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.
Chief Caughey urges fire service leaders to focus on developing new firefighters’ critical thinking skills
A deadly vehicle attack in New Orleans underscores the need for EMS to adapt to evolving threats, exploring strategies for prevention, response and building resilience
The former president was instrumental in the creation of FEMA, pushing for heightened emergency response capabilities
As the first-on-scene officer, what would your incident action plan look like for this fire, and is the structure worth saving?
Lt. Rudy Goop, a 24-year FDNY veteran, raced to find a man in the street having a heart attack and started doing chest compressions
Like cops, the new plan calls for medics to get to patients rapidly instead of waiting it out
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan says the firefighters who responded instinctively used their training to save lives
Not having a hand tool reduces effectiveness and speed of crucial fireground tasks
Investigators believe that the academy’s oil/water separator did not correctly filter the jet fuel used for the exercise from the reclaimed water
Airport-based responders will undergo a 40-hour course on dealing with plane disasters in the aftermath of the Asiana crash response that killed a survivor
Knowing the signs of flashover and backdraft will protect against unnecessary injury and death
Fire commanders at the Asiana Airline crash had never taken aircraft disaster training; it is not required by FAA
To honor the fallen we must learn from the incident, and that requires effort and honesty
The belief that rehab is only for incidents, especially those during hot days, is both wrong and dangerous; the culture must change
Here are eight serious and one not-so-serious changes readers would like to make to CPAT-style tests
Watch this helmet-cam video of a truck crew venting a roof and weigh in on the training lessons it offers
The firefighters were wearing their seat belts when the truck they were riding in ran off the side of the road while responding to a structure fire
Although she graduated from the FDNY fire academy, she never passed the running test
The firefighter was in full cardiac arrest when other firefighters on scene administered CPR and used an AED to help him gain consciousness
In addition to boosting department training budgets by $80 per firefighter, they will fund more than $1.4 million for live burn, hazardous materials operations and other training courses
