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.
Teresa Crisman is the recipient of the IFSTA Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education
82% of U.S. fire departments are all or mostly volunteer and, often, their funding depends on people stepping up to help
Learning tracks will focus on responder health and safety, volunteer recruitment and retention, and emergency service leadership among 18 courses available
The goal is to improve communication and how well the area can handle responding to multiple incidents at once
She failed to run one and a half miles in 12 minutes without gear, as required by the academy; she blamed a foot injury
Fire personnel responded to a mock scenario in which a person was shooting inside a building and several victims needed medical attention
They could find no mechanical reason for the malfunction; it may have been caused by human error
The decomissioned ambulance was being used to haul dive equipment and rolled backward down a boat ramp
A scenario at Urban Shield 2013 challenged SWAT teams to incorporate the Fremont Fire Department into their active shooter response plans
They sustained minor injuries and were pulled from their boat during a rescue hoist exercise
Mesa’s three one-minute-long PSA videos featured mothers who have lost children to drowning
He had a gunshot wound to the chest and was conscious but in extreme pain; exhausted firefighters and medics worked together to provide first aid
It is increasingly difficult to get driver trainees road time; advances in driver simulators may fill that gap
Single-family houses the size of small hotels require their own set of operating procedures
Bret Holland is 1 of only 15 firefighters in the U.S. to serve on a task force assisting emergency personnel in counter-terrorism training
The kit contains field dressings, tourniquets, and gauze that could save a child’s life in an emergency
Before managing your first incident, be sure to have a firm grasp on these critical questions
The fire department held an expo to prepare women for next year’s application process
