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 South Korean rescue team training in Colorado assisted at the scene of a deadly highway crash, earning praise for their swift action in aiding victims
Jonpaul Seivane brings 17 years of leadership from Sacramento Metro Fire, with a strong focus on firefighter training, wellness and professional development
Everything you wish someone had told you before starting your first day on the job
Asking the right questions and applying those solutions will be critical in a rapidly changing world
About one-third of tree fires are blamed on electrical problems; the trees were also to blame for an average of 210 house fires between 2009 and 2013
In theory, you can’t put a price on safety; in reality, everything has a cost and must be ranked against other needs
The most-viewed clips of November included a Mannequin Challenge and testing out whether firefighters float or sink
Changes in pension formulas or medical benefits in retirement have caused those in the fire service to consider early retirement or face dramatic reductions in pensions and benefits.
Official: “We conduct these types of trainings so we can be proficient in a real-life disaster response”
Vaishali Konowitz was born in 2007 at her family’s home, where firefighter-paramedic Christopher Bak helped deliver her
Diana Loveras said she was prepared because she remembered what firefighters in school taught her
Follow this expert advice before dropping any money on rope rescue gear to make sure you know what you need and don’t need
The report discusses a range of department issues, such as training and outdated equipment
If you are thinking about adding an ATV or snowmobile for winter rescues, or if you have one and don’t have your SOPs and training in order, here’s what you need to know
It’s easy for fire departments to poorly serve this growing demographic, but training can improve that
Firefighters and instructors who think they can stop drilling on skills are dead wrong, and brain science explains why
The firefighter was rappelling out of a second-story window when his equipment failed
Getting hired as a firefighter isn’t easy, but you can improve your chances by taking specific actions
A panel of law enforcement, EMS and medical experts discussed the implications of administering patient care in the warm zone at IACP 2016
Firefighters, paramedics and a YMCA lifeguard sprang into action when a man playing basketball collapsed on the court in April
With recent attention focused on firefighting foam contaminating groundwater, here’s a closer look at the foam, the risks and the preventions
The Seattle Fire Department was having an entrance exam and I wanted to get a job in the Pacific Northwest
Sometimes constructive criticism is OK, but other times it is just plain annoying
If we want to be good at what we do, we don’t really have a choice
One day I was tending bar in a fancy restaurant, the next I was a firefighter/EMT in a big city
Teach firefighters to stay calm and take the extra minute to do things right
Despite threatening clown sightings across the county, firefighters and paramedics plan to continue using their clown outfits to educate children on fire safety
Here are the key principals to making secure high-directional anchoring systems for rope rescues
Tom Albert was seriously injured during a training exercise when a hose threw him more than 30 feet in the air
