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NICHOLAS PAPA, FOUNDER

IS A CAPTAIN WITH THE NEW BRITAIN (CT) FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHERE HE HAS SERVED FOR 17 YEARS. A 2ND-GENERATION FIREFIGHTER, HE ENTERED THE FIRE SERVICE IN 2003, VOLUNTEERING FOR A NEIGHBORING SUBURB UNTIL HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE NBFD. HE IS A FIRE ENGINEERING BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, AN FDIC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER & INSTRUCTOR, AS WELL AS A PAST TECHNICAL PANELIST FOR THE FSRI COORDINATED FIRE ATTACK STUDY.

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NICHOLAS PAPA, FOUNDER

IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION & CONSULTING SERVICES, BY PASSING ON VETTED, PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR THE FIRE SERVICE. THE LESSONS ARE NOT ONLY FORGED FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE & FOUNDED ON TIME-HONORED PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES, BUT ARE VALIDATED BY DATA. BY FUSING THE ART OF FIREFIGHTING & THE SCIENCE OF FIRE DYNAMICS, WE AIM TO "EMPOWER INITIATIVE THROUGH COMPETENCY."