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Safety Around the Apparatus

Thu, Jan 17, 2008 Don't be complacent with safety around the apparatus--accidents, injuries, and fatalities can occur here, too.

Ground Ladders: Basic Knowledge

Mon, Jan 7, 2008 Test your ground ladder knowledge with these 15 questions about basic ground ladder use.

Drill of the Week: Safety & Survival

Wed, Dec 19, 2007 Each member of the fire service is empowered to take steps to ensure their individual and their crews safety and survival by applying basic principles to every operation.

Drill of the Week: Special Training Schedule

Wed, Dec 19, 2007 After completing a training needs assessment on these subject areas, you can easily find and develop hours of meaningful training subjects that will make a difference in safety and survival and how your department is able to respond to emergencies.

Drill of the Week: SCBA Training Schedule

Mon, Dec 17, 2007 Enhancing your training program with new subject area coverage and incorporating scenario-based training will go a long way in improving your ability to use your SCBA equipment.

Drill of the Week: Pump Operator Training Schedule

Mon, Dec 10, 2007 Ongoing pump operator and apparatus operator training is an integral part of a departments training program. This worksheet will help identify some topics that can be included in your schedule.

Drill of the Week: Officer Training Schedule

Mon, Dec 3, 2007 With next year's training planning well underway, Fire Engineering would like to offer some topics and drill subjects to assist you in planning your 2008 training calendar.

Groundbreaking for expansion of Albuquerque (NM) Fire Department Training Academy

Wed, Nov 21, 2007 See photos from the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of Albuquerque (NM) Fire Department Training Academy.

Drill of the Week: Protective Clothing Inspections

Mon, Nov 19, 2007 Identify any defects in your department's protective clothing and review use and care instructions with your colleagues.

Drill of the Week: Protective Clothing Maintenance

Mon, Nov 19, 2007 Review your department procedures for use, care, maintenance, capabilities, and limitations of protective clothing. As part of this drill, identify the proper levels of protective clothing that has to be used for specific types of incidents.

Drill of the Week: Roadway Safety

Mon, Nov 12, 2007 Review department SOGs on positioning, warning and headlight use, and general safety precautions.

Drill of the Week: Routine Fire Alarm Responses

Mon, Nov 5, 2007 Consider these responses as opportunities to learn more about the building, installed systems, occupancy hazards, and to practice the standard parts of your emergency response procedures.

Drill of the Week: Company Preplanning

Mon, Oct 29, 2007 A key to effective tactics is for companies to have a working knowledge of the occupancy that they are going to work in.

Drill of the Week: Fire Stream Applications

Wed, Oct 17, 2007 Take some time to review your nozzles and the correct use for each type you carry.

Drill of the Week: Fire Prevention Week Activities

Tue, Oct 9, 2007 Following local and nationally adopted guidelines for public education messages, review the application of these to your community and plan to complete company-level educational efforts during this week.

Drill of the Week: Leadership & Management

Mon, Oct 1, 2007 If you are a company officer, acting officer, or desire to be an officer of your department, these are the types of "administrative fires" that you will have to act upon when you're not on emergency runs.

Drill of the Week: Initial Attack - Hose and Water Supply

Tue, Sep 25, 2007 By knowing how long hoseline advancement and establishing water supply takes to be completed, your company will be better able to make strategic and tactical decisions.

Neglected air pressure means precious minutes

Tue, Sep 18, 2007 How much is 500 pounds of air pressure worth to you? Jim Nagle shares a drill that demonstrates the value on the fireground of a little extra pressure.

Drill of the Week: Two-in, two-out vs. RIT

Mon, Sep 17, 2007 This drill covers the differences between these two stand-by teams and provides some sample scenarios for your crews to discuss.

Drill of the Week: Responding to the Scene

Mon, Sep 10, 2007 Don't take for granted the few minutes you have in the cab of your responding vehicle as part of the incident preparation process. Use this time as a crew to set the incident action plan into motion.

Drill of the Week: RIT Equipment

Tue, Sep 4, 2007 Determine what your RIT should bring to the incident scene on every incident and review how/where this equipment is located and how it can be transported to the scene.