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HighRiseFirefighting @HighRiseUnit

Sharing observations, suggestions and tactics in High Rise Firefighting. Public speaker on HighRise operations. All donated time.

Joined January 2017
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026 Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations • Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges Media release: highrisefirefighting.com register at countyfiretactics.com
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We are Smoke Fighters Ventilation is not just opening doors, windows, or roofs. It is understanding pressure, flow paths, timing, coordination, and consequence. Control the smoke. Control the building. Improve the outcome.
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Calling all current and former first responders. UNB researchers are conducting an anonymous study on highly stressful experiences, coping strategies, workplace belonging, mental health, and post-traumatic growth. Canadian Study unbpsychology.ca1.qualtrics.…
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fireengineering.com/firefigh… Battalion Chief Jason Jones from the Cobb County (GA) Fire Department joins the regulars to discuss tactics, strategies, and considerations for firefighters’ use of elevators in buildings that are on fire.
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fireengineering.com/firefigh… Battalion Chief Jason Jones from the Cobb County (GA) Fire Department joins the regulars to discuss tactics, strategies, and considerations for firefighters’ use of elevators in buildings that are on fire.

Hangout: Elevator Use During Fires

Battalion Chief Jason Jones from the Cobb County (GA) Fire Department joins the regulars to discuss tactics, strategies, and considerations for firefighters’ use of elevators in buildings that are on...

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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026 Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations • Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges Media release: highrisefirefighting.com register at countyfiretactics.com
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I’m proud to support this important Canadian first responder research initiative through the University of New Brunswick. The study is seeking current and former first responders, including police, fire, paramedics, and emergency dispatch operators, unbpsychology.ca1.qualtrics.…
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Battle Plans: Researching Best Practices in High-Rise Firefighting High-rise firefighting is won or lost long before crews arrive on scene. Battle plans help firefighters understand the building before the emergency: access, stairwells, elevators, standpipes, water supply, smoke
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I’m standing in an elevator with barely enough room for me and my suitcase. Now imagine fighting a fire in this building. The building dictates the strategy. In this case, no one is taking elevators. Every floor must be climbed, every tool must be carried,
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026 Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations • Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges Media release: highrisefirefighting.com register at countyfiretactics.com
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In high-rise and complex buildings, success depends on understanding how the building influences the fire, the smoke, and our movement. Our job is to read the conditions, control the flow path, protect the stairs, and get water where it needs to go. Containment and extinguishment
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026 Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations • Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges Media release: highrisefirefighting.com register at countyfiretactics.com
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The Climb. To reach the very top of St. Paul’s Cathedral — the Golden Gallery — you must climb 528 steps. For most visitors, it is a historic climb. For firefighters, it is a reminder. Vertical response is physical. Stairs matter. Access matters. Fatigue matters. Time matters.
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As part of IHROC 2026, we are developing a new High-Rise Mayday and Near-Miss Initiative. We are looking for firefighters, officers, instructors, and departments who are willing to share a short 10-minute recorded presentation about a high-rise Mayday, highrise332@gmail.com
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Part of the standpipe system at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, along with a firefighting cache. Preparation matters. In high-rise and complex buildings, firefighting success starts long before the line is stretched.
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026 Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations • Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges Media release: highrisefirefighting.com register at countyfiretactics.com
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St. Paul’s Cathedral in London was something special. At 365 feet / 111 metres tall, I consider it a high-rise building. For 250 years, St. Paul’s was the tallest building in London. Long before modern elevators, fire pumps, standpipes, radio systems, or engineered smoke control
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026 Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations • Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges Media release: highrisefirefighting.com register at countyfiretactics.com
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Great to stand with friends and colleagues from Chile and Germany who are on the same mission: improving firefighter safety, occupant survival, and high-rise operations around the world.
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026 Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations • Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges Media release: highrisefirefighting.com register at countyfiretactics.com
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