Mark R

After 28 years in the LFB today was my last day. Great career & really proud to have worked in Ops, Brigade Control, HQ and Fire Safety. Heart felt thanks to everyone I have worked with in the LFB, UK Fire & Rescue Services, Environment Agency, Waste Industry and other agencies.

Class of 2022 @NFCC_Chair Waste Fire Tactical Advisors all finished. Thanks to all for their enthusiasm and commitment. End to a full on good week. @aqsm72 @Robbiebarb @marksteven9018

3rd day of @NFCC_Chair Waste Fire Tac Ad course. Another full day for candidates including: Mobilisation, emerging EV firefighting techniques, Civil Contingencies Unit, Case Studies, Written Assessments and the start of the accredited Final Exercise. @Robbiebarb @marksteven9018

Second day of @NFCC_Chair Waste Fire Tac Ad course. Content has moved onto legislation, causes of fire, human behaviour, fire science, firefighting techniques and resources available.

First day of @NFCC_Chair Waste Fire Tac Ad course. Candidates from across UK Fire & Rescue Services along with colleagues from @NatResWales. Introduction from @Robbiebarb complete and now onto input from @EnvAgency.

Absolute honour to stand side by side with @LondonFire colleagues at @lfb_richmond to observe the two minutes silence for Her Majesty.

Presentations all done. Looking forward to instructing the 4th @NFCC_Chair Waste Fire Tac Ad Course from the 20th. Lots of work done by @aqsm72 and @StaffsFire to get to this point. It'll be great to get even more UK Fire & Rescue Services & @EnvAgency officers trained up.

Great Father Daughter day out at @birminghamcg22. Thanks for an amazing day and a huge shout out to all of the volunteers. All ways good to see yet another England win.

Thanks to @LFBMerton for hosting our team's CPD day. Really great to share first hand knowledge of appliance capabilities and constraints for when we have to work with RPs. Great day to experience seeing London from 32m. Hopefully we'll get to see it from 64m next time.

Being on duty on Father's Day, away from family, is rubbish but part of the job. What's amazing is when you find a home made card, a present & some lovely homemade cakes in your bag. Happy Father's Day to the Dads out there & thanks to our families who support us wherever we are.

Can't believe @BBCNews! 21st century broadcaster using 20th century terminology. There haven't been firemen since the late 1980s/early 90s! 🤦 We are firefighters.

Really good @NFCC_FireChiefs Waste Fire Tac Ad CPD with input from Fire, EA and the Waste Industry. Thanks to @aqsm72 and @simon4271 for organising. – at Croydon, London

Interesting to listen to in the background. Key lessons: we all produce too much waste, the complexities and difficulties of waste processing and waste is not rubbish but a commodity. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0b7sz…

Fascinating insight into Ocado and their Customer Fulfillment Centre in Erith. Thank you to @OcadoGroup Erith and @bexleyfire for organising and inviting colleagues from LFB Fire Safety.

Good to catch up with colleagues from @EnvAgencySE (@AlanDengate), @EastSussexFRS and @BGMcVeigh (Northern Ireland EA) to discuss all things Waste and forthcoming CPD events. Lovely location too. – at South East, England

Good to work with colleagues from @LFBEnfield and @EnvAgency to establish the cause of the incident and to work with Responsible Person to ensure they reduce the chance of further incidents.

Interesting to see the how Li-ion batteries react and any firefighting technique that can be used with this every growing risk.