#243 Creator of the Smoke Curtain Dr Michael Reick

As a civil engineer Michael Reick started to work at the University of Stuttgart and at their fire testing and research laboratory.As a volunteer fire fighter he started the training for the career fire service and worked as a regional fire chief.  In 2004 Michael Reick used his study leave to perform computational fluid calculations about positive pressure ventilation. His aim was to prevent smoke spread into stairways to keep people and fire fighters safe by controlling the smoke and air flow in buildings. <br/><br/>This work and lead to the development of portable smoke blocking devices now referred to commonly as SMOKE CURTAINS. This tool and the strategy to control fire and smoke developed itself to a proven standard for thousands of fire departments globally.<br/><br/>Find out more about Smoke Curtains HERE<br/>Purchase them HERE<br/>Connect with Dr Michael Reick HERE<br/><br/>Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon CrewA big thanks to our partners for supporting this episode.<br/>GORE-TEX Professional Clothing<br/>HAIX Footwear<br/> <br/>Support the ongoing work of the podcast by clicking HERE<br/>Please subscribe to the podcast on Youtube<br/><br/>Enter our monthly giveaways on the following platforms<br/>Facebook<br/>InstagramPlease support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon Crew