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.
Facing growing wildfire risks, the USFS is calling on up to 1,400 former employees to return temporarily due to their firefighting certifications
Learn why outcome-based leadership is crucial for making meaningful changes in your agency and community
Two recent NIOSH reports show how video tools can inform both learning assessments and post-incident investigations
Changes in pension formulas or medical benefits in retirement have caused those in the fire service to consider early retirement or face dramatic reductions in pensions and benefits.
Official: “We conduct these types of trainings so we can be proficient in a real-life disaster response”
Vaishali Konowitz was born in 2007 at her family’s home, where firefighter-paramedic Christopher Bak helped deliver her
Diana Loveras said she was prepared because she remembered what firefighters in school taught her
Follow this expert advice before dropping any money on rope rescue gear to make sure you know what you need and don’t need
The report discusses a range of department issues, such as training and outdated equipment
If you are thinking about adding an ATV or snowmobile for winter rescues, or if you have one and don’t have your SOPs and training in order, here’s what you need to know
It’s easy for fire departments to poorly serve this growing demographic, but training can improve that
Firefighters and instructors who think they can stop drilling on skills are dead wrong, and brain science explains why
The firefighter was rappelling out of a second-story window when his equipment failed
Getting hired as a firefighter isn’t easy, but you can improve your chances by taking specific actions
A panel of law enforcement, EMS and medical experts discussed the implications of administering patient care in the warm zone at IACP 2016
Firefighters, paramedics and a YMCA lifeguard sprang into action when a man playing basketball collapsed on the court in April
With recent attention focused on firefighting foam contaminating groundwater, here’s a closer look at the foam, the risks and the preventions
The Seattle Fire Department was having an entrance exam and I wanted to get a job in the Pacific Northwest
Sometimes constructive criticism is OK, but other times it is just plain annoying
If we want to be good at what we do, we don’t really have a choice
Teach firefighters to stay calm and take the extra minute to do things right
One day I was tending bar in a fancy restaurant, the next I was a firefighter/EMT in a big city
Despite threatening clown sightings across the county, firefighters and paramedics plan to continue using their clown outfits to educate children on fire safety
Here are the key principals to making secure high-directional anchoring systems for rope rescues
Tom Albert was seriously injured during a training exercise when a hose threw him more than 30 feet in the air
Lt. Ross Vezin spent a week learning and bonding with children who have survived tragedies and live with burn scars
The fire and emergency service is a dynamic profession, and it’s up to each member to continue to improve
More common than you may think, natural gas-powered vehicles are a serious fire and explosion threat that fire chiefs must plan for
The top videos of September were a mix of 9/11 tributes and education and training clips
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- Balloon-frame construction: America’s building revolution creates firefighter nightmare
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- Giving back to the fire service: What will be your legacy?
- Beyond the traditional fire-rescue mission: Loveland’s TAC Fire
- The firefighter exam: What’s on it and how to pass it