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Jim Clitheroe is a Firefighter Development subject matter expert, with experience both developing Apprentices and competent firefighters. Currently a Business Relationship Manager who achieved OFQUAL recognition last year with the End Point Assessment Partnership between the NFCC and Cornwall Fire & Rescue.  He currently manages competent Independent End Point Assessors from Fire & Rescue Services across England, focusing on a standardised, consistent approach to End Point Assessments.

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Gary is a serving station manager in UK Fire & Rescue.

He served 6 years as an infantry soldier before moving in to the fire service and has now served 17 years as firefighter, training instructor, operational officer.

Gary has a wide range of knowledge and information, including fire behaviour, flow paths & tactical ventilation and led some of the implementation plans from the Grenfell tower phase 1 enquiry.

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John  Lord retired as a station manager with Lancashire Fire & Rescue and has over 32 years of operational experience. He is now Training specialist in Incident Management & Fire Studio simulation software with his company SimTrainer UK. 

Today we discuss many aspects of the sector including:

• Cancer in firefighting and Johns personal story as he and his wife were diagnosed with Cancer after he finished his career.
• Incident command principles, mindset & non-negotiables.
• How commanders need to understand the here, now & beyond when making decisions at incidents 
• Why is essential firefighters and commanders understand legislation and its impact on "why" we do so many things.
• Aviation firefighting and johns pioneering work within this sector

Sim Trainer UK have trained and worked with 130 services & clients across the UK and overseas. They are the UK industry leader in the delivery of immersive, simulated training & and providing training courses as a SFJ Awards approved centre.

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The number of wildfires in the UK more than tripled in the year 2022 compared to the the number that took place in 2021. Up to August 2022, there were 745 wildfires in the UK – more than three times the total figure of 247 for all of 2021 and this figure is only going in one direction.

Today I am joined by Craig Hope who is a Group Manager in the UKFRS & wildfire tactical advisor & alongside him is Rob Harvey, a Station Manager in UKFRS & the NFCC Wildfire Tactical Advisor. Together they share the true risks and hazards that firefighters face & how the UK is far behind the curve in equipping their firefighters with correct PPE and training. They direct us to and walk us through some essential tactics and procedures on how operational crews should deal with wildfires.

You can download Craig's Thesis on the subject discussed HERE 

See a video showing some of the Wildfires from 2023 HERE 

Contact Craig at [email protected]
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Kathryn is the Chief Fire Officer for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service.

Kathryn joined Cornwall County Fire Brigade in 1999 as a retained firefighter and was successful in the wholetime recruitment in 2001. Since then she has operated across most functions and locations of her service including training and many more.

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Apollo Gerolymbos is a digital, data and technology leader with experience in finance, the arts, market research and the emergency services sectors. 

He is part of the London Fire Brigade as the Head of Data Analytics, Insight & Reporting Leading a multidisciplinary team of 15 people covering data analytics, insight and reporting relating to all the LFB’s activities. 

Today you learn:

• What is Data Analytics
• The Role of Data Science in the Future of Fire and Rescue
• The benefits of Decisions based on Data
• How AI language models can be used for incident command
• Some actionable steps to use Data Analytics for service efficiency 

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Back in June this year our very own Pete visited the GORE team out in Germany. Going behind the scenes at their European manufacturing base he got to meet the people behind the high-performance culture as well as the GORE-TEX moisture barriers that protect him and all of us in fire services around the world.

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Dave Hodge recently retired from an incredible career in the fire service.

Born in Scotland & grew up Australia Dave joined the fire service later than expected given how much he squeezed into his career. Through the firefighter exchange program he ended up working 30 years made  up of 15 year stints in  fire and rescue services on opposite sides of the world whilst also going on exchange 3 times to America during his career. 

Today, we peak about;

• Why being practically minded is essential for a firefighter
• how being inquisitive is a super power
• what you learn leading a bushfire strike force
• the benefits of the international exchange programme
• Queensland,  Australia originally from Hampshire FRS in the UK
•  & how Back burning is an effective Wildfire strategy

If you want to reach out you can contact Dave at [email protected] to learn more about his life & career

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Shaun & Paul come from a background is complex investigations, standards checking, codes of practice compliance and quality assurance. They have experience of taking witness statements and conducting interviews to criminal law standards (the highest legal standard of proof 'beyond reasonable doubt'). In particular, they have significant experience of managing sensitive information (up to level of Top Secret) including associated security measures.

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Andy Kirk is a highly experienced retired officer in the UK Fire service who now teaches incident commanders with a specialist knowledge in MTA awareness training through his company Centurion Command as well as a variety of other skillsets to first responders and others in related sectors.

In todays conversation we cover many aspects including:

• Experiencing a real backdraft
• common sense in the fire service
• the importance of ongoing training
• how to prepare officers for assessment and promotion
• how to manage disengaged firefighters
• the decision vortex
• and much more.....

You can connect with Andy HERE

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