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.
Between the Boulder and Miami incidents, too many deaths and injuries have occurred secondary to training incidents where live fire was a factor
Lexington Battalion Chief Shane Poynter said firefighters normally train on metal cargo containers used at the academy
NYPD bodycam footage from the Jordan Neely trial underscores the importance of hands-only CPR and AED use when faced with an unresponsive subject
The old way of teaching and training firefighters is not only irrelevant, it is dangerous; here’s how to fix that
State investigators cited the department for four violations; department officials say the report blames the firefighter
Learn the basics of grant writing or hone your skills at Pinnacle EMS session
Chief David Downey said that the department will start giving crisis intervention training to all firefighters and dispatchers
Learn how to train firefighters using adult-learning principals and a tiered system driven by mastered skills
EMT Choeurlyne Doirin-Holder has failed to pass the training academy two times; FDNY gave her top firefighter pay for a desk job; she is getting a third shot at the test
Two emerging models of rescue task forces and tactical medics offer different, yet more aggressive approaches to active-shooter incidents than standing by until all is clear
The state funding will support continuing education courses and additional equipment for the department
After two weeks without the defibrillators, Compton Fire Department officials were able to meet training and certification requirements
A string of suspected arsons, inexperienced volunteer staff and a truck ladder that isn’t high enough has pushed firefighters to their physical and mental limits
The audit criticized medics for failing to complete medical records after delivering emergency care and directs officials to launch a retraining effort
Fire chiefs who don’t avoid these five traps will not succeed in having a top-performing department
Following a near-miss, one department compiled 12 lessons learned for dealing with alternative-fueled commercial vehicle fires
Fire Chief Digital: Extinguishing firefighter burnout, why civilian fire boards don’t work, and more
Fire Chief Digital Edition - Summer 2015 focuses on volunteer and combination leadership challenges
Anne McCormick Sullivan was one of four firefighters who died in the Southwest Inn fire in Houston in May 2013
