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Training Days:
Firefighter Training on Falling into a Body of Water Firefighters must know what to do if they
happen to fall into a body of water wearing full turnout gear. Tom Kiurski
describes fire training in his department that teaches firefighters about the
buoyancy of their gear. Training Days:
Thermal Imaging Cameras Tom Kiurski discusses a recent fire training
evolution he conducted with his department that allowed firefighters to get
hands-on experience with thermal imagining cameras (TICs) in a realistic
setting. Training Days:
Firefighter Rescue Drills Tom Kiurski discusses how he helped conduct
the Training Days:
Training at a Vacant House Tom Kiurski writes about how his department
secured a home about to be torn down for firefighter training
evolutions, including a laddering scenario and some ventilation practice. |
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Simulations |
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Fire
Engineering Simulation: Row Home Kitchen Fire (or Meth Lab) |
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Engineering Simulation: Bus Accident Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) |
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Fire Engineering Residential Fire Simulation:
High-Rise Dormitory Fire |
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Fire Engineering – Training Articles
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Conflicting
Radio Reports on the Fireground - Fire Engineering Ten Tips to
Prepare for the Next Alarm - Fire Engineering Attacking a
Brownstone Fire - Fire Engineering Advanced School
Bus Extrication - Fire Engineering Size Up Before
You Search - Fire Engineering Searching
Single-Family Dwellings - Fire Engineering Drill: Fire in
the Attic Space - Fire Engineering What Are Your
Weak Links? - Fire Engineering Keeping the
Pressure On - Fire Engineering Creating Your
Own Training Facility - Fire Engineering Drill: Private
Dwelling Fire - Fire Engineering Instructional
Demonstrations - Fire Engineering Inspect Your
Nozzles - Fire Engineering Trimming a
Window - Fire Engineering Garden
Apartment and Townhouse Fires - Fire Engineering Making
Preconnects Work - Fire Engineering Train for
School Bus Emergencies - Fire Engineering Training for
Railroad Emergencies - Fire Engineering The Orientation
Pause - Fire Engineering Rapid Reps at
the Recruit Academy - Fire Engineering |
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Fire Engineering – Firefighters Support Foundation |
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Firefighter
Training Program: New Free Fire/EMS Response to Civil Unrest Training
Available Civil unrest events are becoming more prevalent and FD and New Free Emergency
Incident Rehabilitation Program Available The Firefighters Support Foundation’s (FSF) newest training
program, Emergency Incident Rehabilitation, is now available free by
download. This program consists of a 30-minute video presentation and a
90-slide PowerPoint presentation. New Free A
New Way to Lift Video Seminar Available The Firefighters Support Foundation has released its newest
free program, A New Way to Lift, in which presenter James Shaw
explains how to use the principles of Tai Chi and other eastern disciplines
as well as the principles of sound biomechanics to lift heavy objects from
the odd positions that firefighters encounter every day. New Free Meth
Labs, Meth Lab Response, and Meth Users Program Available The Firefighters Support Foundation has released Meth Labs,
Meth Lab Response, and Meth Users. This free one hour video program
and 100-slide PowerPoint presentation familiarizes public safety personnel
about: how to recognize a lab if you are approaching one or are in one, how
to recognize a dangerous meth user, the chemicals used in clandestine meth
manufacture, and what to do if you encounter a user or lab. Free
Firefighter Training: When A Child Dies on A Call The Firefighters Support Foundation (FSF) offers a 20-minute firefighter
training program presented by Dr. Anne Bisek that deals with first responder
psychological issues when a child dies during an incident. Free
Firefighter Training: Dealing with a Line-of-Duty Death Download a free 50-minute video program from the Firefighters
Support Foundation in which Dr. Ellen Kirschman discusses issues
regarding firefighter line-of-duty deaths (LODDs). Free
Firefighter Training: Bombs, Bomb Response, and Suicide Bombers This free training program from Firefighters Support Foundation
includes more than a dozen open-source documents full of information on
handling all aspects of this kind of event, from communications to hazmat to
tactics, as well as videos on bombing response. Free
Firefighter Training: Response to Mass Shooting Events Mass shooting events are becoming more common, and the response
to them involves every public safety agency for miles around. This free
training program from Firefighters Support Foundation details the
actions that firefighters and Free
Firefighter Training: Evidence Preservation This free firefighter training program from the Firefighters
Support Foundation addresses all aspects of preserving evidence at fire,
medical, and rescue scenes. Free
Firefighter Training: When to Seek Theraphy In this free 30-minute training program from the Firefighters
Support Foundation, Dr. Anne Bisek, a psychologist practicing in Free
Firefighter Training: After Action Self-Evaluations This free training program from the Firefighters Support
Foundation presents a disarmingly simple continuous-improvement method
that is widely used in the business world but so far hasn't been much adopted
by the public safety sector. Free
Firefighter/EMT Self-Defense Program Available The Firefighters Support Foundation’s (FSF) newest training
program, Self-Defense for
Firefighters and EMTs, is now available free by download. |
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Fire Engineering – Firefighters Support Foundation - Downloads |
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All files are absolutely free to download or view. For more
information, visit the Firefighters Support Foundation Web site. |
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Training Days: School Bus Accident Construction Concerns: Remodeling |
