Civilian Rescue: The Reason We Exist
July 27, 2021 | 1 PM EDT
This webcast emphasizes the need to refocus the fire service on civilian rescue. The fire service has done a great job of emphasizing the need for firefighter safety, especially over the past 25 years. Rapid intervention, two out, the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives, Project Mayday, and many other efforts have been a critical part of the overall firefighter safety enterprise.
Training Minutes: Victim Trapped Under Front Axle
Paul DeBartolomeo demonstrates how to use air bags to lift a vehicle off a victim who is trapped under its front axle.
Training Minutes: Forcing Entry on a Metal Door Using a Hook and a Halligan
John Buckheit and Mike Perrone show how a lone firefighter can use a hook and halligan to force entry on a metal door.
Training Minutes: Door Removal
Joe Alvarez demonstrates how to remove a door so that it doesn't close behind firefighters, trapping them in a burning building.
Firefighting Fridays: Engine Company Strategy and Tactics
Jeff Shupe and members of Strategic Fire Training discuss the differences between strategy and tactics, incident command, and more.
Training Minutes: Air Bag for Underpin
Paul DeBartolomeo demonstrates how to use air bags to free a victim trapped between a car and the back of a tractor trailer.
Training Minutes: Flaring a 325-Gallon Propane Cylinder
In this Homegrown Training Minutes segment, Jeff Chandler and company review flaring off a 325-gallon propane cylinder.
