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Dan Quinn is Assistant Chief Fire Officer at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Steven Sadler is the UK's leading On-call expert. Steve has served in four Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) throughout England: Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, Staffordshire and Shropshire. He has used his research expertise working as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Keele University, alongside this fire service experience to develop research and data solutions and innovations intended to help FRSs improve the availability of On-call fire engines in England.

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As a professional researcher he has supported numerous fire and rescue services, including:

•  Having developed the country's only research-led model of good practice for the availability of On-call fire engines at Keele University in collaboration with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
•  Supported production of FRSs HMICFRS Action Plans
• Supported the Irish Fire and Rescue Service's Retained Duty System Review
• Has recently been shortlisted for EFE Innovation of the Year for his work with Shropshire FRS sustaining their On-call success which was the most comprehensive on-call research project ever undertaken in England

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Mark is a firefighter and SAS Who Dares Wins finisher who recently broke a Guinness World Record by completing the 2023 London Marathon in a full breathing apparatus and mask, to raise funds for the firefighters charity

Mark was aiming to complete the run in under seven hours, but shocked supporters on the day by getting a staggering time of 4:42:05 – a new world record. It also broke the current record for a Half Marathon while wearing the breathing set.

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Tim Rushmere was a soldier in the British army before starting his company GENESIS who support companies and organisations with Bite size, effective mental health training & support.

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Richard Hill AKA Tricky Ricky is a Firefighter, CrossFit competitor & Gym Owner & former Intelligence officer.

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Trevor Williams is an LA based firefighter and creator of The Williams Key. This is an emergency tool used by First Responders to gain quick access to buildings and houses. The purpose of the tool is to toggle the strike of a lock without doing damage to the lock, door, or frame. It works well on Gates with anti-vandal plates, Elevator Control Rooms, Commercial Utility Doors, and many other outward swinging metal and wood doors.

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Fitness For the Frontline is coaching designed specifically to reflect the physical elements of the role of a Firefighter for those applying for, currently serving in or retired from the fire service.
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Matt Chan is a Firefighter, Titan Games Season 2 Champ, Climber, Mountain Biker, Hunter, 4 Top ten finishes at the CROSSFIT Games and all-around passionate about fitness, firefighting & life.

Connect with Matt through his company Train For The Win
or find him on Instagram HERE

Matt also offers a Seven day free trial - use link below
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Roger Thomas is the Chief Fire Officer at Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

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Dr Stefan Svensson began his career as a firefighter in the Swedish Air Force in 1986. In 1989, he earned a bachelor's degree in fire protection engineering and in 2002, a doctorate at Lund University in Sweden. 

 For the past 15 years you have been involved in experimental and theoretical investigations of firefighting tactics, including firefighting methods. He holds a masters with a Dissertation in Solving tactical problems using control engineering: systems identification and modelling.

He went on to become a Doctor in Philosophy at the Department of Fire Safety Science, Lund University & Majored in the area of Command & control of firefighting operations with your Minor in Firefighting procedures (suppression, ventilation) 

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Things discussed in the episode:
- Find out about IFIW HERE
- Fire ventilation PDF HERE

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Neil is a career firefighter who retired as a station manager at a rescue station. He has been an assessor for UKRO for 20 years & a qualified instructor in many disciplines. Since retiring Neil leads a team of instructors as part of his company IRRTC where they teach people from all over the UK in a number of skills sets.

Neil and his team has developed solutions and methods for dealing with Electrical Vehicle fires and he has also developed a method of safely transporting and dealing with EV fires called an Electric Vehicle Containment Unit (EVCU)

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Tyrone is a firefighter from southern California and started his page Fire Department Humor to give people a insight into the "gallows humor" in the sector as well as the  true challenges faced by the first responder community.

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