Paul has served as a professional fire fighter and Compartment Fire Behavior Training (CFBT) instructor,  Born in London in 1953, he joined the London Fire Brigade in 1971. During his career, he has studied structural fire fighting tactics on an international basis and since 1979 has presented numerous technical papers and magazine articles. He is the author of three other books on fire fighting strategy and tactics. From 1975-77 he served as a Long Island volunteer firefighter in New York, while also on study detachment to the FDNY’s 7th Division His proposed fireground strategies of Tactical Ventilation (1989) and 3D Firefighting (1991) have both since been acknowledged and adopted as national policy (ODPM) in the UK and in several other countries. Described by the Fire Protection Association (FPA) as "not averse to controversy… his contributions over the last decade (1982-92) have helped to pioneer a number of innovative firefighting techniques."

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