Based on “IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting 7th Edition”
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Decibullz Custom Molded Acoustic Tube Surveillance Radio Earpieces
When communication is critical and time is of the essence, your team needs a reliable, clear, and safe way to stay in contact. Not only that, you need a two-way radio earpiece designed for the job at hand, whether it calls for more awareness or more isolation. Decibullz offers both. With custom moldable radio earpiece adapters at the ready, you …
OnScene Solutions’ Wellz Tool™ Aids in Vehicle Extrication
Featured Product of the Week — OnScene Solutions’ Wellz Tool pulls extra duty during extrication training. This forcible entry tool fits into a responder’s pocket and can be used to breach doors, open hydrants, block hinges, shut off gas meters … and as shown here, aid in extrication. Find more information about the Wellz Tool here >
SUPER VAC ADDS NEW 20” BATTERY FAN, COMPATIBLE WITH HURST® EWXT™/E3™ BATTERIES
By Amy Speer | Advertorial FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Super Vac, one of the leading manufacturers in fire ventilation equipment, is expanding its universal battery fan platform lineup with the introduction of a 20” variable-speed battery-powered fan, compatible with HURST EWXT/E3 batteries. With the introduction of this fan, Super Vac offers three of the most interchangeable PPV interfaces on the …
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 …
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.
Instructor Provides Firefighter Forcible Entry Training, Showing Use of Forcible Entry Tools
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 …
DIY Fire Training Props and Firefighter Obstacle Course Help Replicate Real-Life Scenarios
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.