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.
3 min read
Firefighter Drills
If you’re looking for firefighter training ideas, you’ve come to the right place. Review company-level training drills for a variety of firefighting and emergency functions and disciplines, from essential ladder and engine company drills, civilian rescue, RIT, forcible entry, and ventilation.
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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.
3 min read
Mayday Drill: Years in the Making, Phase 3
Phase 3 of the annual Mayday full-scale exercise/drill was elevated with the desire to challenge the firefighters and officers by taking the drill to the…
12 min read
Mayday Monday: Firefighter Mayday Training
Tony Carroll reviews the line-of-duty death of Worcester (MA) Lieutenant Jason Menard and some potential lessons learned from the incident.
3 min read
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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.
In The Books: David Clark
David Rhodes talks with David Clark about his new book, Residential Firefighting: Training and Drills, his career, and what readers can expect from the new title.
More Firefighter Drills
Training Days: Rapid Intervention
This training day was designed to give some new ideas to firefighters assigned to rapid intervention team (RIT) duty.
4 min read
Acquired Structures for Running Company Drills
James Kirsch discusses pretraining steps and key skills topics for running firefighter training drills in acquired structures.
10 min read
Mayday Drill: Years in the Making, Phase 2
Owen C. Thomassen III and Mike Barakey discuss how Mayday training helped the Suffolk (VA) Department of Fire & Rescue improve.
15 min read
Company-Level Hoseline Deployment Drills
William Off shares some firefighter training ideas for company-level drills on hoseline deployment.
6 min read
Firefighting Basics: Ladder Tip Positioning
Mark van der Feyst examines how ladder positioning can help firefighters gain access for ventilation and rescue—or make a quick escape, if needed.
6 min read
10-Minute TIC Short Drills
This series of thermal imaging camera (TIC) short training drills is designed to provide a reference for skills acquisition and maintenance for a range of…
2 min read
Mayday Monday: Know Your Response Area
Tony Carroll reviews some lessons learned from the deaths of Kansas City (MO) Fire Apparatus Operator Larry Leggio and Firefighter John Mesh.
3 min read
Mayday Monday: Firefighter Escape
Tony Carroll reviews a successful rescue from Clackamas (OR) firefighters that highlights the value of training on escape tactics.
3 min read
Mayday Monday: Out-of-Air Emergencies
05.02.2022
2 min read
Firefighter Training Drill: Locate the FDC
03.22.2022
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