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Drills | Simulations | Fire Instructor Development | Live Burns | Props | SOPs | ISFSI | FSF
True North Announces 2012 FDIC Scholarship
True North, a leading manufacturer of quality bags, backpacks and fire resistant clothing, is pleased to announce the...
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Honor Guards from Across the Nation Compete in Indianapolis
The National Fire Department Honor Guard Competition will be held again this year during the Fire Department Instruct...
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Tactical Safety: Marginal Effort Equals Marginal Results
Tactical safety is achieved by putting forth maximum effort and by having highly tuned-in firefighters and commanders...
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OPSGEAR CEO Shares his Japan Recovery Mission Following the Earthquake Tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear DisasterOPSGEAR CEO David Burnell shares his story about the Japan Recovery Mission - For the Living or the Dead? |
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Stepping Up: The Value of Role-Playing, Part 1
Role playing is a valuable activity that allows firefighters to apply information they have learned or received and d...
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FL Firefighter, Instructor Injured During Training
Lt. Kevin McCrea, a training center instructor and 11-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Fire Department, was burned whil...
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NVFC and CSU Announce Scholarship Winners
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and Columbia Southern University (CSU) are pleased to announce the winners...
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Addison (MI) Fire Department Receives True North's Training Scholarship
After careful review of the many applications submitted, the next True North Firefighter Scholarship has been awarded...
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Changing times: Young Fire Officers
In this day and age, the face of leadership in the fire service appears to be changing. It seems to be getting younge...
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ISFSI Credentials First Professional Fire Instructor
The International Society of Fire Service Instructors is excited to announce the first successful credential of the S...
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Using Ongoing SizeUp for Rescue Profiling
SIZEUP IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF OUR FIREground operation and should be conducted by every responding and arriving me...
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Mapping: Add the Layout Factor to Your SizeUp
Your engine company arrives first on scene to an occupied twostory residential dwelling fire at 0200 hours. As you re...
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FDIC 2012 Call for Presentations Period Is Now ClosedThe FDIC Call for Presentations period is now officially closed. |
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Turn an Idea into a Class in Five Steps
To say that providing up-to-date, relevant training in today’s fire service is a challenge is an understatement...
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The Many Helmets of the Fire Service Instructor
Fire instructors play a critical role in the development of firefighters. Michael Finney discusses the diverse "...
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Construction Concerns for Firefighters: Moving BuildingsGreg Havel discusses the process of moving structures from one place to another and challenges these moved buildings may present to firefighters. |
Training Days: Firefighter Fitness and WellnessTom Kiurski describes training that focuses on keeping your firefighters healthy and in shape. |
Roundtable: Fire Apparatus Driving and Data CollectionIs your fire department using data obtained from recording devices installed in fire apparatus for firefighter driver training? Share your replies with other firefighters from around the nation and world. |
Fire Training Drill: The Survival Essentials - PARNext 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. |
Maximizing Simulation Driver TrainingSimulation driver training is not meant to replace the cognitive or the psychomotor aspects of a driving program. |
True North Announces 2012 FDIC ScholarshipTrue North, a leading manufacturer of quality bags, backpacks and fire resistant clothing, is pleased to announce the 2012 FDIC Scholarship. |
NFPA 1403 Live-Fire Evolutions at Fire Service Training CentersLive fire training is an essential part of a firefighter's education, but there are significant differences between training at gas-fired versus non-gas-fired structures. Mike Gurr takes a closer look at this training. |
Building and Roof Training PropThe Cheesequake Fire Company in Old Bridge, New Jersey, but this training prop that simulates a regular, one-story building with a realistic-height second-story window and five foot parapet wall. |
CSB Statement on Four Year Anniversary of the Catastrophic Imperial Sugar ExplosionTuesday, February 7, 2012, marks the fourth anniversary of the massive sugar dust explosion that killed 14 workers and injured 38 others at the Imperial Sugar Refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia. The loss of life continues to be mourned in the community. |
ISFSI Credentials First Professional Fire InstructorThe International Society of Fire Service Instructors is excited to announce the first successful credential of the Society’s Professional Fire Instructor designation. |
Firefighter Training: New Free Fire Scene Communications Program AvailableThe Firefighters Support Foundation's newest free firefighter training program defines communications and its elements, discusses best practices, and presents tactics that ensure that information is being effectively disseminated on the fireground. |
REQUEST FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DEADLINE APPROACHES IN 30 TEXAS COUNTIES
February 22, 2012
The following information was released by FEMA:
Local governments and other public entities in 30 Texas counti...
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