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 logistics team is essential for streamlining larger, more complex operations
As wildfire risk grows, experts warn that America isn’t investing enough in the teams who can help prevent them
One of 13 NIOSH recommendations highlights the department’s proactive mental health response, including mandatory check-ins and peer-led crisis support
Families of missing firefighters say they are treated as ‘second-class’ crews and not enough has been done to find them
They have become the first department in the country to adopt all of the nearly one-dozen recommendations of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network
Firefighters taught them hands-on techniques for how best to breach brick and wooden walls, all while maneuvering safely away from threats
The viral video that shows the big man squeezing through the rungs of a ladder in full gear has more than 150,000 views from all over the world
The program is open to students between the ages of 15 and 17; there is no cost to attend
The department will receive $577K to increase staff and buy new equipment
To have community backing, dispel the common belief that firefighters stop training once they are on the job
The old way of teaching and training firefighters is not only irrelevant, it is dangerous; here’s how to fix that
State investigators cited the department for four violations; department officials say the report blames the firefighter
Learn the basics of grant writing or hone your skills at Pinnacle EMS session
Chief David Downey said that the department will start giving crisis intervention training to all firefighters and dispatchers
Learn how to train firefighters using adult-learning principals and a tiered system driven by mastered skills
EMT Choeurlyne Doirin-Holder has failed to pass the training academy two times; FDNY gave her top firefighter pay for a desk job; she is getting a third shot at the test
Two emerging models of rescue task forces and tactical medics offer different, yet more aggressive approaches to active-shooter incidents than standing by until all is clear
The state funding will support continuing education courses and additional equipment for the department
After two weeks without the defibrillators, Compton Fire Department officials were able to meet training and certification requirements
