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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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Stress Inculcation in Firefighter Training

David Werner discusses how to successfully introduces difficulties into your training to teach your firefighters to d...

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...

Safety Officer Drill: Defensive Operations

For the incident safety officer, exterior operation duties have specific hazards that extend beyond establishing and ...

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 ...

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...

Expect Fire

To combat complacency, firefighters ought to respond to every reported fire with the expectation that they will encou...

Training Days: Hoselines

Tom Kiurski reviews a training evolution in which firefighters got acquainted with using a 2 1/2-inch hoseline.

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 ...

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...

Safety Officer Drill: Monitoring Crew Progress

In this firefighter training drill, consider the indicators of company progress that are provided and answer the samp...

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 Products

In 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 Removal

Tom Kiurski describes training firefighters from his department in wallboard- and door-removal techniques and the window hang maneuver.

Roundtable

Roundtable: Truss Assembly Policy

Does 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 Training

During 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 OEM

Late 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 Arizona

The International Society of Fire Services Instructors (ISFSI) is conducting an upcoming live-fire training event in Arizona.

Props

Maintaining a Sharp Edge: Ladder Company

David DeStefano explores some of the ways firefighters can maintain and improve their basic ladder company skills.

SOPs/SOGs

Training Days: Wallboard and Door Removal

Tom 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 Program

The 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 Agencies

This 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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