Firefighter Fitness: Understanding the Phases of Fitness
I want to help firefighters and other emergency service personnel understand the levels/phases of firefighter fitness and the importance of progressing from one phase to…
Category: Firefighter Training
Winning Strategies for the Field Training Officer
Typically, every probationary firefighter/emt/paramedic gets assigned a field training officer (FTO) or preceptor. Someone to train/teach and observe them more closely early on for a…
Firefighter Fitness: Where to Begin?
Firefighter fitness requires a level of training that is unique to firefighting. How do firefighters get fit to do the job? Further, how do they…
Firefighter Educating, Training, Instructing, and Drilling
It’s time to drill. Firefighter Training Tuesday. The education course will take the next three shifts. Your instructor will be… those are all phrases we’ve…
Florida Forest Service: The Forest Ranger
The Florida Forest Service is the lead agency for wildland firefighting in the state, and the official title of a state wildland firefighter is Forest…
Motor Vehicle Accident Response
Responding to a motor vehicle accident is practically a daily occurrence in the fire service. Most accident scenes have similar situations but can be very…
Defensive vs Offensive Operation Considerations
When arriving on scene to a structure fire and creating an IAP (Incident Action Plan), the first due officer needs to determine if the initial…
Florida Brush Fire Basic Tactics
I live and work in Southwest Florida, and most of my brush fire incidents are different than, let’s say, out west with thousands of acres.…
Crafting Your Story: Effective Storytelling Can Help Develop Firefighters
Whenever I meet my former students, they always ask about the firefighter stories I shared with them in class. This may be a newsflash to…
Firefighters Responding To Chemical Suicide
Suicide, unfortunately, is a more common call to first responders then we would like to admit. Of those suicides, chemical suicide is becoming more prevalent…
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