#119 Surviving Highrise Fires & Thriving in the Fire Service - John Chubb

District Officer John Chubb of Dublin Fire Brigade has been hugely influential in transforming Dublin's response to tall and complex buildings over the last 10 years. He has traveled to areas such as Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, the UK, and the USA. Taking lessons from every stop combing those examples of good practices and adopting them into his own service, He has worked with some of the most influential people in the sector including Paul Grimwood UK, John Norman FDNY, Jerry Tracey FDNY, Michael Reick Germany , Stefan Svenson Sweden, Steve Kerber and many more mainly from Canada.(sorry for any misspelt names above) John introduced the novelty pieces of equipment into DFB like smoke curtains, smooth-bore nozzles (branches) for high-rise firefighting, 52mm hose, Denver pack (as opposed to Cleveland roll) hose deployment, and also included hose stretches and management into the trainee initial development courses. He is also a fantastic CFBT instructor, known around the world. Other achievement of his is being on the panel of experts for one of the UL FSRI (read below if you're not familiar with them) experiments titled "Impact of Fire Attack Utilizing Interior and Exterior Streams on Firefighter Safety and Occupant Survival"Get notified of each Podcast episode as soon as they come out by clicking HEREFollow the podcast onYoutubeFacebookInstagramTo learn more about the podcast or become a partner of the podcast Jump over to our website by clicking HEREA big thanks to the support of our partners for being part of the FFP familyWilliam Wood WatchesHAIX FootwearWe are proud to support The Firefighters Charity. Did you know the charity has its own App now called The MyFFC App and can be accessed on any smartphone by clicking HERE to help beneficiaries engage with the Charity and the support they are able to give.  Send us Fan MailSupport the show***The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. Our partners are not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.***Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon Crew