PRECIOUS FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH FIRE, LAKE WORTH, TEXAS
The morning of February 15, 1999, dawned as a beautiful winter morning in north-central Texas.
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IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE ON-SCENE REHABILITATION
Fire departments must constantly struggle to find a balance between the desire to implement new programs, including on-scene rehabilitation, and the reality of finding the resources to do so.
THE INSTRUCTOR AS A CHANGE AGENT
"Nothing endures but change." While this may sound like something that was said last week by your buddies in the fire station, this quotation from Heraclitus dates back to before the birth of Christ.
TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES FOR 2006 AND BEYOND
Compliance challenges are changing almost every day, it seems. New mandates are constantly surfacing on the desks of training officers, instructors, and officers.
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ACQUIRING STRUCTURES FOR TRAINING
When considering training in an acquired structure, the first questions you should ask are, What type of training do we need, and how much damage can it cause to the structure? These questions will help you better focus your energy on finding structures to meet these needs.
HOW GOOD INSTRUCTORS CAN BECOME BETTER
As I reviewed the seminars, conventions, and presentations I attended in 2005, it was obvious to me some of the training was of higher quality and offered better content.
ENHANCING VEHICLE EXTRICATION INSTRUCTION
Many fire service training institutes have developed basic auto extrication courses based on requirements found in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications; however, the course length is generally limited to 16 hours.
THE “SHARK TANK”: LEWISVILLE’S DIVE-RESCUE TRAINING TOOL
The Lewisville (TX) Fire Department has been in the dive-rescue business since the early 1980s.
WHY DO WE DO THAT?
As firefighters, we are supposed to be experts in all things fire, and so the public sometimes asks us fire-related questions, such as the following.
MANAGING CRITICAL INCIDENTS: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH
This article is based on "A Systems Approach to Firefighting," a communications/incident management system class presented by Captain John Stuckey, Fire Station 2, Bellevue (WA) Fire Department, to fire departments in the Pacific Northwest region.
QUALITIES THAT MAKE A FIRE INSTRUCTOR MEMORABLE
Training is unquestionably one of the top pri- orities of every fire department, career and volunteer.
MOBILE TRAINING UNIT: A COST-EFFECTIVE LIVE-FIRE OPTION
One of the most difficult tasks in the fire service is to provide personnel with realistic training to prepare them for field operations.
