Firefighter Online Training News & Articles

• Celebrating 90 years of IFSTA firefighter training curriculum

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  The Fire Protection Publication's Redbook line was created to meet the training needs of volunteer and career firefighters and fire personnel from entry level to leadership

• How to buy online training systems (eBook)

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  Download this FireRescue1 online training systems buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• ISFSI, UL FSRI release 'Evidence-Based Structural Firefighting' online training course

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  Available through FSRI’s Fire Safety Academy, the course addresses fire control by establishing a basic understanding of fire science and fire dynamics

• What are you training on today?

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  It’s time to make MCI training part of the regular rotation

• Leadership’s role in inspiring excellence

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  5 ways to motivate the unmotivated, and to help those floundering to flourish

• Cyberattackers are coming for public safety; prepare now

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  Organizations and citizens have a “shared responsibility” to defend their data, computer hardware and software systems from ransomware attacks

• One of Europe’s premier fire service events is coming to America’s shores

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  INTERSCHUTZ USA will bring the world’s best in fire and EMS training, equipment and technology to Philadelphia in October 2021

• 7 ways to spend a $1,000 bonus

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  Investing, in your mind, health or a hobby, can compound the benefit of a bonus on you, your family and others

• Going virtual: Inside 1 fire department’s journey into immersive learning

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  California’s Cosumnes Fire Department shares its experience incorporating virtual reality into recruit training

• Plan Z: Virtual training with an academy class

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  How Baltimore County’s first-of-its-kind Virtual Recruit Program adapted to the pandemic

• CBT vs. HOT: Striking the right balance between computer-based and hands-on training

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  With the shift indoors, many fire departments are reconsidering their balance between practical and online training

• Pa. fire academy students learn firefighting skills via Zoom

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  Schuylkill County fire recruits' latest training focuses on fire behavior and equipment, all through an online platform purchased with CARES Act funding

• Training and tactics for the “big 3”: Residential, high-rise and warehouse fires (eBook)

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  This downloadable eBook reviews the training and tactics associated with each of these dynamic fireground scenes, underscoring firefighter safety, the role of command, and the tools needed to get the job done

• NTSB: U.S. fire service not prepared to fight electric vehicle fires

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  Survey reveals one-third of departments don’t train on EV fires, half don’t have SOGs for them

• Beirut and beyond: Planning for explosives in your community

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  4 steps to prepare for a fire involving hazardous or potentially explosive materials

• A firefighter’s back-to-basics guide to forcible entry tools

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  Understanding the functions of Halligans, K-tools and other options, plus the forces involved and how these tools affect fireground operations

• Higher education: A ‘big picture’ perspective on why it matters for firefighters

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  Earning a degree from an accredited program pays dividends in the fire service and beyond

• How to join a fire academy

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  While completing fire academy training is a rigorous challenge that’s not for everyone, it’s a necessity if you want to enter the rewarding field of firefighting

• What is a fire triangle?

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  The fire triangle's three sides illustrate the three elements of fire: heat, fuel and oxidization

• National Fire Academy: On-campus training suspended until October

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  The NFA has canceled on-campus classes through at least Oct. 2, 2020, and is developing new learning approaches

• Remembering my friend and mentor, Jack Stout

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  Jack Stout, the father of system status management and high-performance EMS, planted the seeds for patient-centered EMS

• 10 ways to get the most out of a virtual conference

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  As fire and EMS training and events move to an online experience, follow these tips to maximize your socially distanced education and networking

• Survey results: COVID-19’s financial impact on the fire service

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  How fire departments are managing staffing, non-response services, purchasing and travel impacts, plus decisions related to grant funding

• How to manage the impact of cutbacks to non-response services

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  Facing mounting fiscal challenges, many departments are forced to eliminate or reduce training, fire prevention, travel and physicals

• Pa. bills seek to attract more young people to firefighting

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  A series of legislation would improve access to firefighter training for high school students

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