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Fire Engineering University |
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IAFF Online Learning Modules Pandemic Influenza First Responder Operations: Every Call Is a Potential HazMat Incident NFPA 1710: A
Standard for Every Professional Fire Department Fitness on the
Front Line: Staying Prepared Weapons of Mass
Destruction: An Introduction Getting the Most
From Your Gear How Toxins
Attack: You, Your Crew and Your Family Routine Personal
Decontamination: Getting Clean and Staying Healthy Reporting
Exposure: How a Sheet of Paper Can Help Guard Your Health |
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NIOSH Safety
Quizzes Fire Fighter Safety issues. If you want the
specific answer, or view the full report, simply click on the individual
publication listed with each question or go to the NIOSH fire fighter home web site
for any relevant publication. Safety Quiz
Instructions page for new quizzes. |
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Training Modules: USFA Web-based course on
lightweight construction Training Media: Chicago Ridge House Fire Flashover Backdraft & Flashover |
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Everyone Goes Home – Firefighter Life
Safety Initiatives Have
You Taken the Seatbelt Pledge? Mayday
and Rapid Intervention Teams You
Can Prevent Line-of-Duty Deaths Knocking
Down Cultural Barriers Big
City, Small Town - LODDs Affect Us All His
Experience - Your Opportunity 2008 Presentation Archive: » Courage to Be Safe® - A Trainer Responds: View |
Download 2007 Presentation Archive: » The Same Mistakes - The Same Results - View |
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Firefighter Spot – Home of the Best
Firefighting Video Extinguisher Goes Off in Cab FDNY Apparatus Close Call Tractor Trailer VRS Fire Engine Air Bag Close Call During Car Fire Overhaul Bad Communications Close Call Size Up is Great, But No Gear??? Click here for all of them: Firefighter Close Calls Vent Enter Search |
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Fire Quizzes – Based on exams and quizzes
from firefighter exam preparation guides |
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Magnesium metal and alloys are highly flammable in their
pure form when molten, as a powder, or in ribbon form. Burning or molten magnesium
metal reacts violently with water. Magnesium powder is an explosive hazard. Magnesium is a highly flammable metal, but while it is
easy to ignite when powdered or shaved into thin strips, it is difficult to
ignite in mass or bulk. Once ignited, it is difficult to extinguish, being
able to burn in both nitrogen (forming magnesium nitride), and carbon
dioxide (forming magnesium oxide and carbon). On burning in air, magnesium
produces a brilliant white light. Thus magnesium powder (flash powder) was
used as a source of illumination in the early days of photography. Later,
magnesium ribbon was used in electrically ignited flash bulbs. Magnesium
powder is used in the manufacture of fireworks and marine flares where a brilliant
white light is required. Magnesium is flammable, burning at a temperature of
approximately 2500 K (2200 °C, 4000 °F), and the autoignition temperature of
magnesium is approximately 744 K (473 °C, 883 °F) in air. The extremely high
temperature at which magnesium burns makes it a handy tool for starting
emergency fires during outdoor recreation. Other related uses include
flashlight photography, flares, pyrotechnics, fireworks sparklers, and
incendiary bombs. Vermont
Backdraft Shows Potential For Disaster Hydrogen Cars:
A Primer For Firefighters There are currently about 200 hydrogen-fueled vehicles in
the United States – mostly in California. Most of these vehicles are buses
and automobiles powered by electric motors. They store hydrogen gas or liquid
on board and convert the hydrogen into electricity for the motor using a fuel cell. Only
a few of these vehicles burn the hydrogen directly (producing almost no
pollution). Hydrogen vehicles are starting to move from the
laboratory to the road. One California family has recently leased a hydrogen
car for personal use. The U.S. postal service, a package delivery company, a
few Florida Park rangers, and a few private utility companies are also using
hydrogen vehicles. It will probably be at least 10 years, though, before you
can walk into your local car dealer and drive away in an affordable
hydrogen-powered car. CloseCall and
Safety101 - Invaluable! At the recent Fire Department Safety Officers Association
(FDSOA) Annual Safety Forum in Orlando, FL Fairfax Battalion Chief John
Gleske (BC02/A) delivered a two-part seminar on incident safety. They were
titled Safety 101 & Close Call/Hazard
Investigation ~ The following topics covered were: Risk
Management/Risk Analysis, PPE Inspection, Size-up, Enroute Considerations,
Arrival Considerations, On scene Operations, Communications, Accountability,
Rehabilitation, and Post Incident Critiques. The second half of the program
discusses how to set up a close call/hazard investigation program with an
outline to describe the benefits of the program. Safety 101
(23mb) --- Close
Call/Hazard Investigation (8mb An excerpt of the LA Times
article found here - As flames roared up
the incline, they opened the nozzle, but found, to their horror, that no
water was coming out. The hose had burned through, as had the others they
tried. With no place to escape and the fire about to overtake
them, someone gave the order "Deploy your emergency packs" --
metallic, fireproof coverings called "shake 'n' bakes" by the
firefighters. The eerie sight of the huddled firefighters was captured in a
photo that appeared in Tuesday's edition of The Times. It was the first time the emergency packs had been
deployed by firefighters in Orange County. Click here to
view a slideshow and audio of the FF's during this incident. Pay
particular attention to the communication. |
Additional Training Links
Maryland Fire
Rescue Institute Vincent Dunn
Firehouse Training LIVE U.S. Fire
Administration National
Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System Responder
Safety Rico Fire
Safety Fire
Engineering Firehouse.com
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