#426 Collaboration Over Tradition: Dave Berry and the Rise of Tactical Firefighting UK

Inside the Lancashire Tactical Firefighting Summit: A Four-Part Series on Modern Firefighting.

The final episode brings the series home with Greater Manchester’s Tactical Firefighting Training Lead Dave Berry. Dave is one of the founding voices behind Tactical Firefighting UK. Dave charts the UK’s slow march toward modernization, from years of near-identical training practices across multiple services to the moment everything began to shift: when a small WhatsApp group of instructors decided to collaborate instead of working in isolation. That collaboration evolved into TF-UK, a national network driving tactical innovation and shared learning.

Dave shows how collective effort has accelerated progress in water mapping, flow testing, hose pack design, search techniques, size-up frameworks and more. He explains how TF-UK has reduced duplication, strengthened doctrine, and helped instructors introduce change with confidence and evidence. This closing chapter ties the entire mini series together with data from Dan, structure from Gerard, training evolution from Lucas and presents collaboration as the engine that will shape the future of UK firefighting.

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