Training & Development

Sometimes we get caught up in all the fancy and extensive tools on our rigs. This is a reminder that we can do great work with simple tools.

We remember a historic day in world history today. D-Day, June 6, 1944. There are many opportunities to learn about the events of the past and how we can exercise leadership in ways those before us did.

We finished up the classroom portion of the BGSU State Fire School Heavy Rescue class today and the training ground is set for tomorrow.

The next few paragraphs and pictures are from Andrew Brassard. The prop he built to talk about fire behavior worked great. Check it out and talk about the stages of fire with your crew. What are you looking for when, where, and why as you crawl into each building.

Confined space training at the Milton (Ontario) FD using a culvert pipe and ladder gin.

Below are a couple pictures of a interesting elevator rescue set-up from the Edmonton Technical Rescue Team (Engine 3 and Rescue 3). They used Paratech collapse shores.

Heck, most of yes have the materials laying around the firehouse. Have a rookie on your crew?

Mr. Burkell wasn't going to tell us, but we were his first official tour with his license; although he has been guiding EFO students through the battlefield for years.

Often times I've been told that guys will flip a switch or step up to the occasion on an incident scene.

Here are a couple pictures of cheap in-house confined space training options to challenge your crew.