Glenn Corbett and Paul Dansbach

Training Minutes: Building Constructon: Old Bank Building

 In this Training Minutes video, Glenn Corbett and Paul Dansbach examine some of the firefighting concerns unique to older bank buildings in…
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David Rhodes

The Search Is Still On!

Your fire department should find the right strategy and tactics to accomplish search in the first few minutes after arrival.
4 min read

Regional Fire Training Center Opens in Twin Falls (ID)

The Twin Falls Fire Department on Monday opened the Jim Bieri Regional Fire Training Center.
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Dave McGlynn and David Rhodes

The Training Officer: Insights from FDIC 2025

Host Dave McGlynn talks about the upcoming Fire Department Instructors Conference International with David Rhodes.
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Glenn Corbett points to some buildings

Commercial Buildings: A View from the C Side

If you want to know the true state of Type III commercial buildings in your city's downtown, check the C side.

Sacramento (CA) Firefighters Get Rare Training Opportunity After Four Homes Donated

A property owner in Sacramento has given firefighters the rare opportunity to conduct training across multiple structures. The property owner had decided to tear down…
Indianapolis firefighter with hoseline

The Power of the Daily Stretch

Stretching hoselines with your firefighters is about more than just training. It's about building culture and teamwork, writes Jason Moore.
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A firefighter uses his hands to search during a training drill

Hands Make Grabs

Firefighters are often trained to search using a tool, but that may not be the most effective when it comes to locating and rescuing victims.
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Response to gas emergencies

Mayday Monday: Gas Emergency Response

Tony Carroll examines a series of firefighter line-of-duty deaths stemming from gas emergencies, and offers a drill for multigas meters.
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Folded horseshoe lengths of hose are often used at high-rise fires

Firefighting Fundamentals: Fire Hose

Mike Ciampo reviews some of the basics of fire hose, including construction, storage, and how firefighters use them on the fireground.
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Firefighters pump water into portable tank

Engine Company Drafting Operations

Mark van der Feyst provides an overview of some factors firefighters must consider when undertaking drafting operations for water supply.
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Indianapolis firefighters with ladders

The Firefighter: A Jack-of-All-Trades

Tim Pillsworth discusses how we can remain masters of firefighting basics and still meet our communities' expectations when it comes to all-hazard response.
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Mayday Monday Charlotte firefighter near miss

Mayday Monday: Charlotte (NC) Near Miss

Tony Carroll reviews a recent firefighter near miss from the Charlotte (NC) Fire Department and offers a related training drill.
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Lexington KY Fire Department Chuck WIlliams LODD

Mayday Monday: KY LODD Sparks Change

Tony Carroll examines some lessons learned from the 1997 fire that claimed the life of Lexington (KY) Firefighter Chuck Williams.
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Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month

Mayday Monday: Firefighter Cancer Awareness

If you do not know a firefighter who has been affected by cancer, you will. Tony Carroll offers some resources to educate your crew on…
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Glenn Corbett and Paul Dansbach

Fire Safety in Old Theaters

In this Training Minutes video, Paul Dansbach and Glenn Corbett review fire safety and firefighting concerns in old-style theaters.
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Jack Gramlich Spring Lake assistance chief on water rescue Code X

Water Rescue: The Search for a Missing or Submerged Swimmer

Spring Lake (NJ) Assistant Chief Jack Gramlich explains "Code-X" and procedures to deal with incidents involving missing or submerged swimmers in open-water environments.
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Stabilization of EVs

Extrication and Vehicle Rescue: Stabilization for EVs

Jason DeFosse and company demonstrate some methods and concepts firefighters can employ when stabilizing electric vehicles.
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Firefighting Fridays

Firefighting Fridays: Engine Company Operations

Jeff Shupe and the Strategic Fire Training Team discuss hands-on training for engine company operations.
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Jeff Shupe and other members of firefighting fridays

Firefighting Fridays: What and Why We Train the Way We Do

Jeff Shupe and other members of Strategic Fire Training discuss hands-on training and their approach.
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Firefighting Fridays with Shupe and company

Firefighting Fridays: Unusual Calls for the Engine Company

Jeff Shupe and other members of Strategic Fire Training discuss unusual engine company calls.
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Chris Mills talking extrication of a car on its side

Vehicle Extrication: Car on Its Side

This firefighter training program with Chris Mills demonstrates a two-firefighter method to complete patient access that takes literally only a fraction of the time that…
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Firefighter Chris Mills with overturned vehicle

Vehicle Extrication: Car on Roof

This 40-minute program with presenter Chris Mills applies a super-efficient extrication methodology to a car resting on its roof.
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Chris Mills on vehicle extrication

Video: Vehicle Accident Victim Removal

In this training video, presenter Chris Mills demonstrates the quickest, safest methods to extricate victims from a motor vehicle collision.
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David Rhodes

The Search Is Still On!

Your fire department should find the right strategy and tactics to accomplish search in the first few minutes after arrival.
4 min read
Firefighters and flashover

Ventilation Failure Points: The Human Factor

Ventilation is a highly beneficial intervention that can even be the deciding factor in a successful outcome.
17 min read
Pigs eating from toxic training trough

Drawn by Fire: Toxic Trough

Check out an illustration by Paul Combs from the March 2025 issue of Fire Engineering magazine.
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Pigs eating from toxic training trough

Drawn by Fire: Toxic Trough

Check out an illustration by Paul Combs from the March 2025 issue of Fire Engineering magazine.
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Firefighter leaping into cards

Drawn by Fire: No Leap of Faith

The test is just the beginning of the sharing of firefighting knowledge and skills, not the foundation, says Paul Combs.
1 min read
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Fire and Emergency Services

WI Fire Department at Full Staffing for First Time in Three Years

For the first time in nearly three years, the Chippewa Falls Fire & EMS Department is at full staffing levels.
3 min read
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