Shan Raffel CF is an Australian firefighter serving as an operational station officer in Brisbane.[1][2] After the death of two colleagues in 1994 and the serious injury of two others in 1996, he submitted a proposal for an intensive international study of compartment fire behavior training (CFBT). Raffel visited the United Kingdom and Sweden for 6 weeks to study the most advanced teaching tactics and training facilities. Upon return, he shaped the first nationally recognized training program in Australia and has since assisted numerous fire services in Australia and internationally with the development of their training facilities and teaching materials.
In 2009, Raffel was awarded a Churchill Fellowship[3] to research “Planning Preparation and Response to Emergencies in Tunnels”.[4] He is focused on exploring ways of improving efficiency and safety as to firefighting. During 30-year career in the fire service, he has conducted international study tours in the USA (FDNY), Canada, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia and Switzerland.[5][6][7]
He is teaching his knowledge and experience as a CFBT and Fire Behavior instructor in various countries including South Korea,[8][9][10][11] Croatia,[12] Thailand,[13] Belgium.[14][15][16]
Books
editCompartment Firefighting Series by Ben Walker with Shan Raffel
- Fire Dynamics for Firefighters (Pavilion Media, 2016), ISBN 9781911028321
- Reading Fire (Pavilion Media, 2017), ISBN 9781911028734
- Fighting Fire (Pavilion Media, 2017) ISBN 9781911028741
Other books
- 3D Fire Fighting: Training, Techniques, and Tactics by Paul Grimwood, Ed Hartin, John McDonough and Shan Raffel (Fire Protection Publications, 2005) ISBN 978-0-87939-258-1
References
edit- ^ "Why I Teach: Shan Raffel". Fire Engineering. 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Tunnelling Conference" (PDF). tunnellingjournal.com. 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Our Fellows | Emergency Services | WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST". www.churchilltrust.com.au.
- ^ "Shan Raffel".
- ^ "Shan Raffel". Firefighter Nation.
- ^ "Why I Teach: Shan Raffel". Fire Apparatus. 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Interview with co-author Shan Raffel". FIRE.
- ^ 지면보기, 입력 2019 12 28 00:20 | 667호 24면 (28 December 2019). "참혹한 화마와 맞설 멘탈 코칭…'소방계 히딩크' 떴다". 중앙일보.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "경기소방학교 전국 화재진압교관 대상 '실물화재 교육'". 아시아경제. 29 June 2016.
- ^ "불길 역류도 재연… 실전처럼 소방훈련". 한국일보. 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Shan Raffel". Antincendio Italia.
- ^ "Data" (PDF). 213.191.137.190. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Category:2019 CFBT-I Instructor and Tactical Ventilation Instructor International Course - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org.
- ^ "Category:2015 International Fire Instructors Workshop - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org.
- ^ "Summer_2005_SOF.indd" (PDF). Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "FDIC 2019: Session Speaker: Shan Werner Raffel". events.pennwell.com.