Online/Simulations

May 3, 2013

Product

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BullEx adds trailer to digital fire training offerings

If a firefighter fails to use proper hose line advancement and stream management techniques, the flames will grow in response....More
Apr. 17, 2013

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Chicago fire academy to install FireSim driver-training simulator (with related video)

L-3 D.P. Associates has been awarded a contract from the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy to provide the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) with three FireSim™ driver simulators. NIPSTA is the premier public safety training facility in northeastern Illinois and an intergovernmental partner with the CFD....More
Oct. 9, 2012

Article

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Using Simulators for Driver Training

Emergency Response Driver Training Simulator (ERDTS) systems enable students to take the knowledge taught to them in lecture and develop it into real-time decision-making skills....More
Sep. 14, 2012

Article

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Blue Card Program Changes Look of Incident-Commander Training 2

Red Cards are synonymous with wildfire training achievement. The founders of the Blue Card hope the program will achieve similar stature in structural firefighting....More
Sep. 14, 2012

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Take a Look Inside Clay Fire's Command Training Center

The newly opened Command Training Center at the Clay (Ind.) Fire Department is one of only eleven across the country.
Sep. 12, 2012

Commentary

Adapting to the Brave New World of Online Firefighter Training

By Margi Stone Cooper -- It is becoming easier to find firefighters who are passionate about the need for online training. This is good news for the fire service, because online training is arguably one of the best ways for more firefighters to receive more training, which saves lives....More
Aug. 23, 2012

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Take a Look Inside the College of DuPage Homeland Security Education Center 1

The street scene at the Fire, Police and Public Safety Training Center features a life-sized fire station bay with an ambulance inside, the street scene has three working fire hydrants, eight different storefronts with adjustable doors and windows, and roll-up garage doors to allow access for two full-size fire engines. Tim Caldwell offers a tour....More
Aug. 23, 2012

Commentary

Boots on the Simulated Ground 1

The visit to the College of DuPage’s Fire Training Center reinforced my belief that firefighters and EMTs entering the emergency-response services today are better educated and better prepared than previous generations. While fire calls may be down and simulators may be more sophisticated, boots-on-the-ground training can’t be replaced and facilities such as this one offer a new level of realism in training....More
Aug. 20, 2012

Video

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FRI Showcase: Flame-Sim

Doug Seebach, vice president of simulations at High Voltage Software, discusses Flame-Sim, a virtual environment to train firefighters on tactics that lets each person participating in the training make decisions on the fireground....More
May 9, 2012

News

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IAFC Introduces Hazmat Electronic Learning Community

The International Association of Fire Chiefs recently launched the Electronic Learning Community (ELC), a free hazmat training tool....More