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.
With state fire deaths above average, the Clayton Fire Department is joining the Firefighter Rescue Survey to help improve rescue tactics through shared real-world data
Learn how to decode ethical dilemmas and interpersonal challenges in your firefighter interview — and respond with confidence
Use these planning tools, prompts and ideas to support behavioral health in your department
The Skylar Herbert Memorial Scholarship, a need-based scholarship for children of first responders, is named after the 5-year-old daughter of a Detroit firefighter and cop
When it comes to hands-on training, what do you look forward to the most? Live-fire evolutions? Aspects of technical rescue scenarios?
Fire departments must design a new paradigm for their future existence – one more focused on prevention
Don’t get caught empty-handed at the scene, consuming precious seconds returning to the truck for tools
Tampa Fire Rescue will conduct an internal investigation into “allegations of misconduct and a lack of supervisory oversight associated with the misconduct”
A fire service Stockdale course would require minimal changes to the Naval War College’s “Foundations of Moral Obligation,” using the best models of human beings under pressure
As more mid-rises go up, firefighters increasingly need a way to safely exit a window or balcony
A majority of Rockport firefighters had threatened to quit due to conflicts over leadership and training
The firefighters allege that the emergency services director cut off their training for months due to a personal grievance
Survey reveals one-third of departments don’t train on EV fires, half don’t have SOGs for them
15 tools to incorporate into a high-rise standpipe kit to ensure effective operations at these high-risk incidents
Greenville County Emergency Management first responders finished training for a water rescue only to immediately use those skills in a real-life situation
How to put your best foot forward at orientation, what to expect in the physical and aptitude tests, and other tips for firefighter candidates
Two chiefs share nine tips they wish they knew before taking the top spot
Augusta’s legal department has 30 days to develop a detailed plan for the city’s EMS response after city commissioners voted to halt the fire department’s service
Portage Station No. 2 includes gender-neutral locker and shower facilities, on-site training space and “clean” rooms to help prevent cross-contamination
Mutual-aid companies supplemented response efforts to give SFFD members the opportunity to attend the vigil
Apparent disagreements over training, funding and lack of recognition for volunteers led to the change
Brockton Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Galligan praised firefighters for following the ladder rescue training they had just completed two weeks ago
Using the right wheel chocks on a flat surface goes a long way to reducing risk
The fire department report stated that Firefighter Jason Cortez may have accidentally opened the valve and cited COVID-19 restrictions in requiring firefighters to do some training tasks alone
Outlining the primary and measurable objectives of company-level leadership
Jason Cortez, 42, fell three stories during a company-level training drill, causing severe head injuries
Clinton Firefighter-EMT Kacie Ortiz comes to the department with EMS experience and said she is eager to complete her full fire academy training
The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability
The risk management expert offers tips for response efforts with public safety counterparts and details the Lexipol Connect 2020 Virtual User Group Conference
South Holland Firefighter-Paramedic Dylan Cunningham, 29, who served with the department for nine years, died Wednesday after an exercise at Haigh Quarry Lake
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