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.
Follow these steps to facilitate a successful outcome for dealing with emergencies involving kids
On National Read a Book Day, firefighters have the chance to recharge and refocus with powerful reads that sharpen tactics, build leadership, and inspire service
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue works to ensure that the next generation of firefighters understand the legacy of 9/11’s fallen firefighters
They sustained minor injuries and were pulled from their boat during a rescue hoist exercise
Mesa’s three one-minute-long PSA videos featured mothers who have lost children to drowning
He had a gunshot wound to the chest and was conscious but in extreme pain; exhausted firefighters and medics worked together to provide first aid
It is increasingly difficult to get driver trainees road time; advances in driver simulators may fill that gap
Single-family houses the size of small hotels require their own set of operating procedures
Bret Holland is 1 of only 15 firefighters in the U.S. to serve on a task force assisting emergency personnel in counter-terrorism training
The kit contains field dressings, tourniquets, and gauze that could save a child’s life in an emergency
Before managing your first incident, be sure to have a firm grasp on these critical questions
The fire department held an expo to prepare women for next year’s application process
Dan Madrzykowski, a fire protection engineer with NIST, has spent 28 years burning down buildings to study how fire behaves
The training demonstrates the department is concerned with their firefighters emotion and mental health
As intense as the training was, the instructors never lost sight of keeping firefighters safe
The McAlester Firefighter Classic hosts free training and it’s training that the volunteers wouldn’t be able to get anywhere else
The changes may not be obvious outside the Beltway, but the effects are being felt from NFA students to fallen firefighter memorial organizers
We need look no further than Charleston to know how dangerous furniture store fires are; what would you do on this fire to be effective and safe?
The program includes cardio training and skill building; the firefighters take on examples of real-life scenarios like a building collapse
Those who never expect to face a wildland fire and even those outside the fire service should read this report, as it has something to teach us all
A firefighter was injured when he fell during a repelling exercise in April; a report found an operator error was really to blame, and experts testified that the chief cut the rope to cover up for mistakes that led to the fall
The student pays tuition up front, and the grant reimburses the tuition once the degree is acquired
The newest recruits won’t be able to fight any fires until they’re done with their training; they now have 59 volunteers