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Searching Single-Family Dwellings - Fire Engineering
... All departments must conduct realistic, creative, and challenging search operation drills to prepare firefighters for the difficulty of private dwelling ...
Drill: Fire in the Attic Space - Fire Engineering
... The other problem departments have with buildings like this is communication as it pertains to the fire’s location. Is it on the third floor or in the attic? ...
What Are Your Weak Links? - Fire Engineering
... WEAK LINKS. After the symposium, I began thinking, “What weak links do other departments have?” Here are some weak links that could lead to mission failure. ...
Keeping the Pressure On - Fire Engineering
... He is the author of the forthcoming FireNotes: Engine Company Operator (Fire Department Training Network). More Fire Engineering Issue Articles. ...
Tom Kiurski writes about how his department secured a home about to be torn down for firefighter training evolutions, including a laddering scenario and some ventilation practice.
Tom Kiurski takes a look back at RECEO, an older fire service acronym that details the order of fireground tasks that need to be completed at fire incidents.
Take one donated bus, block the main door with a crashed car, mix in some smoke, add some screaming moulaged high school students, and you have the makings of a great drill. Tom Kiurski describes a school bus crash drill his department conducted.
This training day features fire extinguishers, a burn barrel, and a review of everything about fire extinguishers.
The Firefighters Support Foundation (FSF) offers a 20-minute firefighter training program presented by Dr. Anne Bisek that deals with first responder psychological issues when a child dies during an incident.
Download a free 50-minute video program from the Firefighters Support Foundation in which Dr. Ellen Kirschman discusses issues regarding firefighter line-of-duty deaths (LODDs).
This free training program from Firefighters Support Foundation includes more than a dozen open-source documents full of information on handling all aspects of this kind of event, from communications to hazmat to tactics, as well as videos on bombing response.
Mass shooting events are becoming more common, and the response to them involves every public safety agency for miles around. This free training program from Firefighters Support Foundation details the actions that firefighters and EMS agencies can take to prepare themselves for this all-too-likely event, and the actions they can take when the event occurs.
Drill: Are You Smarter Than a Rookie Firefighter? Water Terms and ...
... new recruit academy study terms and principles made me think of the popular TV game show "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" This week's training drill pits ...
Hazmat Survival Tips: Interpreting Readings from Atmospheric ...
... columns, it is imperative that those who use atmospheric monitors are well trained to be able to obtain these readings and that this training is documented. ...
Drill: Vehicle Equipment and Vehicle Structural Components - Fire ...
... University. More firefighter training drills; More Firefighter Training. 2010 vehicle extrication e-Newsletter sponsored by Holmatro.
Drill of the Week: Natural Gas Leaks - Fire Engineering
... special attention. Consult your local gas supplier for additional training and resources as well as guidance in operations. The ...
True North, LLC Expands Firefighter Training Scholarship Program ...
... Associates. On Scene Training will facilitate the classroom and hands-on training for True North scholarship recipients. True North ...
Fire Engineering Simulation: Bus Accident Mass Casualty Incident (MCI)
This firefighter-EMT training simulation depicts an overturned school bus on the Northbound lane of Interstate-95 in the late afternoon. Responders arrive at the rear of the bus (on the Northbound side), but can navigate through and around the bus, as well as onto the Southbound side.
Fire Engineering Residential Fire Simulation: High-Rise Dormitory Fire
This free online simulation allows you to pressurize a stairwell using positive pressure and practice using an elevator to review your high-rise procedures.
Fire Engineering Simulation: Bedroom Fire
Take control of the fireground in this free online simulation. Practice ventilation and positive pressure operations at a structure fire. Includes training documents like a size-up guide and sample scenario.
Fire Engineering Simulation: Deli Fire
Check out a free interactive simulation that lets you train on tactical decision making at a taxpayer deli fire. Features supplementary training documents including size-up tips and comprehensive control sheet.
Pump Operator Simulation: The Basics
This simulation provides you with a set of basic skill exercises for your drivers/pump operators, from apparatus inspection to operating the pump panel.
Commercial Taxpayer Fire Simulation
It is a cold, clear, dry Sunday in March. Dispatch reports that callers see smoke coming out of a vacant property on the corner of 128th Ave. and Harmony. The vacant property adjoins several commercial businesses...
Hazmat simulation: Automobile vs. Tank Car
It is a cold Fall morning. Dispatch receives a call from a bystander that an automobile has collided with a tank car...
Residential fire simulation: Wood frame, asphalt siding
It is a cool, clear, Fall weekend day with with a strong wind blowing from side B to side D. Around 10 a.m., dispatch receives calls from neighbors reporting that a two-story house is on fire...
It is a cool, clear, fall day with no wind. Around 3 p.m., bystanders notice smoke and fire coming from the roof of the Fire Pit, a local fast-food restaurant. The employees don't even know that the building is on fire...
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