In the past few years there has been an increase in the number of top-floor fires.
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Crisis and Leading When It Counts
Colonel R. P. Mortenson, the director of the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI), University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign, will present
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In this new Training Minutes video, Paul Dansbach discusses
Read moreLessons and Successes from One Fire Department’s Behavioral Health and Wellness Program
The behavioral health needs of the communities that we all serve is an ever-growing issue and represents one of the many challenges to a fire department’s response capability.
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As a probie on the Fire Department of New York’s (FDNY’s) Ladder 17,
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In this new Training Minutes video, Mark Litwinko and Mike Brown review patient intervention measures
Read moreApplying FDIC Training to Your Fire Department
You could tell by the dispatcher’s voice this call was serious. She was very professional but you could still hear the tension
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Firefighters are far more comfortable charging, advancing, or flaking a line than they are starting one
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In this new Training Minutes video, Mike Brown and Mark Litwinko discuss
Read moreFirehouse Family Faith
Through my work, I get asked a lot of questions from clients who come through our doors and alumni who have completed treatment.
Read moreReflections on Leadership
The fire service possesses many unique managerial needs. It necessitates a semimilitarized structure
Read moreCutting with the Ventilation Saw
Ventilation saws are a great tool for cutting open a roof or the side of a gable end for vertical ventilation.
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