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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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Gary Ludwig

Gary Ludwig
Swine Flu: Something Else That is Going to Kill Me!

A month from now, it would be interesting to see where things stand.

Keep this number in mind. 36,000! This is how many people die approximately each year in the United States from seasonal flu according to the Centers for Disease Control website.

Larry Manasco

Larry Manasco
Company Level Training - Rescuing a Downed Firefighter - Part 2
You must train your crew to a level that each and every one of them is capable of making high quality decisions under extreme stress.

Frank Brannigan

Frank Brannigan
Know Your Enemy #49
Frank Brannigan continues us on his photo tour of the hidden dangers of building construction that firefighters may encounter when fighting fires.

miwieder

miwieder
Fire Department Tanker Safety - Part IV
The need to develop an effective driver training program and to enforce fire department standard operating procedures and policies cannot be overstated.
 

Recent Podcasts

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 00:20

The Apparatus Architects look at a number of topics this month and their guest, a Los Angeles Fire Department Captain, talks about the LAFD's operations and apparatus assignments.

Friday, February 5, 2010 - 11:35

In this episode of the Leader's Toolbox, host Dr. Richard B. Gasaway focuses on the Everyone Goes Home initiative and the Courage To Be Safe program.

Chief Gasaway interviews Ron Dennis, executive director of the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association and the training liaison for the Everyone Goes Home initiative. He also talks with Billy Hayes, director of community affairs for the Washington, DC, Fire Department and the advocate manager for the initiative.

 

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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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