-
Hoseline Operations for Residential Fires
Proficiency in stretching, advancing, and operating hoselines cannot be achieved by studying a book or by discussion in a classroom “chalk talk.
-
Live-Fire Training LODDs: We Must Heed the Lessons Learned
On January 26, 2007, the Boulder (CO) Fire Department held a remembrance ceremony in memory of Firefighters Scott Smith and William Duran on the 25th anniversary of their deaths, which resulted from a live-fire training tragedy on January 26, 1982.
-
Silent Floors, Silent Killers?
Over the past two decades, the fire service has had to deal with the increased use of lightweight structural components.
-
Firefighting on the Equator: FDNY Spearheads Training in Ecuador
The tragedy of 9/11 brought firefighters from all over the world to New York City to see if they could offer their assistance.
-
Capnography: A Versatile Life-Saving Tool
If a tool could tell us when we’d given enough albuterol to resolve a little eight-year-old girl’s asthmatic bronchospasm or that Mr. Smith’s cardiac output is steadily declining and he’s approaching cardiac arrest, I suspect we would all use it.
-
General Operating Guidelines for Training Centers
For years, countless hours have been spent developing general operating guidelines (GOGs) for the fire service.
-
Personal Safety System Aims to Prevent Bailouts
On January 23, 2005, six Fire Department of New York firefighters who had been operating on the floor above the fire in a four-story, occupied multiple dwelling were forced to evacuate their positions through the fourth- (top-) floor rear windows.
-
Precepts for a New Training Officer
It is 0530 hours, and I find myself thinking that in a couple of months I will complete my tour as a training officer for my department.
-
Critical Steps to Successful Egress
As is true of all fireground tasks, the way to ensure successful egress from a fire building is to be fully prepared to take actions before the call to respond is received.
-
Tunnel Disaster Exercise Focuses On Responder Training and Adaptability
In June 2005, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) New York Task Force I (NY-TF1) was deployed to The Center for National Response (CNR) for training.
-
The Residential Rescue Sequence
To rescue a person is one of the noblest and most heroic acts a firefighter can perform.
-
Higher Education = Better Skills, Better Future
Why on earth would the average “hose-pulling grunt” need a college education? Many line firefighters ask themselves this with a disbelieving smile on their faces.
-
Prepare to Ensure a Sufficient Water Supply
Our activities before, during, and after an incident all directly affect our relationship with our customers.
-
The Fire Academy Instructor: Characteristics of a Good Educator
In any profession, an organization is only as good as its people. The latest and most expensive equipment in the hands of the untrained offers nothing more than an illusion of ability.
