Fire Fighting for the Land-based Firefighter

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John Lewis, FNI, CRSP, Principal Consultant, SeaFire Training Ltd.

 

 

John Lewis is a safety and risk management consultant. He has taught ‘marine fire fighting for land-based fire fighters’ to many departments in Canada, Ireland and the US. He also teaches Confined Spaces Entry and Rescue, Emergency Response, and Oil and Chemical Handling. John also consults on these and related safety topics. He is a Master Mariner, with a chemical tanker background, and managed the BC Fire & Safety Training Centre for 10 years (1987-1997).

 

He was Chair of the IFSTA Marine Fire Fighting Committee (Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University). This committee has produced two textbooks: 'Marine Fire Fighting' (May 2000) -which he co-authored - and 'Marine Fire Fighting for land-based Fire Fighters' (July 2001). John has worked for the US Department of Justice, reviewing ship fire incidents and is a member of the National Working Group on Marine Chemical Emergency Response for Canadian Coast Guard. He is also a member of the Pacific Regional Advisory Council on Oil Spill Response. He frequently makes presentations at industry and port seminars and conferences.