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.
How do we inspire our members to grow and take the reins for the future?
Firefighters are naturally good problem-solvers but notoriously conflict-averse
Apparatus manufacturer representatives offer tips for maximizing your time at fire service trade shows
Representatives from around the world, including U.S. Homeland Security and National Research Council, begin the 3-year project
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie also remind firefighters to stay safe while participating in community events
For those looking to advance their careers, the knowledge and connections made at fire department headquarters are invaluable
Increasingly structural firefighters are called on to battle wildfires encroaching interface areas; these are very different fires that require training and preparation
Firefighters arrived to find fire blowing out of the roof of this small commercial structure; how would you attack this fire?
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Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie also explain how fire chiefs and company officers can prepare their crews to act appropriately in the public eye
The train’s engineer and two other railroad employees are set to go on trial next month
Chief Ralph Terrazas wants to cut response times, improve technology, and bring reform to the department
A man bleeding from a self-inflicted gunshot wound was left behind after responders said his injuries were “not compatible with life”
Fire Chief Rick White put all three firefighters who responded, as well as an EMT, a medic and an EMS district chief on administrative leave
Hotel officials claimed firefighters “failed to use reasonable care” during the rescue as they reopened the pool without having entered it
The trapped firefighters had to deploy their personal fire shelters as a rapid wind shift sent the wildfire burning over their location
The curriculum includes flashover training, thermal balance and how to use the latest technology
A focus on prevention is not a substitute for suppression, but the next step in the fire services’ evolution
Consider these important characteristics when appointing a fire service instructor and building a training program
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie also talk about nepotism and perceived conflicts of interest in the fire service
Eaden Marti, 14, gave a 6-year-old boy CPR when he saw him at the bottom of a pool; he learned the lifesaving procedure after becoming a junior firefighter
Firefighter Will Griffin was one of three firefighters who suffered serious injuries after an aerial failure during a training exercise
The family is claiming that neglectful techniques and procedures used by course organizers led to Capt. Neal Wade Smith’s death
