30 Fires You Must Know Now Available for Pre-Orders!

About The Book

30 Fires You Must Know offers an unprecedented examination of 30 significant fires that have deeply impacted the fire service over the past few decade s. Authored by seasoned experts Billy Goldfeder, Frank Leeb, and several contributors, this book is a vital resource for firefighters and first responders, providing insights that remain tactically relevant today.

Through detailed narratives and first-hand accounts, 30 Fires You Must Know aims to honor the lives lost and ensures that the stories and lessons learned continue to shape future fire operations. Each chapter offers an in-depth analysis of a specific fire, with contributions from those who experienced these events firsthand.

The book also includes an overview to set the stage for what’s to come for each chapter and lesson plans designed to facilitate training and reflection within fire departments . Additionally, readers can access a wealth of supplementary material via a QR code linking to www.30Fires.com, where documents, reports, photos, audio, and videos related to each fire are available.

About the Authors

Billy Goldfeder, EFO , has been a firefighter since 1973, a chief officer since 1982, and is a deputy chief of the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department (OH). He is an active member of the board of directors of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the September 11th Families Association, and the International Association of Fire Chiefs.

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  Billy is an associate/contributing editor of Fire Engineering magazine and a board member and FDIC instructor for more than 30 years. Along with Gordon Graham, he hosts and cosponsors the noncommercial site FireFighterCloseCalls.com, the world’s most-visited website exclusively dedicated to firefighter survival.

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 Frank Leeb (FDNY retired) has had a 31-year career with the Fire Department of New York, holding senior staff positions such as Chief of the Fire Academy, Chief of Training, and Chief of Safety. Frank has also been an East Farmingdale Fire Department member since 1983 (Long Island, NY) and he is currently the managing director of the First Responder Center for Excellence (FRCE).

He is a sought-after speaker, having lectured both nationally and internationally on motivation, preparedness, leadership, strategy, and tactics, and has served as an advisory panel member for UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute’s (FSRI) “Study of Coordinated Attack in Acquired Structures”. Frank is also the author of the best-selling book Cornerstones of Leadership - On And Off The Fireground .

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Charitable Contributions

All royalties from 30 Fires You Must Know will be equally donated to four key charities supporting the fire service community:

• The Firefighter Cancer Support Network
• The First Responder Center of Excellence (an affiliate of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation)
• The Deputy Chief Raymond M. Downey Scholarship Charity Fund
• The Tunnel to Towers Foundation
  
  

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