ABOUT

NICHOLAS PAPA, FOUNDER

NICK IS A CAPTAIN WITH THE NEW BRITAIN (CT) FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHERE HE HAS SERVED FOR OVER 15 YEARS. A SECOND-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 AUTHOR & FDIC INSTRUCTOR. HE ALSO SERVED AS A TECHNICAL PANELIST FOR THE FSRI COORDINATED FIRE ATTACK STUDY.

FIRESIDE TRAINING, LLC

NICHOLAS PAPA, FOUNDER

FIRESIDE TRAINING IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE FIRE SERVICE BY PASSING ON VETTED, PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR THE FIREGROUND. THE MATERIAL IS NOT ONLY DERIVED FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE & FOUNDED ON TIME-HONORED & TESTED PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES, BUT IT IS ALSO VALIDATED BY DATA; FUSING THE ART OF FIREFIGHTING & THE SCIENCE OF FIRE DYNAMICS.