We all expect to be protected from fire .... We all expect that fire safety experts have ensured that the buildings we live in, work in, play in and socialise in are fire safe - that the fire strategy applied by the experts will work. But the reality is that fire continues to kill and injure; it continues to destroy businesses and continues to pollute our environment. In his first book, British fire strategist Paul Bryant challenges the way we think about fire engineering design, wherever we are in the world. He introduces ideas and techniques that he has developed over his career working with fire strategies. Is it time for you to change the way you think?