I am seconded from my home fire and rescue service to the National Fire Chiefs Council where I am setting up an international horizon scanning function to improve operational learning for the UK fire and rescue service.

My Fellowship covered technical rope rescue and how external agencies integrate and facilitate a rescue along with the intricacies of the framework that supports this system. This has allowed me to make recommendations and improvements to elements of technical rescue, especially in my previous role of writing guidance.

My Fellowship has had many impacts on my personal and professional life, the most recent being my extensive range of contacts and friends that I made and their positive contribution in the setting up of an international operational learning and sharing function. My travels and subsequent Fellow's Report and implementation have given me the confidence and lateral knowledge to question why things are done the way they are in the UK and if another solution exists, often producing alternative or various solutions available from organisations overseas.