Former Miami-Dade (FL) Firefighters Arrested in Deadly Training Exercise
Two former Miami-Dade County firefighters were arrested Friday in connection with a fatal training exercise that took place last June in Virginia Gardens.
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Review some of the significant fire events in the month of December, including the Our Lady of the Angels school fire, the Iroquois Theater fire,…
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Jonah Smith discusses the importance of every firefighteer in training on the deployment of the initial hoseline.
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Fire History and LODD Calendar: November
Review some of the significant fire events in the month of November, including the Cocoanut Grove fire and MGM Grand Hotel fire.
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Review some of the significant fire events in the month of October, including the Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo fire catastrophe.
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Compounding Emergency Mechanical Advantage
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Review some of the significant fire events in the month of September, including the 9/11 terror attacks on the U.S.
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Analysis of a Rescue as It Relates to the New FSRI Training Program
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Investigation Continues into Death During Unsanctioned FL Fire Training Exercise
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue confirmed three of its employees have been placed on administrative duty.
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Talkin’ Tactics: Keep Your Training Fresh
Never get too old to learn new things. David Polikoff, Robert James (RJ), and Sam Villani talk about how to keep your fire training fresh.
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Escape Room Fire Training
Ron McNew offers an approach to company training modeled after escape rooms, where firefighters must complete a variety of tasks to advance.
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