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.
An Alabama recruit school is under investigation after video emerges of a staged EMS response in a bathroom
Niagara Falls firefighters say it is only a matter of time before they are called upon
Fire, EMS and police personnel in Owensboro received hands-on MVC safety training
The addition of an advanced life support ambulance has paid off for the Holden Fire Department
The five-story, $4 million training facility in Fremont features a trench rescue area and tunnels, among other training facilities
The “Training, Responding and Returning Home Alive” class lasted several hours and emphasized health and wellness
Intensive 32-hour training program focused on rescuing people from confined spaces and elevated heights
Search and rescue techniques, teamwork, and vertical ventilation were among the drills
SAFER grants could help establish classes on recruiting
NFPA announces a joint effort with Chevrolet and OnStar at Fire-Rescue International in Chicago
The drill tested new technology such as ID scanners for each responder to ensure that unauthorized people do not enter a disaster scene
Captain Chris Villarreal emphasized the importance of firefighters being able to spot the first signs of rapidly deteriorating conditions
Buffalo firefighters are better trained in how to issue a mayday, now carry improved radios and practice more thorough tactics for basement fires
We each need to take the time to learn and teach to ensure that we are a mix of intelligent and aggressive
First responders teach youth hands-on at new academy
It seems to me that we should be able to make training both realistic and safe
The course includes classroom instruction, group exercises involving incident scenarios, a quiz, and a hands-on, live-fire exercise
Despite the added costs and logistical challenges, the benefits of testing performance under simulated conditions are obvious
Home was donated for fire training purposes by local businessman
A Lexington firefighter, Mark Culleton of Billerica, falsified hundreds of records to give EMTs certifications without refresher courses
There are steps you can take during the test administration to increase your success on the written test
