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.
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“She fell in the right place. If they weren’t standing right there, she wouldn’t be here today,” firefighter Michael Schifone said
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The pilot, who’s also a firefighter, tried to put out the fire with a garden hose before he was forced away by burning fuel
Several fire service leaders brought home awards for their commitment to the industry at the annual CFSI dinner
One firefighter spent a week on a cruise of the Mexican Riviera, submitting $1,322 in travel and training expenses to the city for reimbursement
Chief William Dent said his crews don’t have the means to put out such fires and training for them doesn’t “always make the highest priority”
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie bring expert perspective to hot topics, frontline tactics and leadership lessons that firefighters and officers need to be safe and successful
Fire Chief Erin Janssens said they don’t have the capabilities to extinguish an oil train fire or equipment to deal with catastrophic oil emergencies
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The firefighters completed the delivery, but found that the baby wasn’t breathing; they cleared her airways and she started to cry
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie bring expert perspective to hot topics, frontline tactics and leadership lessons that firefighters and officers need to be safe and successful
The owner says he’s being treated unfairly by the city after testifying in court that firefighters needed more than a 48-hour training course to become paramedics
“It is imperative that people learn from the tragedy at West,” CSB Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso said
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Hazardous chemicals can still be stored in flammable containers and firefighters still aren’t required to train how to fight such fires
“I feel proud that women in the fire service are finally being recognized and respected. We’re able to break those barriers,” Assistant Fire Chief Alicia Francis said
Officer Dennis Guerra’s death exposed the lack of NYPD protocol covering instances in which officers arrive at fire scenes before firefighters
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie bring expert perspective to hot topics, frontline tactics and leadership lessons that firefighters and officers need to be safe and successful
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Chief Tim Pellerin will testify on behalf of a bill that would appropriate funds to train firefighters to handle large-scale petroleum fires in trains and other transports
The strategy was straightforward: Combine officers and firefighters in mini-task forces to treat and evacuate the wounded while a volatile situation is unfolding
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