many areas. From Tactical ventilation, to Air Management (BA Control), to Rapid Intervention Teams, to high-rise firefighting, to Limited staffing (3-person crew ops); the author brings you the best tactics from Europe & the USA in one training manual! 

Written in such a way that the training officer can immediately transfer key learning points directly into power-point training presentations. The core principles of this training package enhance firefighter safety on the fire-ground. The book also provides a LINK CODE for ongoing updates and web-based downloads. At 154,000 words it's certainly value for money! This book covers a very broad range of issues that are important to anyone who steps down off a fire truck at the scene of an emergency.

 


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Reviews . . . . 

'Paul Grimwood's work is so important. Through following his logic, in understanding the various phenomena and their likely consequences, will assist Fire Commanders and Firefighters to gain a greater understanding of fire-ground situations, enabling them to minimize the risks whilst operating inside fire-involved buildings'.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Terry Adams
London Fire Brigade

'Paul’s work in this text is a first rate effort to integrate best practice from the world’s fire services. 'Euro Firefighter' serves as an excellent source for fire service practitioners seeking a reference that will challenge their assumptions and stimulate their interest in improving mastery of their craft.'

Battalion Chief Ed Hartin, MS, EFO, MIFireE, CFO
Gresham Fire and Emergency Services
Gresham, Oregon USA

'Paul is a class-act firefighter, instructor and author.  His knowledge and professionalism are second to none in the world’s fire service. He has an amazing ability to explain fire growth, phenomenon and behavior in scientific yet understandable terms. While current firefighting tactics and strategies in Europe and the United States differ greatly, this book allows firefighters from all corners of the world to exchange and share ideas, tactics and lessons'.

Nate DeMarse
New York City Fire Department

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EURO FIREFIGHTER
CHAPTERS IN THE nr 400-PAGE BOOK

  1. Guiding Principles & Managing Risk at Structural Fires
  2. Venting Fire-involved Structures - Key Decisions
  3. Venting Strategy - International Roundtable Discussion
  4. European & US Fire Case Studies
  5. Limited Staffing Operations (3-Person Crews)
  6. Primary Command & Tactical Deployment
  7. Operations-Tactics-Strategy (Back to Basics)
  8. SCBA Air Management (European BA Control)
  9. CFBT Instructor Course (European Edexcel Syllabus)
  10. Compartment Fire Behavior
  11. High-rise Fires  - Lessons from London & Madrid
  12. CFBT Training Programs

EURO FIREFIGHTER IS OFFICIALLY LICENSED BY EDEXCEL BTEC



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