Training

There is a need for quality training and equipment for both fire operations and technical rescue operations, writes Richard Marinucci.

With COVID-19 affecting all fire departments, FAMA is sharing some data to provide a larger picture.

It's 2021, and there's no real return to normalcy after the pandemic. But one issue that's all-too normal is rigs getting hit at incident scenes.

Join Chief Bobby Halton and Draeger product specialists for a live virtual event! They will be discussing Draeger's NFPA-compliant SCBA, live-fire training solutions, fireground gas detection, and more.

Technological advances have dramatically changed many things in the fire service.

If your department has not worked up an “exit strategy” for when things get back to normal, you should start.

With COVID-19 still very much alive and active, rural fire departments are struggling to find new and engaging training opportunities. Understandably, outside hands-on training programs are few and far between.

A federal regional assistance grant was recently was awarded to the Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills fire departments and Rocky Ridge, North Shelby and Cahaba Valley fire districts.

At some point, the threats associated with the pandemic will be within acceptable controls. When that happens, departments need to be ready to return to trainings regardless of what the “new normal” is.

This event was originally broadcast on April 21, 2020 and is now available for on-demand viewing.

This Webcast combines the research and outreach initiatives of the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) and presents curriculum relevant to strategic and tactical decision making and developing best practices for mounting an intelligent interior fire attack. The focus is on identifying the “real estate” between the so-called “aggressive” interior attack and “surround and drown.”