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Fire Prevention and Investigation

Product liability, federal incentive programs could enhance community safety

Well, there we go again. Just as they did last year, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has once gain increased their systematic behind the scene maneuverings at the state legislative levels in many states, demanding that the legislatures pass laws that prohibit all jurisdictions from enforcing the requirement for installation of residential fire sprinklers in all new homes.

As you know, the fire prevention proponents and the fire service representatives worked...

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Larry Manasco

Larry Manasco
Company Level Training - Rescuing a Downed Firefighter - Part 2
You must train your crew to a level that each and every one of them is capable of making high quality decisions under extreme stress.

Christopher Naum

Christopher Naum
Technical Rescue – Part IV
The typical demands associated with the response to a site-specific collapse rescue incident or a region-wide disaster with collapse considerations can quickly overwhelm even the largest of emergency service agencies.
 

Recent Podcasts

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 17:35

Host Bob Duemmel talks with three Southern California area firefighters about a recent cliff rescue at the Cabrillo National Monumen and rescue training throughout the state.

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 18:29

Podcast host Bob Duemmel talks with Mike Donahue founder of Progressive Rescue in this edition of The Buzz on Technical Rescue.

Bob and Mike discuss various aspects of rope rescue operations during this session. They look at safety, equipment, knots and rigging related to rope rescue. Mike shares some thoughts on how a team or department functions at a rope rescue incident.

 

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One of the things that I have enjoyed as a fire safety educator has been learning all of the innovative things that other educators from across the country do to help keep those in their communities fire...

 

Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

Webcast presenter

Jeffrey Pindelski

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 03:00

Rapid intervention and firefighter survival skills are often considered advanced, but do you have a firm grasp on the basic skills of firefighter removal? This webcast, based on case studies and proven statistics, will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied to basic, everyday fireground survival.

 

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