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Firefighter Training Drill: When Is a Safety Officer Due to Respond?
In this drill, identify specific types of incidents in which a safety officer is due to respond or should be assigned...
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Firefighter Training Drill: Safety Officer: Time Management
In this drill from Forest Reeder, firefighters are asked to consider important time-related benchmarks during a fire ...
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Silent Knight Expands Training to Include Mass Notification
Silent Knight by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announces its nationwide series of fire alarm training courses have been expan...
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SC Firefighters Revive Cardiac-Arrest Patient
Two Burton (SC) firefighters were able to revive a 25-year-old cardiac-arrest patient last month with the help of the...
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Stress Inculcation in Firefighter Training
David Werner discusses how to successfully introduces difficulties into your training to teach your firefighters to d...
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Bodies of Children Recovered in NC Construction Collapse
On Monday, authorities recovered the bodies of two children who were buried alive in a collapse at a construction sit...
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Safety Officer Drill: Defensive Operations
For the incident safety officer, exterior operation duties have specific hazards that extend beyond establishing and ...
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Realistic Firefighter Training: "Do It" Drills
How do you conduct drills that will help train firefighters with various levels of skill and experience? Jerry Knapp ...
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Detroit Firefighters Respond to Fires at Two Vacant Houses
Detroit (MI) firefighters respond to the reports of a fire in a dwelling in the area of Pilgrim and Grayview just aft...
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Expect Fire
To combat complacency, firefighters ought to respond to every reported fire with the expectation that they will encou...
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Training Days: Hoselines
Tom Kiurski reviews a training evolution in which firefighters got acquainted with using a 2 1/2-inch hoseline.
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Stepping Up: So Why Are We Doing This?
Taking a moment to let your firefighters know the learning objectives of a particular training session can help them ...
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Safety Officer Drill: Incident Communication Red Flags
In this week's safety officer drill, firefighters are asked to review the sample incident communications and complete...
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Safety Officer Drill: Monitoring Crew Progress
In this firefighter training drill, consider the indicators of company progress that are provided and answer the samp...
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Safety Officer Drill: Monitoring Scene Operations and Conditions
What does the safety officer evaluate at a fire scene? In this drill, firefighters will review scene hazards or ...
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FIRE DYNAMICS
USFA Coffee Break Training: Spontaneous Heating of Agricultural ProductsIn Fire Dynamics -- Spontaneous Heating of Agricultural Products, students are required to describe the process of spontaneous heating in agricultural products. |
Training Days
Training Days: Wallboard and Door RemovalTom Kiurski describes training firefighters from his department in wallboard- and door-removal techniques and the window hang maneuver. |
Roundtable
Roundtable: Truss Assembly PolicyDoes your fire department have a policy concerning working above or below truss assemblies involved in fire? Share your experiences with other fire service members. |
Drills
Firefighter Training Drill: When Is a Safety Officer Due to Respond?In this drill, identify specific types of incidents in which a safety officer is due to respond or should be assigned by the incident commander. |
Simulations
RescueSim Interfacing with VBS2 for Civil-Military and Antiterrorism TrainingDuring a training session organized by the Safety Region Rotterdam Rijnmond and VSTEP, RescueSim's new HLA compliancy and VBS2 interoperability was put into operation, showcasing civil-military and antiterrorism training possibilities. |
Fire Instructor Development
Jersey Shore: Mantoloking OEMLate in the evening of October 28, 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the coast of New Jersey with a ferocity the likes of which had never been seen before and, I hope, will never be seen again. |
Live Burns
ISFSI Live-Fire Training Event Coming to ArizonaThe International Society of Fire Services Instructors (ISFSI) is conducting an upcoming live-fire training event in Arizona. |
Props
Maintaining a Sharp Edge: Ladder CompanyDavid DeStefano explores some of the ways firefighters can maintain and improve their basic ladder company skills. |
SOPs/SOGs
Training Days: Wallboard and Door RemovalTom Kiurski describes training firefighters from his department in wallboard- and door-removal techniques and the window hang maneuver. |
ISFSI
ISFSI Releases Video on Live Fire Instructor ProgramThe International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) recently released a video detailing its live fire instructor credentialing program. |
Firefighters Support Foundation
Firefighter Training: Hurricane Planning for Small- and Mid-Sized AgenciesThis training program from the Firefighters Support Foundation addresses the phases of the hurricane event and the preparatory actions that agencies should be taking during each of them. |
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