Sharing observations, suggestions and tactics in High Rise Firefighting. Public speaker on HighRise operations. All donated time.
Toronto, Ontario
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WE DON’T WANT PERFECT ATHLETES
This study isn’t looking for 600 identical firefighters.
We want rookies, senior firefighters, company officers and chiefs. Different ages, fitness levels, staffing models and department sizes.
Why?
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026
Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations
• Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges
Media release: highrisefirefighting.com
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Today’s high-rise isn’t just concrete, steel and office furniture.
We’re dealing with wind-impacted fires, combustible cladding, lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicles below grade and increasingly complicated smoke-control systems.
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026
Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations
• Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges
Media release: highrisefirefighting.com
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WE NEED WATER
Wednesday is WET—and we mean WET.
Teams of two will face 14 timed high-rise challenges involving hydrants, fire department connections, standpipes, hose movement, pressure and water delivery.
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026
Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations
• Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges
Media release: highrisefirefighting.com
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WHAT IF THE STANDPIPE FAILS?
The building gave you a standpipe. That doesn’t mean the standpipe is going to give you water.
So, what’s your next move?
IHROC 2026. CountyFireTactics.com.
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026
Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations
• Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges
Media release: highrisefirefighting.com
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MAYDAY IS NOT JUST A RADIO WORD
A high-rise Mayday changes everything.
Distance gets longer. Air runs shorter. Crews become harder to reach, and the rescue team has to climb into the same problem.
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026
Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations
• Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges
Media release: highrisefirefighting.com
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HOW LONG DOES IT ACTUALLY TAKE?
Everybody says their crew can get it done.
Good. Bring them.
We’re measuring how long it takes to move firefighters, equipment, air and water through a tall building.
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026
Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations
• Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges
Media release: highrisefirefighting.com
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I’m excited to announce that the book high-rise buildings understanding the vertical challenges authored by Jerry Tracy, Jack Murphy and the late James Murtaugh will be in Pensacola Beach Florida for the international high-rise operations conference. countyfiretactics.com
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026
Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations
• Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges
Media release: highrisefirefighting.com
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THIS IS NOT ANOTHER CONFERENCE
Let’s get something straight: this isn’t five days of sitting in a ballroom staring at PowerPoint slides
At IHROC, we’re putting firefighters, equipment and tactics against the clock
Fourteen high-rise challenges
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Key Highlights November 9-13, 2026
Research-driven WET & DRY scenario rotations
• Improvised standpipe operations, lithium-ion, and EV challenges
Media release: highrisefirefighting.com
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Andy Plofkin will be joining us to talk about Standpipe 101.
Standpipe operations may sound basic, but in a high-rise fire, getting the basics wrong can delay water when every second counts.
Andy will break down the standpipe system
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100. Monday September 21 and we have experienced one hundred Lithium Ion Battery fires in the city of #Toronto ….
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THE FIRE ATTACK STARTS AT THE HYDRANT
High-rise firefighting doesn’t begin when the nozzle reaches the fire floor.
It begins at the hydrant.
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