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 essential guide to help new firefighters navigate the early days of the job with confidence
Most of these skill-building exercises can be used year-round and with minimal cost and equipment
Four common retention pitfalls, plus simple solutions for improving department culture and keeping firefighters happy
The death of firefighter trainee Peyton Morse is a tragic reminder that we need to change our culture, mindset and response to complaints of respiratory distress
David and Stacy Morse voiced their frustrations with the investigations and detailed the culture at the fire academy where their son died
The new NFPA online learning program is designed to provide recommendations and best practices so that fire departments can take their drone programs to a higher level
Video shows how one contact with a charged wire can lead to terrifying events
The initiative aims to train and organize emergency personnel to create protocols for ceremonies, funerals, and other official events, akin to military honor guards
If you work long enough in fire and EMS, the day will come when someone spits at you. You must prepare your defensible response in advance
The week-long NFPA-sponsored event will take place Oct. 3-9, focusing on educating children and adults about smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
FSRI is expanding its mission to study how new sources of energy, changing demographics and where and how we live are changing the fire environment
When you get away with operating in an unsafe manner without a seminal moment, you feel invincible - but you’re not
Let’s do this! VEIS, opioid treatment, PPE basics and lightweight construction
The death of Captain Laird reminds us of the importance of mayday training, plus learning the signs of an imminent mayday
An important question from a member who’s been tasked with improving training at their department
Smaller spaces and lightweight construction features create many hazards for fire crews
There are few reasons why a firefighter would be operating by themselves
FDNY will use the donated Volvo XC40 Recharge to gain hands-on experience in occupant extrication from battery electric vehicles
The certification will also be a funding generator for the city, Terra Haute FD Chief Berry explained, as it will be able to charge outside agencies who send firefighters to be trained
Austin ranked fifth among metropolitan areas in the country most at risk of wildfires
Watertown Chief Matthew Timerman wants an internal investigation into the death of Peyton L.S. Morse
The five-engine strike team was driving from one wildfire to another when they witnessed a large fireball explosion in the sky near the airport
Watertown Firefighter Peyton Morse was found unresponsive while wearing his SCBA during a training exercise at the state fire academy
Let’s do this: Extrication, 2-in/2-out, offensive vs. defensive tactics, aerial operations and more
An investigation revealed that, despite warnings, the City of San Diego failed to mitigate asbestos within fire academy buildings
Video underscores the importance of all members having forcible entry skills
“We’re out here and we’re doing the same thing that men are doing,” one firefighter said of the Yosemite Women’s Fire Internship
Ohio Task Force 1 rescue team members described the Surfside condo collapse scene as being “like a combat zone in a war movie” as they worked to find victims
Tackling questions from the FireRescue1 community about how to best prepare for fires involving this increasingly common technology
“It just goes to show that water rescue is important,” Fly Creek Fire Department 1st Assistant Chief Jess Lanza said
A flaw in the new good-conduct credit program caused some inmates’ sentences to be lengthened rather than cut short
The names of the state’s first 10 Black firefighters are memorialized on a plaque at the location of former Engine Company No. 9 in Richmond
