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.
A Rural Metro Fire Department recruit’s condition worsened after becoming ill during training
The opportunities to advance our knowledge and skills are all around us; you just have to be open to them
Amid a revolving door of new members, it can become tiresome to repeat the same training over and over, but we must dig deep and keep teaching
Matthew found three firefighters grocery shopping and grabbed their attention
Fires in high-rise buildings are completely different animals; here’s the building blocks needed for a successful fire attack
The victim had no pulse once taken out of the water and firefighters began giving CPR
About 40 volunteers wearing fake burns and blood mingled with smoke machines and life-sized mannequins to replicate a real airplane accident
Fire officials said their extensive emergency response preparation was critical to reviving firefighter Larken
The idea is that hypnotherapy can complement traditional first aid assistance
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The rookies were tasked with performing eight rappels at varying heights in order to gain certification
He told folks he knew CPR and immediately checked for a pulse that was not beating
The commission approved a $134,472 Assistance to Firefighters grant recently that will pay for 35 firefighters’ EMT training and 21 firefighters’ paramedic training
With the building collapse in Philadelphia this week, fire personnel from four area departments participated in crisis training
The statewide effort Friday to suspend all nonessential activities to focus on firefighter safety is a fitting honor to the fallen
Knowing which way to attack a fire depends on communication and adhered-to SOGs
Understanding how the boat operates and how the river behaves are essential to successful swift-water resuces
Washington D.C.'s No One Goes Home program is a template any department can use to get SOG buy in from officers and firefighters
For those not involved with testing or manufacturing PPE, finding specific data on standards can be a challenge
Proper training and understanding of the Halligan will make forcing the door faster and easier
With no practical neonatal experience, Ireland credited his training from Burton Assistant Chief Randy Wells in knowing what to do in the situation
She kept quiet until she saw a recent investigation centering on two young female cadets who accused two instructors of sexual harassment
Shortly after the first explosion, responders initially didn’t know it was a bomb and thought a vendor might have had an accidental explosion
