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  • Jan. 18, 2013
    Article
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    5 considerations for passenger-train rescue (with related video) 1

    Departments must consider five major areas when responding to passenger-rail incidents, each of which is relevant to all rail systems....More
  • Jan. 18, 2013
    Video
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    Rescuers respond to mock Amtrak derailment at TEEX

    TEEX delivered a 40-hour Passenger Rail Rescue course in cooperation with Amtrak. The course was designed and developed in cooperation with Amtrak to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform search and rescue operations at a passenger train or commuter train disaster....More
  • Sep. 17, 2012
    Article
    Fire Chief

    Illinois' Fire-Training Center Grows with the TImes

    How do you train nearly 60,000 firefighters in one year? You give them almost everything they need in one facility....More
  • Aug. 30, 2012
    Commentary

    Recycle Donated Vehicles for Extrication Training

    Imagine the look on Naperville (Ill.) firefighters’ faces when they were told to cut into the beautiful champagne-colored Jaguar sitting in the yard of the fire station....More
  • Feb. 24, 2011
    article
    Fire Chief

    NFPA Pilot Focuses on Firefighting Approach to Electrical Vehicles

    The pilot program was developed to address firefighters’ misconceptions regarding emergency situations involving hybrid or electric vehicles....More
  • Aug. 31, 2010
    article
    Fire Chief

    NFPA Teams with Chevrolet, OnStar for Electric-Vehicle Training

    The collaboration includes the co-development of safety resources, including Web-based training materials, vehicle extrication video and shared resources for instructor-led safety presentations. NFPA will be developing training and course curriculum to ensure that first responders know how to respond to incidents involving electric vehicles....More
  • Aug. 1, 2010
    article
    Fire Chief

    Not Your Father's Autos

    New vehicle technology is giving chief officers much more to think about when developing an effective extrication training program....More
  • Dec. 14, 2009
    article
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    Champion, Volvo Partner on Extrication Training

    Idaho Emergency Services Training has approved the Five Star Extrication Academy mdash; jointly sponsored by Champion Rescue Tools and Volvo Cars of North America — as the state’s official curriculum for auto-extrication instructor training....More
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