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.
It’s time to promote and support NFA classes among your members
Detailing the process from training to application
This structural design allows heat and smoke to travel rapidly between floors, reaching the attic or upper levels before visible signs appear
Sacramento responders find themselves understaffed, overworked and unable to provide adequate coverage
Firefighters on a water-rescue training exercise managed to recover the man safely
Here’s why the education demands and changed expectations make firefighting more of a profession and less of a vocation
NIPSTA uses new training rooms, simulations and VR to prepare first responders for critical situations
The physically grueling and demanding competition includes dragging a 176-pound dummy and a stair climb with a high-rise pack
Confidence is a main focus of the camp, which sets out to empower young women in a field typically dominated by men
NIOSH’s findings regarding firefighter Daryl Gordon’s death holds lessons for all departments
The camp trained teens through a series of drills, including extricating victims with hydraulic rescue tools and putting out vehicle fires
When it comes to trench rescue, you are either ready for success or ripe for tragedy; here’s what it takes to be ready
The report cites crew mistakes and oversight as contributing factors to Daryl Gordon’s death
Buoyed by an influx of oxygen, smoke flows along the top of the simulator to the heat source, creating a flashover
New training exercise is said to improve footwork and fire hose control
The 3-day event will include expert presentations and brainstorming groups for improving current technology
A 4,410-acre site due for demolition has been leased to firefighters for training purposes
A $15 million federal grant will help fund training and staffing for the upcoming year
A compromised supply line is a compromised fire attack; this simple tool can keep the water flowing
Several departments participated in a submerged vehicle rescue, and had to save a 150-pound dummy
Capt. Eric Kohlbauer died Tuesday after preparing tanker equipment
The girls learn how to use a fire extinguisher, how to handle a powerful fire hose and how to do water rescues, among other critical skills
Each of these 20th century chiefs made major contributions to firefighter effectiveness and safety
A paramedic involved in the death of a woman and a $1.2 million city settlement with her family may have let his paramedic certification lapse
Knowing your fire department’s stats can improve operations and firefighter safety, making you an all-star in protecting life and property
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
Write a compelling narrative with passion, conflict and resolution to engage grant application reviewers in your project
When a motor isn’t an option, here are paddling and anchoring techniques to get victims on both sides of the hazard
While training in their boat, firefighters saw a kayaker capsize, rescued him, performed CPR and transported him to a hospital
Leaving off any component of protective gear exposes firefighters to short- and long-term risks
A new contract calls for replacing promotion tests with formal education and seniority; the move comes after a decade-long discrimination lawsuit
