Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Fire engineers society adopts NFA course
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers now will offer the National Fire Academy's six-day course, Evaluating Performance-based Designs, to its members....
N.Y. announces plans for wildfire, incident management academy
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold the sixth annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from Oct. 24-Nov....
Academy, summit keep safety at forefront
Bruce Suenram
As fire season gets under way in earnest in the United States, please remember that the safety of our firefighters is our highest priority. To that end,...
Tailgate Safety Session
BIA firefighter dies of burns Bureau of Indian Affairs firefighter Rick Lupe, who was seriously burned during a prescribed burn on the Fort Apache Reservation...
Hard and slow lessons come full circle
Numerous Hot Shot crew superintendents recently were interviewed or completed after-incident reports regarding their lessons learned from recent fire seasons. The reports highlight their successes, challenges, training recommendations and unresolved issues....
Homeland One network offers domestic preparedness training
Primedia Workplace Learning, a division of Primedia Inc. and the parent company of Fire & Emergency Training Network, is preparing to launch Homeland...
Outside the box
By Dominic Colletti, Humane Fire Company, Royersford, Pa. and Larry Davis, Connecticut Fire Academy
Can’t afford to update acquired structures to meet NFPA live-fire training standards? With some ingenuity these buildings don’t have to go to waste....
Take a training tip from Jerry Springer
Jim McCormack
As on the infamous talk show, keeping your audience involved is all about hype, packaging and engaging content....
Florida Firefighter awarded inaugural Safety Education Hero Award
Congressional Fire Services Institute
The Home Safety Council, the Congressional Fire Services Institute and the National Fire Protection Association presented the inaugural Safety Education...
Keep the basics in mind this fire season
We in the wildand fire community are saddened by the passing of a great wildland fire safety advocate, Paul Gleason. See the tribute to Paul by Chuck...
New offensive plays for 2003 fire season
Dick Mangan
For many years, natural resource and wildland fire agencies have used the concept of a tailgate safety session to ensure the safety of their workers....
Give your crews an A on the fireground
Eric Kurtz
During the past decade, the international wildland fire community has faced ever-increasing complex life safety hazards that continue to challenge fire...
Goodbye to a longtime friend, colleague
Chuck Bushey
On Feb. 27 we in the United Sates lost a bright, burning ember from our wildland firefighting/fire use community. Paul Gleason succumbed to cancer after...
Labor, training at forefront of U.K./U.S. Symposium
Scott Baltic, Correspondent
What makes a fire officer truly an officer, both professionally and culturally, emerged as a main theme at the eighth U.K./U.S. Fire Service Symposium,...
Wise use of fire modules sets model example
The National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employ fire use modules. The primary task of these seven- to 10-person...
FETN acquires Red Card certification training system
Access Training Systems International and Deer Valley Press have awarded Primedia Workplace Learning's Fire and Emergency Training Network exclusive distribution...
Out of sight shouldn't be out of chief's mind
Jim McCormack
While you may not be on the front lines anymore, it’s still your duty to pass your firefighters the right tools through training....
One-stop training
By Don Patterson, Correspondent
The new state-of-the-art training facility in Tarrant County, Texas, offers education on everything from high-rise towers to swiftwater rescue....
No substitute
By Dominic Colletti, Humane Fire Company, Royersford, Pa. and Larry Davis, Connecticut Fire Academy
Repetitive-use buildings or acquired structures? The jury’s out as to the right way to conduct structural live-fire training. One thing’s for certain though: Knowledge is power when it comes to firefighter preparedness....
Knowledge in the bank
By Michael DeGrosky, Contributor
They say experience is the best teacher. Recognizing the value of experience, organizations ranging from the military to banks have placed lessons learned...
Make new friends but keep the old
Bruce Suenram
If we did not see you in Kansas City at the Wildfire 2002 conference, you missed a great educational and networking opportunity! Wildfire 2002 was a resounding...
Those who can, teach
Ronny J. Coleman
A bushel of apples can’t make a bad teacher good. Making students care about what they learn is the answer....
Train as you work and work as you train
Here are some highlights of lessons learned and best practices from after-incident reports submitted to the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center between...
Arizona scientists: Tree-rings link wildfires to natural suppression
Douglas Page, Correspondent
While some researchers are trying to improve fire suppression techniques, others are attempting to understand what the history of wildfires can teach....
Inaugural conference attracts big numbers
Nearly 400 fire service personnel from 40 states, Canada and Australia attended Wildfire 2002: Surviving in the Interface Danger Zone, held Dec. 4-6 in...
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