RIT instructors from When Things Go Bad Inc. put a group of Colorado firefighters through the “Denver Drilling Training” exercise during a recent Colorado State Firefighters Association training event in Parker, Colo. The exercise was created in honor of Mark LangVardt, a Denver firefighter who died from carbon monoxide poisoning when crews could not extricate him quickly from a two-story …
Rapid Intervention Teams Can Use Basic Rope Rescue Training Techniques to Navigate Smoke
Firefighter rope rescue training teaches firefighters how to rescue a downed firefighter in a structure fire. Typically, a smoke-filled structure can be dangerous to navigate, and Colorado firefighters learn rescue techniques to navigate the smoke-filled rooms. By laying designated rope lines, firefighters are able to retrieve multiple downed firefighters. Below is a transcription of the video: VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: We have …
Firefighter Recruits Go Through Car Fire Training at Front Range Fire Consortium Academy
Strategies for a fast attack have the backseat firefighter masking up on a car fire. Car fires are going to give you nasty black smoke. Smoke from a car fire is going to be 10 times worse than smoke from a structure fire. He’s pulling hose while you’re doing a quick 360 of the scene and talking on the radio …
Recruits Go Through Active Shooter Training for Firefighters in Fort Collins, Colorado
This instructional footage captures Front Range Fire Consortium recruits undergoing annual active shooter training for firefighters. This firefighter training video shows the chain of events of most EMS response to active shooter incidents. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Here is the situation. There are multiple patients down on the side. We got the active shooter barricaded on the Charlie side. Typically, you have …
Repost: Firefighter Instructor Andrew Starnes on Firefighters’ Drive to Give Again and Again
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Nighttime Fire Training: Defensive Fire, Aided by Command Light tower
Every year, Colorado’s Front Range Fire Consortium Fire Academy puts its graduating recruits through 14 hours of non-stop calls and real-life scenarios, culminating with a defensive fire at night, where crews get first-hand experience operating scene lighting, like this Poudre Fire Authority Command Light tower.
CONFINED SPACE RESCUE AND THE SPLIT-SECOND DECISIONS THAT CAN SAVE OR COST LIVES
by Tim Johnson It was supposed to be quick. An internal routine inspection. In and out. Minutes inside the power facility’s empty containment tank. On that day, more than 25 years ago, decisions were made that created a lasting, irreversible impact. In the world of confined space, it’s the decisions that cost lives. It all started when two employees at …
Front Range Fire Consortium Brings the Heat with Essential Vehicle Firefighter Training
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SAM Pump Representative Shows Off Fire Truck Pump Panel with Touchscreen Pump Controls
This is a pressure-sensitive screen. It does not work the same way as your cell phone. It will work with your gloves. It is not affected by water, so you can have water running off of it and it will still work fine. It works in almost any climate. We have tested this from -40 degrees to 195 degrees and …
LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
First responders learn how to identify and address a human trafficking victim during this free iEmpathize training course designed specifically from the unique perspective of a firefighter, EMT, paramedic and 911 dispatcher. Watch an introduction to the course below or click on the enroll button for more information.