Firefighter Training

Firefighter training resources from Fire Engineering.com. Find the latest information covering drills, reading a building, HIPAA, training tips and papers, webcasts, discussions and "TrainingDivision.com". Select a category below to begin.

featured webcasts

New Advancements in Thermal Protection
Original broadcast on
May 22, 2008

The Art of Reading Smoke II
Original broadcast on
February 26, 2008

Class A Foam 101: Structural Firefighting
Original broadcast on
December 19, 2007

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Books

Collapse of Burning Buildings Program on DVD

In this five-part series Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret. FDNY) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure. Click HERE for more information.
Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide

Extricating trapped victims from vehicles is the most common type of rescue performed by firefighters. By mastering the basic tools used in extrication, departments of all types can increase their effectiveness at the rescue scene. In this book, author Brian G. Anderson presents an all-inclusive guide to vehicle extrication. Click HERE for more information.

Conferences & Events

FDIC Online
Jun 11, 2008 - Jun 12, 2008

United States

Fire Engineering Weekend: Chicago
Jul 19, 2008 - Jul 20, 2008
Chicago
United States

FDIC 2009
Apr 20, 2009 - Apr 25, 2009
Indianapolis
United States

Training Subcategories

Drills | Construction Concerns | Simulations | Discussion

Drills

Drill of the Week: Equipment Knowledge

Firefighters must know the use, care, maintenance, capabilties, and limitations of everything they are assigned to use. Review your procedures for accepting and placing new equipment into service.
Drill of the Week: Water Rescue

This sample scenario will allow you to review the incident scenario and discuss your department's operations for this type of response.
Drill of the Week: The 500 psi Drill

The importance of air conservation using all available air may be the difference between life and death. In this drill you will identify how much "survival time" you have with as little as 500 psi of air.
Drill of the Week: Emergency Evacuation Training

During agressive interior attack operations, sometimes it is necessary to order an evacuation of a fireground. Practice this skill in controlled simulated fire training exercises.

Construction Concerns

Laminated Veneer Lumber

Gregory Havel writes about this type of engineered lumber and the impact it could have on your firefighting operations.
Construction Concerns: Flitch-pate Girders

Firefighters should be concerned with the heavy loads usually carried by flitch-plate girders. Greg Havel has more info on this component of building construction.
Construction Concerns: Dry-Barrel Hydrant Details

Hydrants deserve more attention than we give them. Gregory Havel takes a closer look at the components of dry-barrel hydrants.
Construction Concerns: Anchors in Concrete and Masonry

Learn more about the properties of various anchors used to attach something to concrete, masonry, and plastered walls or ceilings and how they may affect fire operations.
Construction Concerns: Water Mains

Gregory Havel discusses water utility construction using plastic pipe, the most common material used today for new municipal and private water systems that supply both hydrants and automatic fire sprinkler systems.

Simulations

Commercial Taxpayer Fire Simulation

It is a cold, clear, dry Sunday in March. Dispatch reports that callers see smoke coming out of a vacant property on the corner of 128th Ave. and Harmony. The vacant property adjoins several commercial businesses...
Hazmat simulation: Automobile vs. Tank Car

It is a cold Fall morning. Dispatch receives a call from a bystander that an automobile has collided with a tank car...
Residential fire simulation: Wood frame, asphalt siding

It is a cool, clear, Fall weekend day with with a strong wind blowing from side B to side D. Around 10 a.m., dispatch receives calls from neighbors reporting that a two-story house is on fire...
December Simulation: Fast Food Restaurant Fire

It is a cool, clear, fall day with no wind. Around 3 p.m., bystanders notice smoke and fire coming from the roof of the Fire Pit, a local fast-food restaurant. The employees don't even know that the building is on fire...
November Simulation: Row house fire

Just after 10 a.m. on a hot Sunday, 911 dispatch has received a call reporting smoke coming from the third floor windows of a row house that neighbors thought was vacant. Use this free Web training tool to practice training in a safe environment.