Ben Walker (firefighter)

Benjamin Walker is a British firefighter, author, and occupational safety professional. Walker specialises in teaching Fire Service Instructors and Commanders worldwide in tactical firefighting and first-response command with co-Author and business partner Shan Raffel. Walker's teachings on using science and engineering to enhance tactical firefighting have been frequently used and also cited in academic papers on Fire Dynamics as being one a small amount of textbooks geared to operational firefighters on scientific and engineering subjects These books are recommended reading for all those undertaking the Institution of Fire Engineers examinations. Walker has been described as a 'marmite' figure in the Fire Service, wideley respected for his operational and training prowess, but also viewed as an outspoken figure, particularly on matters regarding Firefighter safety and perceived hypocrisy amongst leadership figures in fire, police and related political bodies.

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