OVERVIEW: While it is clearly a fire service issue, a comprehensive juvenile firesetter intervention program requires a multi-discipline team approach. To be successful, all team members must gain the education and skill necessary to fill their role and function properly. This webcast will look at the necessary roles provide viewers with new strategies and tactics to combat this ever present problem.
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OVERVIEW: This webcast will use the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System's 2008 Safety Calendar to incorporate their real-life lessons for use in your local training programs. The presentation will break down the modules for easy use each month. The materials will be available to registrants prior to the webcast.
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OVERVIEW: This webcast will take a look at the simple, yet important, tool that can save a firefighter's life - the search rope. There are many situations where a search rope should be used and some where it should not. From firefighting and victim search to RIT operations, this is a tool that every fire company should have and every firefighter should know how to use.
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OVERVIEW: This University of Extrication webcast will look at the challenges crews need to consider when responding to crash scenes. The presentation chronicles where we've come from in the world of extrication, where we are today, and what challenges lie ahead. This webcast is loaded with lots of great tips for those of us who do rippin' and tearin' as you plan for the future challenges of vehicle rescue in your community.
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OVERVIEW: This webcast will take a look at first hand case studies from police and fire officials on how wireless solutions support their organization's mission of citizen protection and safety. How deploying broadband technologies can introduce operational efficiencies to your mobile workforce. Benefits of public wireless networks for public safety agencies. To learn more about AT&T Mobility's solutions for public safety, click here.
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OVERVIEW: While confined space rescues are rare in the American fire service, it is considered one of the most hazardous technical rescue responses. This webcast will take a look at the specialized awareness and training required. Federal statistics show that 60 percent of the deaths annually involve untrained people who perish in their attempt to free the victim. The following links are for worksheets: Atmosphere & Ventilation sector; Command sector; Communications sector; EMS sector Entry sector officer; Operations officer; Rigging sector; Safety officer; Supplied air used in the presentation.
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OVERVIEW: Are you ready for the challenge that new construction brings to firefighters operating on the fireground? Every department in America is seeing an influx of lightweight construction. Are you aware of the risks involved? This is a session that you can't afford to miss. Your life and those you work with hang in the balance each time you roll out the door.
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OVERVIEW: In the two years since it's launch, the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System has received over 1,000 reports of incidents that could have proven deadly to firefighters. This webcast will feature first-hand accounts of near-miss situations and covers common actions that have caused occurrences. Research shows that many of the reported incidents have repeated factors that play into the near-miss situations.
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OVERVIEW: Home and business owners throughout the country are securing their structures against thefts at a fast-growing pace. Barred windows, roll-down security shutters and other fortifying features are no longer problems for the "big city" firefighters, they are found in the suburbs and rural areas. This presentation will help your department build a successful strategy to quickly and efficiently enter the building and have options for egress in an emergency situation.
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OVERVIEW: Following his monthly Firehouse.com series, Larry Manasco will walk us through a step-by-step process to establish a training calendar for your shift, based on the needs of your response area. Firefighters should train during every tour, but choosing the topics and the means to carry them out can often times be difficult. This webcast will cover the practical applications of training props and offer ideas for both quick and extensive training sessions.
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OVERVIEW: The role of the incident commander is very challenging, including split-second decision making at critical times when operational information is unavailable, forcing them to use instinct and training. How are incident commanders able to get those decisions made with the confidence of keeping their firefighters safe? The presenters of this webcast will discuss how the commanders training and experience will keep firefighters safe under rapidly changing conditions on the fireground.
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OVERVIEW: A must for all personal vehicle drivers and apparatus operators, this Webcast will focus on recent rollover incidents. This program will include a frame by frame account of a recent accidents and what you can do to prevent the same thing happening to you when you are driving the apparatus. Mike Wilbur will also focus on emergency vehicle defensive driving procedures and exactly what needs to be done once you round a curve and your wheels leave the pavement. He will also investigate how apparatus design impacts apparatus rollover incidents.
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OVERVIEW: The days of just standing in front of an incident and pointing are all but gone. With more mandates being imposed and issues dealing with firefighter safety & accountability, we can no longer just stand there! This course will cover the tools needed to give the incident commander more control and less chaos, starting with a clear size-up and ending with the very important post incident critique. Join Russell as he delivers this compelling, informative presentation live to your desktop. Click Here To View It Now

OVERVIEW: This presentation overviews recent incidents in the US involving acids and bases, which are both categorized as corrosives by the USDOT. Acids and bases are defined along with their hazards, examples, and the pH scale. Neutralization as a chemical reaction is outlined and three methods of conducting neutralization will be discussed; the Guess method, the Neutralization Chart method, and the Chemistry method. Pros and cons of each method are discussed and safety concerns are covered. Presentation time is one hour.Click Here To Register

OVERVIEW: Firefighter fatalities are still occurring at an alarming rate and under sometimes unexplainable circumstances. Join FDNY battalion chief John Salka as he examines and discusses some recent firefighter fatalities and the operational factors that played a part in the events. Many of the negative factors that contribute or directly cause LODD's are within OUR CONTROL! Let's learn what operational factors are killing firefighters and how we can all work toward saving firefighters before they get into trouble. Click Here To View It Now

OVERVIEW: RIT is a common phrase in the fire service, but if your company was called to working fire as an RIT, do they the training to carry out those duties? In this Firehouse.com TrainingLIVE Webcast, we will focus the important training that firefighters must have to be deployed as the RIT. McCormack will cover the RIT positions, assignments, tools and skills your department will need for deployment. Rescuing a firefighter will be the toughest job you ever have to perform on the fireground. There are no second chances! Click Here To View It Now

OVERVIEW: One of the key players in a successful RIT response is the RIT Officer. The RIT Officer must be knowledgeable in firefighter rescue and RIT command operations to keep their team focused on a successful RIT deployment. Search, extrication, assessment, and removal should be a mastered art for this working supervisor. Concepts such as "The Rule of Three" will be discussed and emphasized to enhance your ability to complete a firefighter rescue. This program will help students understand these concepts of managing a RIT/FAST and give sound ideas of the procedures that should be followed. Click Here To View It Now

OVERVIEW: What are the Mayday decision parameters for firefighters? How do we teach the Mayday decision-making process to firefighters? How much Mayday practice do firefighters need? Dr. Clark has been studying mayday doctrine for the fire service for over four years. His presentation focuses on the ins and outs of firefighters calling a mayday. Dr. Clark is requesting those participants wanting to receive a certificate from the National Fire Academy to familiarize themselves with the following articles prior to the event. Click Here To View It Now