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Wildland

Topography and terrain play vital role during radio traffic

Communicating during emergency operations is a constant challenge for those in the fire service. Nowhere does that become more evident than during a wildland urban interface (WUI) incident. Structural firefighters who find themselves participating in these incidents for either the first time or very infrequently will likely find the communications environment challenging (for example quite different from what they are used to.) The good news is there are some basic concepts,...

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Edward Hartin

Edward Hartin
Fire Behavior Indicators and Fire Development - Part 2
It is essential to recognize when the fire is, or may be ventilation controlled and the influence of planned and unplanned changes in ventilation profile.

Azarang ozzie Mirkhah

Azarang ozzie Mirkhah
Claustrophobia
In the name of affordable housing and the American dream to own a home, higher density construction emerged as a means for reducing the price sticker for the new houses.

William Jenaway

William Jenaway
Safety 101 - Lesson 14

Standard Operating Procedures/Standard Operating Guidelines are a fundamental safety practice, nor only for emergency services, but business and industry as well.

In today's society it is essential that all emergency service organizations develop, adopt, and implement standard operating procedures and guidelines. The principal of public kindness is no longer acceptable practice. Concepts, such as sovereign immunity (individual vs. government) have been significantly limited and narrowed by the courts.

 

Recent Podcasts

Monday, December 14, 2009 - 18:35

Cold weather brings new challenges to the fire service. If you mix snow and ice with the cold, a new dimension is created.

Join host Douglas Cline and his guest, Daniel Bernardy, training officer for the Inver Grove Heights, MN, Fire Department, as they explore responses associated with cold and inclimate weather.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 08:13

Captain Russell Merrick moderates a roundtable that looks at the changing roles of engine companies based on new construction, vacant structures and the decrease in staffing.

Panelists include:

  • Deputy Chief (retired) Robert "Butch" Cobb, Jersey City, NJ
  • Firefighter Ryan Pennington, Charleston, WV
  • Battalion Chief Al Mullins, Fairfax County, VA

 

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Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

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Jeffrey Pindelski

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 03:00

Rapid intervention and firefighter survival skills are often considered advanced, but do you have a firm grasp on the basic skills of firefighter removal? This webcast, based on case studies and proven statistics, will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied to basic, everyday fireground survival.

 

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