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.
Learning tracks will focus on responder health and safety, volunteer recruitment and retention, and emergency service leadership among 18 courses available
Report identifies preventable failures in communication, planning, execution and leadership on and before July 13 incident
Explore the books fire leaders, FireRescue1 contributors and experts recommend to advance your career, build leadership skills and inspire the next generation
A panel of law enforcement, EMS and medical experts discussed the implications of administering patient care in the warm zone at IACP 2016
Firefighters, paramedics and a YMCA lifeguard sprang into action when a man playing basketball collapsed on the court in April
With recent attention focused on firefighting foam contaminating groundwater, here’s a closer look at the foam, the risks and the preventions
The Seattle Fire Department was having an entrance exam and I wanted to get a job in the Pacific Northwest
Sometimes constructive criticism is OK, but other times it is just plain annoying
If we want to be good at what we do, we don’t really have a choice
One day I was tending bar in a fancy restaurant, the next I was a firefighter/EMT in a big city
Teach firefighters to stay calm and take the extra minute to do things right
Despite threatening clown sightings across the county, firefighters and paramedics plan to continue using their clown outfits to educate children on fire safety
Here are the key principals to making secure high-directional anchoring systems for rope rescues
Tom Albert was seriously injured during a training exercise when a hose threw him more than 30 feet in the air
Lt. Ross Vezin spent a week learning and bonding with children who have survived tragedies and live with burn scars
The fire and emergency service is a dynamic profession, and it’s up to each member to continue to improve
More common than you may think, natural gas-powered vehicles are a serious fire and explosion threat that fire chiefs must plan for
The top videos of September were a mix of 9/11 tributes and education and training clips
Former firefighter Larry Stone, now the director of emergency services for 1-800-Board-Up in central Florida, has been giving this presentation on CNG trucks around the central Florida area
The paramedic was driving home from work when the crash unfolded ahead of him
Do you know the answers? Make sure to share your results and educate your community
The urgency firefighters show in taking mitigating actions at a working fire goes a long way to determining the amount of fire damage
Crews administer Narcan an average of twice a day to bring overdose victims back from the brink of death
A local fire training academy put on the expo in an effort to attract more firefighters
The firefighter used a jack to break the window and pulled the man to safety
First responders dealt with a simulated aftermath of a tornado blowing a vehicle into a concrete structure that was used to store chemicals
The new evidence-based firefighting curriculum will be incorporated into training certification standards and adopted by all fire services in Canada
Vital sign abnormalities during rehab may indicate a medical problem requiring the firefighter to follow-up with their primary care physician
Firefighters must know the dangers of flashovers and the limited time you have to get to safety
How did you do? Make sure to share your results and challenge your colleagues
Ventilation can increase visibility and allow less heat for firefighters as they enter a structure to locate victims
How did you do? Don’t forget to share your results and challenge your colleagues
