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Comment by TOM KLEIST JR on September 5, 2008 at 7:20am

the day you dont need more training is the day you can get killed or hart

Comment by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE on August 30, 2008 at 12:40pm

Check out the organization: International Society of Fire Service Instructors-ISFSI
Great networking opportunties and informational exchange and service...

http://www.isfsi.org/index.php

Comment by Corey D. on August 15, 2008 at 8:55am

I have found out that in some county's the AHJ has said that they will promote firefighters from Probation to interior firefighters by them getting all 1403 classes. Can we not all agree that NFPA 1403 is a training standard? NFPA 1403 is the standard for live fire training. this does not imply that once this training is complete that the firefighter knows all there is to know about firefighting or can think on their own in actual fire conditions. Training fires are alot different than emergency call fires. In Training fires we all think safety and have two or more instructors and at least one safety officer walking in and around the house. We have also walked through the house prior to lighting the fire and made all unsafe conditions safe. I think that if we are going to stop killing firefighters we need to look at how we are allowing them to respond to and participate at emergency calls.

Comment by Vincent Vella on August 11, 2008 at 10:58am

I'm glad to see a group like this. Keeps us safer and makes us work harder!

Comment by josh on July 14, 2008 at 7:41pm

Still Riding: Rescue Company New York City does anyone have this video

Comment by Kipp Rix on July 9, 2008 at 12:03am

hey guys and gals, glad to be part of the group. I look forward to helping and being helped by all here. I specialize in FF Survival training and will soon be posting some training ideas here. I also hope to hear from you and your training ideas.

Comment by msfirefighter0 on July 7, 2008 at 10:59am

Boy..this is a great group, as I am the new training coord. for Mico VFD..I want to know everthing that you all are doing...why try to invent the wheel when its right here..thanks

Comment by Stephen Russell on July 6, 2008 at 4:15pm

Hi all, I'm new to the FFN and this group. I'm a Lt. with a combo department, and keeping everyones attention is job 1. Keeping there hands busy is a part of the answer. So easy set -up/ low budget ideas are key. Thank you for everyone who submits a drill or gives someone else developing one. I know most people have gone away from having the senior ff shadow the rookies, so this is the best way to get that information out. Be safe and buckle up

Comment by Joey "BigShow" De Piano on June 29, 2008 at 11:07pm

Hey Bros, Great group idea have a quick set up drill little to no cost for materials, If you have a hall attached to your house use the hall if not the bays work as well or even your local schools gym, you will need the following aprox. 10 to 15 long 6 or 8' long picnic style folding tables..3 lengths of rope 10 - 20" long smoke machine or tracing paper in scott mask simulate smoke..Set the tables in a mirrored end to end configuration to simulate interior wall structure of a house layout one team of 2 will do right hand search and team 2 will do left hand search,(both teams stat at same time to avoid down time) the crews will do a search through the mazes at the end of the maze the crews need to find the 3 sections of rope (3 each side) and on the tables legs that are at knee hight or eye level on knees tie the folowing knots ..open clove hitch, closed clove hitch, and bowline..all search teams wil tie these knots fully geared up on air wearing gloves and limited visibility upon finishing knots find their way back through maze. ( you may include downed fire fighter with pass activated to add stress level to mission and after knots extract victim..after team has exited area use a tic if smoke machine in use otherwise turn on lights and review knots and untie for next 2 teams, you can also add time trias to make more stress related drill.
The purpose will accomplish the following...1) makes fire fighters practice knots while wearing gloves if need arises in real situation.
2) teaches fire fighters in high stress situation to control breathing to avoid running low before leaving maze, member should be able to get in accomplish mission and exit with no more than 1500psi used varies with each member. 3) teaches member to think through a stress enviroment without losing objective sight. The time addition will add competition also make team be aware of air use i.e. faster in faster search faster exit and mintain their air supply. If anyone needs assistance on wall/maze set up can provide drawing here or email me .

Comment by Jim on June 28, 2008 at 10:16pm

For those of you looking for a simple, cheep, but challenging SCBA Drill. You will need 10 traffic cones. They can be set up many ways for a single person or or team of two. Lets start with 8 cones in a square with number 9 in the middle. Decide which one you want to put the number 10 cone on top of. Cover the face mask with another hood or other means before placing the 10 cone. Turn the firefighter around to disorient. Do not let go of them until you have them on one knee at any of the cones. The goal is to find the double cone, remove one, and bring back to the original starting place. Cones should be spread out to where if toe is on one cone you can just reach another while spread out. If while they travel around the maze and they remove contact with one point before they have contact with another, that cone gets removed from the set up and it becomes, guess what, HARDER! This can be done on or off air. It will teach to save air while working at a reasonable rate by keeping time and amount used. It will teach maintaining contact. Train to picture where you are at all times. Teach to stay calm, when a PASS device goes off or the 1/4 warning goes off. Also to become comfortable with the space in there SCBA without being put into a small space. Others will find it to be very entertaining as well. This drill can be spread out further for two person team. There are many other options that can be done with the cones. Your imagination is the only limiting factor!

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