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.
Departments must remain vigilant and proactive in addressing the potential for violence on scene
Seeing the brave first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, showed me what I wanted to be when I grew up
Three of the FDNY’s leading responders on Sept. 11, 2001, reflect on how 9/11 impacted EMS and beyond
The belief that rehab is only for incidents, especially those during hot days, is both wrong and dangerous; the culture must change
Here are eight serious and one not-so-serious changes readers would like to make to CPAT-style tests
Watch this helmet-cam video of a truck crew venting a roof and weigh in on the training lessons it offers
The firefighters were wearing their seat belts when the truck they were riding in ran off the side of the road while responding to a structure fire
Although she graduated from the FDNY fire academy, she never passed the running test
The firefighter was in full cardiac arrest when other firefighters on scene administered CPR and used an AED to help him gain consciousness
In addition to boosting department training budgets by $80 per firefighter, they will fund more than $1.4 million for live burn, hazardous materials operations and other training courses
The goal is to improve communication and how well the area can handle responding to multiple incidents at once
She failed to run one and a half miles in 12 minutes without gear, as required by the academy; she blamed a foot injury
Fire personnel responded to a mock scenario in which a person was shooting inside a building and several victims needed medical attention
They could find no mechanical reason for the malfunction; it may have been caused by human error
The decomissioned ambulance was being used to haul dive equipment and rolled backward down a boat ramp
A scenario at Urban Shield 2013 challenged SWAT teams to incorporate the Fremont Fire Department into their active shooter response plans