Stefan Svensson started his career as a fire fighter in the Swedish Air Force in 1986. In 1989 he earned a bachelors degree in fire protection engineering and in 2002 a Ph.D. at Lund University in Sweden. During the last sixteen years he has been involved in experimental and theoretical investigations on fire fighting tactics, including fire fighting methods as well as problems of command and control. The safe and effective use of fire fighting resources is a particularly important feature of his work. Also, he is the author of several books, scientific articles and reports. He is involved at the local fire brigade, as a fire fighter/officer, and he has the rare ability to apply scientific knowledge in a very practical manner.