Training The Lock Drill – Hands-on HazMat drill scenarios A great dexterity and air management drill using equipment you have at the station. Written by Phil Ambrose January 3, 2021January 4, 2021
Industrial Fire Training Industrial Fire Familiarization: The Aggressive Industrial Engine Company As an industrial crew, we often can take for granted how our call-outs are “low frequency” compared to our municipal counterparts. However, do not let this fool you; because while our job is “low frequency,” the time we need to step up is always “high risk.” Written by Ryan Henry December 7, 2020January 2, 2021
Training First In HAZMAT size up Using the FPODP acronym for initial HazMat size-up can serve as something familiar for your operations level firefighters and give you, the technician, a great picture of what to expect when you arrive to the party. Written by Josh Fowler October 28, 2020January 3, 2021
Training HAZMAT Leadership part IV: Shoot, Move, Communicate, Survive Shooting is hard > Moving is harder > Communicating is hardest. Without the above three, successful operations and survivability are now exponentially reduced. Josh Fowler (CATCH UP on this series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) Survivability is the final installment of this series. Shooting is hard. Moving is harder. Communicating is the hardest. Without […] Written by Josh Fowler April 25, 2020April 29, 2021
Training Feb. 10th, 1973; Staten Island liquefied natural gas explosion in kills 40 workers Feb. 10, 1973, a chilly Saturday afternoon, a flash fire erupted in the cavernous interior of a smaller LNG tank in Bloomfield. Natural gas trapped inside fueled the fire and created a force that ripped the concrete dome from its anchors and sent it crashing onto workers more than 100 feet below. Forty men were […] Written by Ryan Henry February 11, 2020March 12, 2020
Industrial Fire Training Industrial Fire Familiarization: Flammable Liquid Firefighting Industrial Fire Familiarization: Flammable Liquid Firefighting One of the lesser touched on subjects of the firefighting world is that of flammable liquids, and techniques for extinguishment. Today we will focus on the control and extinguishment of “Heavy” flammable liquids. When I use the term “Heavy” I mean those of which that are longer chained hydrocarbons. […] Written by Ryan Henry January 7, 2020April 1, 2020
Training Hazmat training with Casey Jones of Little Rock AR HazSim Customer Spotlight Hazmat Training Expert Casey Jones Ensuring hazmat students are engaged and learning requires breaking down material into digestible bites, fresh, realistic hands-on scenarios and verifying student understanding. Casey Jones is a 20-year emergency services veteran including 13 years with the Little Rock (Ark.) Fire Department. He is a lead hazmat instructor not […] Written by Phil Ambrose December 20, 2019March 12, 2020
Training Training the next generation: Odessa Junior College TX When it comes to training the next generation of safety professionals, realistic and unpredictable scenarios are key. Odessa Junior College in Texas typically has a student body of 16,000, and of those, 5,000 are enrolled in its occupational and technical courses. Many of those students will spend time with Jessica Jordan to safely investigate and […] Written by Phil Ambrose November 21, 2019January 2, 2021
Training More Than You Think – Imposter Syndrome Maybe this isn’t the proper forum for a topic such as this, however personally, I believe it is. Perhaps the reason I do feel so strongly about this particular subject is because, quite frankly, I struggle with it – it’s called Imposter Syndrome, but we’ll get to that later. Let’s Rewind Five years ago, I […] Written by Josh Fowler October 22, 2019October 26, 2020