Training Web Exclusives

  • NY Dept. Curbs Response After Training Explosion

    Two New York firefighters hospitalized after sudden blast causes wall collapse.

    Article • April 30th, 2002

  • PREP Notes: 33 Random Decontamination Considerations

    Hydrocarbon derivatives are hydrocarbon compounds which have had one or more hydrogen atoms removed.

    Article • March 29th, 2002

  • Handling Anhydrous Ammonia

    Spring is just around the corner and anhydrous ammonia is being shipped to fertilizer companies for use during spring planting at farms around the country.

    Article • March 5th, 2002

  • From The Officer’s Seat: Training Techniques

    John G. Riker outlines a strategic approach designed to assist the instructor in the delivery of fire training.

    Article • February 28th, 2002

  • Live Training Delivered To Iowa Firefighters

    Iowa firefighters don't have to wait for an abandoned building in order to participate in a live fire training exercise. A unique combination of funding and innovation is making live fire training more accessible to every firefighter in Iowa with the...

    Article • February 28th, 2002

  • The Street Chemist - Part 5

    Elements bond together ionically or covalently to form compounds. Compounds can be organized into families, which have similar characteristics and hazards.

    Article • February 26th, 2002

  • The Street Chemist - Part 4

    The first two installments of The Street Chemist dealt with the atom, the basic building block of our World.

    Article • February 25th, 2002

  • Finding a 'Hidden' Fire

    Elements bond together ionically or covalently to form compounds. Compounds can be organized into families, which have similar characteristics and hazards.

    Article • February 22nd, 2002

  • Non-Punative Close-Call Reporting

    From 2002 Fire Rescue West Speaker Gordon J. Graham, Learning from the Mistakes of Others Prior to Disaster.

    Article • February 21st, 2002

  • Radiological Terrorism: Are we prepared?

    Over the past five years, first responders have received training in how to manage terrorist events involving the use of weapons that distribute deadly chemical agents.

    Article • February 1st, 2002

  • Simulations

    By request of the author, this article is not available online

    Article • January 31st, 2002

  • “Vision 2002 – For Firefighters By Firefighters”

    Dave Jacobs previews the third annual training conference focusing on firefighter safety and survival.

    Article • January 31st, 2002

  • Training For Successful Trench Rescues

    Michael Daley describe the ways in which rescuers can train to respond successfully to these emergencies.Today's fire-rescue service must be prepared for all types of emergencies that can arise in the communities they protect. As areas become more...

    Article • January 31st, 2002

  • Chronicle Of An Announced Tragedy

    Lima, the City of the three Wise Men, consists of multi-ethnoses and we have inherited from the colony traditions such as the passion for the artificial fireworks.

    Article • January 29th, 2002

  • Multiple Victims Complicate Md. Blaze

    Enormous challenge when an early morning house fire presented them with nine victims, four of them in cardiac arrest.

    Article • January 11th, 2002