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.
What advice would you share with your newly graduated selves — tips that new graduates can consider for their own paths ahead?
The system is versatile, easy and fast to develop, and safe for swiftwater rescue of multiple victims
Trainee firefighters from across the Midwest gathered in Danville to battle controlled burns in a vacant house, offering a realistic, hands-on test of their fireground skills
They found that firefighters were being dragged under water by their gear and their air tanks didn’t help keep them afloat
Patrick and Amanda Stewart, married four months ago, worked together to save a man dropped off at the fire station after a heroin overdose
A firefighter fell through a rooftop skylight and suffered a close call in 2012, three years before the same happened to firefighter John Whelan
There is a lack of statewide emergency planning and hazardous-material response capability should an oil spill occur
The free interactive training will quickly and widely disperse accurate information to departments across the country
The military’s methodical approach to identifying and developing leaders can help the fire service raise its leadership game
The new American Heart Association’s guidelines emphasize the importance of teamwork for resuscitation outcomes
The updated guide addresses compression rate, body temperature and ‘pit-crew’ CPR for medics
Viewed as opportunity or setback, the jump to the driver’s seat brings a new set of responsibilities for firefighters
Sources say a firefighter allegedly designed a website to help colleagues housing actual pediatric advanced life support exam questions
The fire district signed a five-year intergovernmental agreement with the state to use portions of the closed facility, which was an all-female prison, for hands-on training
It talks about how the four were rescued and the serious injuries they suffered; it also raises questions about their equipment and training
Firefighters will visit schools and read the books to students in kindergarten through fifth grade
Tragedies like that in Roseburg, Ore. can happen anywhere; use these tips to kick-start your MCI planning so as not to be blindsided
Radio traffic between dispatch and responding units during campus shooting highlights how it’s done
In an effort to better accommodate the growing number, the fire department is currently upgrading their living quarters
Mental health is now just as important as physical health in the department’s total wellness program
Fire officials acknowledged that they tapped hydrants to fill three private pools, but did so as part of training exercises
He said the bright side of the viral news is it shows the public the compassion of first responders as they do their jobs even in serious situations
The nearby firefighter put out the fire before crews arrived on scene; no one was injured
The city plans to raze the 4-acre facility and turn it into a park at some point in the next seven years, leaving SFFD no full-service training center
Adam Brunt, 30, died when he got trapped under ice during water rescue training; the private training firm was under fire for not being regulated
