Education & Training
FireRescue1’s firefighter education and training topic features information and resources for fire and rescue professionals, including content that supports ongoing professional development and enhances training efforts, whether online, in the classroom or during hand-on training evolutions.
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Understand vehicle construction to effectively and safely manage EV fires and crashes
The drill tested new technology such as ID scanners for each responder to ensure that unauthorized people do not enter a disaster scene
Captain Chris Villarreal emphasized the importance of firefighters being able to spot the first signs of rapidly deteriorating conditions
Buffalo firefighters are better trained in how to issue a mayday, now carry improved radios and practice more thorough tactics for basement fires
We each need to take the time to learn and teach to ensure that we are a mix of intelligent and aggressive
First responders teach youth hands-on at new academy
It seems to me that we should be able to make training both realistic and safe
The course includes classroom instruction, group exercises involving incident scenarios, a quiz, and a hands-on, live-fire exercise
Despite the added costs and logistical challenges, the benefits of testing performance under simulated conditions are obvious
Home was donated for fire training purposes by local businessman
A Lexington firefighter, Mark Culleton of Billerica, falsified hundreds of records to give EMTs certifications without refresher courses
There are steps you can take during the test administration to increase your success on the written test
The group includes four New York City firefighters who speak Haitian Creole
Students practiced different exercises on a variety of terrains
Exercise crucial to staying prepared
Software simulation can train on nearly limitless scenarios
The visiting firefighters went out to house fires, commercial fires and helped with extrications
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