Education & Training
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“I knew we needed a miracle to bring Henry back,” Westfield (N.C.) fire chief reflects on responding to one of his own
Nebraska Task Force 1, a highly trained urban search and rescue team, recently welcomed 13 new recruits
Firefighters from several states spent six days training on self-survival, firefighter rescue, teamwork and situational awareness
The city plans to raze the 4-acre facility and turn it into a park at some point in the next seven years, leaving SFFD no full-service training center
Adam Brunt, 30, died when he got trapped under ice during water rescue training; the private training firm was under fire for not being regulated
Firefighters from two departments have donated more than 1,500 used car seats and trained Mexican volunteer firefighters to help them improve child safety
Volunteer fire chiefs explore if, when and how service and training levels should be pared back
Fire chiefs can stimulate inner motivation through affirmation and frequent reminders to volunteers that their service is valued
Some of the most successful recruiters, both inside and outside the fire service, offer their tips to get more volunteer firefighters in the door
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Firefighters wrestled the patient down, disarming him until police arrived; the paramedic was unharmed
Here’s how to properly inspect ropes for safety and how to train for rope rescues
Fire capt. Darren Peterson: “We do whatever we can to calm them down. The video calmed him down instantly.”
Paramedics say the plan will dilute the care they provide and prevent promotions for those who don’t cross train
There are specific things the first-arriving officer can do to improve a vehicle extrication’s outcome
Students will get certification so that they’re immediately eligible to be hired by fire departments in Detroit or elsewhere
Thousands of firefighters have traveled on the industry’s dime to a training facility where tank cars are set ablaze for practice
The firefighter, a lieutenant with 20 years on the job, used the N-word on the page of an anti-immigrant group
The fire chief said students in the program may one day work for his department, so he said the donation will pay off by providing the best possible training
Second-guessing an evacuation order places the interior crew and those charged with rescuing them in great peril
Alex Thomason, a personal injury lawyer, bought a $5,000 rig from a local station and took a four-hour “mini” firefighting course
Members of the department charge that another firefighter passed the test for the battalion chief; a state commission will examine all of his certifications
A firefighter drowned last year in eight feet of water; records show that crews who responded to his drowning did not have any water rescue training
Properly allocating fire department resources means understanding the community’s need, and that means understanding the data
Fire Chief Digital Edition - Fall 2015 focuses on how some departments have put fire science into practice on the fireground
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