Education & Training
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Trainee firefighters from across the Midwest gathered in Danville to battle controlled burns in a vacant house, offering a realistic, hands-on test of their fireground skills
“I am not giving up; I am just moving on to a different venue to continue the fight”
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The average time needed to access a victim in a hoarder’s home is one hour and 20 minutes; the typical average is five minutes
The students’ online efforts are among the thousands of crowdfunding campaigns being used for high school-related help
Fire chiefs need to foster opportunities for incident commanders to develop their situational awareness skills through training and experience
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Officers teach situational awareness and principles of “Run, Hide, Fight”
They were reassigned to duties away from patient care and will undergo additional training while an investigation is conducted
The 6-year-old taught firefighters words like “firefighter,” “interpreter” and “stop, drop and roll”
IAFC President Rhoda Mae Kerr spoke about how firefighters prepare themselves for large attacks and the need to continue practicing with scenario-based exercises
Commissioner Hood Richardson said he was concerned about the training they had in order to be able to provide medical services
Officials are now training firefighters to let them know it’s OK to ask for help
Tom Hancock was chief for 16 years and led his department to become one of the first in the state to be ALS certified
Little has been accomplished since the disaster, despite some state legislation and an executive order from President Barack Obama to improve chemical facility safety
The teens were conscious and alert when they were helped back onto dry land and are recovering at a hospital
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Trainee Keenan Smith, 26, saw a man collapse on the street and performed CPR
Scott Geiselhart is now traveling to fire departments across Minnesota speaking about suicide prevention and awareness education
The department has adopted a respectful workplace policy and will provide training to all firefighters and board members
Chief Joseph Edwards couldn’t find a pulse on the 61-year-old man; he used an AED, combined with CPR, to regain a pulse
Originally from Arizona, Kenny Bower was friends with Andrew Ashcraft, one of the 19 Hotshots killed in the Yarnell Hill fire in 2013
The truck will be used to practice deploying hose lines; they also received a 10-foot ladder, nozzles, adapters, lights, a tool for forcible entry and chain saws
As with EMS or hazmat training, fire chiefs must approach diversity training with a long-term view
Without each of these characteristics, officers cannot lead by example and set the tone for the next generation of leaders
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