Ross Riddell

Background

About Ross Riddell

I have a deep belief in the commitment and dedication of emergency services and that there is no greater pleasure than being able to help others. In a world that is vastly different from the one I grew up in, the words of FDNY Chief Croker have even more relevance: “I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a firefighter. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the firefighter has to do believe that his is a noble calling. I believe the Chief's words and love the service and my brothers and sisters in it. Here if you need me. Drop me a note. Over 30 years experience in the Public Safety field that covers fire and rescue training and response,incident management at both operational and executive level, to the planning concepting and project management of major fire related infrastructure and training program development. I have a passion for what I do and enjoy learning about what others are doing in the industry to further response capabilities and incident management I have been involved with two US partners over the past three years in creating the Realistic Aircraft Tactical Trainer (RATT) an 85 foot 737 based trailerised inflatable aircraft that is designed as a training tool to enable emergency services to simulate aircraft disasters or incidents at any location they choose. It has been a long three years but it now seems that we have broken through and the RATT will become a major part of ARFF training in the future. I consult to AECOM engineering and am part of their Aviation Rescue Firefighting Team an am currently contracted to the World Bank through the Technical and Fiduciary Services Unit (TFSU) as their Fire and Rescue consultant under the World Bank Airport Improvement Program.