Props & Simulators

The Firehouse.com Props & Simulators product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire service and firefighter training props and simulators, including fixed and mobile fireground training, EVOC trainers, forcible entry props, aircraft and vehicle fires, mannequins options.
Darley
With the support of this grant program, which is free for first responders, departments can now use a grant to acquire virtual reality training solutions from leading suppliers such as FLAIM Systems.
Tech & Comm

Darley Offers Grant Support for Training Technology

April 19, 2022
Working in partnership with firegrantshelp.com to help fire departments find grants to support the purchase of virtual reality training technology.
Coeur d'Alene Fire Department/Facebook
The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department is looking for community input to help name their new training dummies.
Operations & Training

ID Department Seeks Public Input Naming Dummies

March 22, 2022
The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department is looking for community input to help name their new training dummies.
Photo by Jon Androwski
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Technical Rescue

Patient-Based Extrication

March 14, 2022
Ryan Pennington leaves nothing open to dispute regarding the need for members of a rescue team to base a victim's removal on the severity of that individual's injuries.
Photos courtesy of UL's Fire Safety Research Institute
Figure 1. Straight stream, shallow angle off of ceiling. The arrows indicate the direction of bulk water flow.
Props & Simulators

Research Corner: Hose Stream Prop for Suppression Tactics Training

Feb. 14, 2022
Keith Stakes tells of how UL's Fire Safety Research Institute applied information that derives from its coordinated fire attack study to the creation of a prop that reveals how...
FOX13News
Officials have set aside $14.5M to build a new training facility for Polk County firefighters.
Operations & Training

FL Lawmakers Set Aside $14.5M for Fire Training Facility

Feb. 7, 2022
Lawmakers in Polk County are working to fund a new firefighter training facility as part of a consultants recommendation.