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.
Firefighters from several departments gathered in Cheyenne to train on stabilization, lifting and teamwork
Firefighters focused on shuttling and flowing water in several drills
A public showcase featuring controlled locomotive collisions promotes railroad safety
Estimated 250 firefighters will meet at National Guard training center for combination of classroom and hands-on instruction in wildland firefighting
This leadership acronym will help you remember some of the more important traits of exceptional leaders
City Council has agreed to temporarily increase authorized complement of firefighters so 10 more members can be added to firefighter recruit class
NVFC found that overweight, obesity rates in firefighters range from 73 percent to 88 percent, higher than nationwide average
Footage shows firefighters waiting their turn to jump out window; ‘Don’t say ‘splat’ around these guys’
Firefighter William “Jumbo” Elliott, 49, of Pompano Beach Fire Rescue, was conducting aerial ladder training at back of his fire station
Prisoner was booked in 2010 to serve 11-year sentence for transportation, possession for sale of controlled substances
Kitchen, electrical, heater and smoking-related fires are particularly common types of fires
The fire triangle’s three sides illustrate the three elements of fire: heat, fuel and oxidization
City will train 2,000 police officers, firefighters, paramedics in basic water-rescue techniques, will establish advanced water-rescue teams
Firefighters from around Orange County took part in California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 5, 3-day annual training exercise
Classes discuss ways to make potentially dangerous dogs less likely to become aggressive, enhance training for for police, firefighters, paramedics
There’s a number of organizations that can help provide the required skills for you and your organization
Heavy Rescue Incorporated, group of professional firefighters themselves, led sessions at abandoned industrial building, live-fire building
New car fire simulator in Whitfield County aims to cut down on those crucial seconds, allows firefighters to train in more ‘real-life’ scenario
Facebook fans want new, aspiring firefighters to know to listen, respect veterans, keep learning, be team player, love the lifestyle
A recent NIOSH firefighter fatality report reemphasizes the hazards of firefighter training and the need for establishing appropriate resources beforehand
Student-instructor ratio, lack of personal protective equipment, no safety officer contributed to Chip Imker’s death during skills class
A recent lawsuit claims a fire department did not ‘act with a sense of urgency’ when it responded to a plant fire and told other departments not to assist suppression
Anyone can try to make all situations fit only a single nozzle’s parameters, but this is a false supposition that could create safety issues for your crews as they advance into a structure
Many times we get caught with too many firefighters pushing toward the nozzle and not assisting in manipulating the hose line
Schoolchildren were told how to prevent fire and what to do when one breaks out, asked to discuss with their parents
Fire Department hopes to extend AED skills to public to help keep victim alive until paramedics arrive
The ability to learn does have great value to me and my employers, both past and present
Insufficient funding awareness, inappropriate or missing parts in self-made water-delivery system also contributed to Ryan Seitz’s death
Some classes will still require travel and hands-on training that simply can’t be done on a computer
Some firefighters were surprised when the education requirement was waived and the new chief with no bachelor’s degree was hired
The 2008 law requires all Ohio firefighters to earn recertification every three years by passing a test
