Training to Increase Base Knowledge
Firefighters often proclaim that they are “jack-of-all-trades and master of none.
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Background Checks
Over the past three years, volunteer, part-time, and career firefighters were charged with committing numerous criminal acts, including arson.
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Evaluating Fire Service Delivery
Whether your agency is completing a strategic plan, participating in the self-assessment accreditation process, justifying current or needed resources, or just performing an analysis, there…
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The Professor
Some firefighters call the push bar across the center of the door “panic hardware.
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More FE Volume 161 Issue 4
NFPA 472: Developing a Competency-Based Hazmat/WMD Emergency Responder Training Program
The threat of terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD), combined with the increasing use of hazardous materials in criminal activities, has significantly altered the…
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COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
>> The NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL (NVFC) is accepting applications for the National Junior Firefighter Scholarship and Grant Program, sponsored by Dunkin’ Brands Community Foundation.
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Drills: From Blank Page to Successful Exercise
“Hey, Lieutenant, your company has drill time today. Do something good, okay?” This shift change statement, heard nationwide, strikes fear in some, anxiety in others,…
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Tips for Safety and Firefighter Rescue
It never ceases to amaze us how adept firefighters are at finding ways to improve or modify existing ideas, practices, or tools.
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Leadership Do’s and Don’ts
There are volumes of studies and research on the topic of leadership. Probably hundreds of psychologists and Ph.D's have written books on the subject.
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Quick, Quick, Quick, and Quicker
Last month we discussed how critical situation awareness is to effective fireground operations.
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The Firehouse Meal: Where the Learning Continues
One of the many benefits of being a firefighter is the opportunity to sit down each shift and enjoy a meal, albeit occasionally cold and…
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3D Models Help in Truck Manufacturing
Every fire department has different needs. Thus, input from emergency personnel is so important when emergency vehicles are custom built.
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