Drills | Simulations | Fire Instructor Development | Live Burns | Props | SOPs | ISFSI | FSF
Drills | Simulations | Fire Instructor Development | Live Burns | Props | SOPs | ISFSI | FSF
NFPA 1403 Live-Fire Evolutions at Fire Service Training Centers
Live fire training is an essential part of a firefighter's education, but there are significant differences between t...
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Fire Facilities offers free online seminar
Fire Facilities Inc. will be offering a free online seminar, "Your Roadmap to Planning a Successful Training Facility...
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Necessary, Dangerous, or Both: Live Fire Training in Acquired Structures
While filming with the Guilford (CT) Fire Department, Frank Ricci and Jim Duffy learned of a simple control measure t...
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Inside the Bunker Selection Process
When the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department was looking for new gear in 2002, they created a selection process to take a fa...
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Chesterfield County (VA) Volunteers At Live Burn
In August 2006, volunteer members of Chesterfield County (VA) Fire and EMS participated in a live burn at a residenti...
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Time Out -- Out of Time: Flashover and Residential SprinklersDeputy U.S. Fire Administrator Glenn A. Gaines asks the fire service to reconsider the assumption that residents have about five minutes until flashover during house fires. |
Training Days: Firefighter Fitness and WellnessTom Kiurski describes training that focuses on keeping your firefighters healthy and in shape. |
Roundtable: Ventilation Science and FirefightingAre you aware to the NIST studies concerning ventilation, and have those results altered or changed your current tactics as it relates to ventilation? Share your observations with other firefighters from around the country and world. |
SP Report on Bus Fire SafetyBetween 1999 and 2004 an average of 49 bus and coach fires were reported each year in Norway, and 122 per year in Sweden. However, it can be assumed that the actual number of fires is considerably higher than this, as a large number of fires are not reported. |
Firefighter Response to Natural Gas Leaks and EmergenciesNatural gas leaks and explosions are growing problems across the country, James Kutz writes, and firefighters need to be on alert when responding to "nuisance" calls involving natural gas leaks. |
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. |
Ferrara Fire Apparatus Receives Industry Safety AwardLouisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has once again awarded Ferrara Fire Apparatus with the LWCC Safest 70 Award. |
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. |
New Free Emergency Management for the Fire Service Program AvailableThe Firefighters Support Foundation's (FSF) newest free training program, Emergency Management for the Fire Service, is now available. |
Wildfires burning in Arizona
May 16, 2012
Southwesterly winds Tuesday helped clear smoke from one of several fires consuming thousands of acres in Arizona.
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