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FATAL TRAINING FIRES: FIRE ANALYSIS FOR THE FIRE SERVICE-NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has investigated the fire conditions of two very different fire training incidents that resulted in the loss of life. One incident occurred in an acquired structure and the other occurred in a concrete training tower. In both cases, NIST…
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CHEMTREC® OFFERS NEW TRAINING VIDEO Online
CHEMTREC® – the Chemical Transportation Emergency Center – has created a new training video for the Emergency Response community.To view and download a free copy of CHEMTREC® An Overview for Emergency Responders, visit www.chemtrec.com.CHEMTREC®, an emergency…
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NIOSH Report Issued on Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD) Racheal Wilson, February 9, 2007 LODD
Career Probationary Fire Fighter Dies While Participating in a Live-Fire Training Evolution at an Acquired Structure - MarylandPut aside some time to read the recently issued NIOSH Report on the BCFD, Rachael Wilson LODD on February 9, 2007. There are numerous lessons to be learned from this…
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Nominations for the George D. Post, Instructor of the Year Award are now open
The nominations for the George D. Post, Instructor of the Year Award are now open! The Post Award is presented on the main stage at Fire Department Instructors Conference-FDIC in Indianapolis, Indiana. The winner will receive free transportation, lodging and registration to the conference. You…
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Leadership
Good leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and willpower, you can become an effective leader. Good leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience. This guide will help you through that process.To inspire your workers into higher levels…
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Incident Command System Simulation Courses Now Available Online
Incident Command System Simulation Courses Now Available OnlineThe U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) has recently announced four Incident Command System (ICS) Simulation Series courses are now available through NFA Online. The ICS Simulation Series courses are designed…
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USFA & IAFF Contributing Factors to Fire Fighter Line-of-Duty Injury Study
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) released a comprehensive study that compiled and analyzed two years of data from nine geographically diverse metropolitan fire departments to identify and quantify the major factors that contribute to fire…
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Safety Through Leadership Train-the Trainer National Model Course Ready for Roll-Out
In the summer of 2006, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Executive Director Ron Siarnicki and the Everyone Goes Home®Life Safety Initiatives (LSI) Team, attended a meeting in San Diego of the National Wildland Coordinating Group to look at the leadership material the NWCG had developed for…
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The After Action Critique - Training Through Lessons Learned; New Report Released
The After Action Critique - Training Through Lessons Learned; New Report ReleasedA new report entitled The After Action Critique: Training Through Lessons Learned was released by The United States Fire Administration (USFA) as part of their technical report series. This report is designed to assist…
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Leading By --------------Poor Example ?
Hello All,A Generalized Question, expanding on the original start up questionIn todays Fire Service, as instructors, we are looked at as leaders from a training perspective as well as the knowledge we have attained. "WE" are leaders of example ! But when it comes to safety on the training grounds,…
