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.
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 …
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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 …
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.
Fire instructor Rich Cantarella and Interstate Rescue provide firefighter forcible entry training in this fire training video. Cantarella teaches forcible entry techniques with a forcible entry door prop, while discussing the importance of training on simple tasks. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Anytime I do this, I use ‘strike’ or ‘hit’ which means one. We use ‘drive’ to tell the others that we …
During Interstate Rescue’s Performance Under Pressure training event, instructors built a variety of firefighter training props, including two different firefighter obstacle courses that challenged trainees’ physical and mental stamina. Check out this video for ideas on DIY fire training props.
Andy Starnes of Insight Training provides firefighter thermal imaging camera training using a Max Fire Box and a FLIR thermal imaging camera. Using this flashover training device, Starnes shows how to forecast fire behavior and how to use a thermal imaging camera for firefighting decision making at a Interstate Rescue training in Bridgeport, WV. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: My name is Andy …
In this training video, Jason Abitz recalls an incident when six FDNY firefighters lost their lives while trying to execute a window hang, falling 50 feet onto concrete. Abitz goes on to teach various firefighter self-rescue techniques, including proper firefighter window hang techniques and safe firefighter window bailout skills VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Today, we are learning about firefighter window hanging and …
Check out recent training from Interstate Rescue! If you’re looking for firefighter training ideas, this Performance Under Pressure evolution was designed to force personnel to perform under intense physical and mental pressure. This firefighter training video includes an obstacle course and firefighter training props, along with live burn training and cognitive ability training. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: The firefighters are going to …
