In his classroom Wednesday at FDIC 2012, Jim Crawford reviewed the evolution of rapid intervention over the past 15 years.

In this drill, have firefighters explain what kind of preventative action they would take if certain fireground situations occur.

Next up in the Survival Essential Series is a drill that will have your firefighters reviewing the different types of incident progress reports that are required to keep all companies and the incident commander on the same page during operations.

Imagine that a serious fire develops in a high-rise building, initiating a full building evacuation. With ample time before the situation becomes dangerous, all occupants immediately take note of the information provided by the fire alarm, completely comprehend the situation, and move calmly and efficiently in single file lines to their nearest exit, familiar to them from recent and regular fire drills.

The next stop in the Survival Essentials series has you and your firefighters discussing the PASS device. 

Next in the Survival Essential firefighter training drill series focuses on the necessity and conditions that a personnel accountability report (PAR) would be initiated during an emergency.

While participating in a training drill, a New Jersey firefighter, Rebecca Crawford was injured when a sand cast aluminum large diameter hose appliance catastrophically failed.

VPS windows come in different styles depending on the anchoring system. The two most common types of these windows are the utility and perforated models, and can either be installed vertically or horizontally, depending on the on the size of the opening.

The third drill in this series offers a chance to discuss conditions that would be present at a fire scene that would halt a firefighters from making an interior or offensive attack.

The second installment of our firefighter survival drill series feature focuses on the conditions and actions firefighters must take when an incident area needs to be evacuated.

Every firefighter must know how to prevent getting into hostile situations or environments. In this week's training drill, discuss when you would call the Mayday and what actions you would take in case of a Mayday situation.

On January 1, 2009, the Baltimore City (MD) Fire Department (BCFD) started a program that placed fire inspectors on shift work.

Part 3 of this firefighter training drill series on engine company work will focus on the maintenance of the engine itself and the tools and equipment that it carries.

Several techniques presented below may help you get the job done more efficiently.

Part 2 of this firefighter engine company training drill series will focus on basic engine company operations.

This weekly series of firefighter training drills will allow the user to insert their own department-specific information on various topics and procedures for commonly used operations and equipment.

Download the third installment of Forest Reeder's word-of-the-day drills for training your firefighters.

A simple word of the day can be used to challenge all job levels to expand their fire service  vocabulary and knowledge.

Download this second installment of Forest Reeder's word-of-the-day drills for training your firefighters.

In this fire training drill, students will imagine themselves part of a fire attack crew advancing a hoseline when certain problems occur. Students will list potential causes of these problems and solutions.