Training Size up Saturday: For the Seaside Fire/HazMat teams HMN – Where do you begin on this one! Size up. Tactical Priorities. Resources. Written by Phil Ambrose January 9, 2021January 3, 2021
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
Training Hands-on HazMat Drills – Stop the leak! A Hazardous Materials Response team may be faced with many challenges. One of those challenges is stopping a dangerous chemical leak when no other options are available. The HazMat team going downrange in the hot zone to ‘stop that leak’ may face physically demanding and challenging manipulative tasks while also wearing hot, humid, and cumbersome […] Written by Phil Ambrose January 1, 2021January 3, 2021
General Training Hazmat training: The smart and the strong. We talk about perseverance every time we face a struggle. It seems that it has become a daily topic of conversation during this trying time in our lives. With that being said, I pose the question, what does perseverance mean to you, and can you train perseverance? Many explanations of perseverance point to overcoming an […] Written by Ryan Henry January 1, 2021January 2, 2021
Industrial Fire Training Industrial fire training helmet cam Industrial fire fighting is intense and requires coordination with all hose lines like no other type of firefighting. Watch here how industrial firefighters get it done. Thanks to our editor Ryan Henry for the awesome footage. https://youtu.be/n0L84uhbnnA Written by Ryan Henry January 1, 2021January 2, 2021
Training Success in leadership A leader is only as good as their team and if their team is supported properly the entire group will overcome barriers much easier than if it were every person for themselves. Written by Ryan Henry December 29, 2020January 1, 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 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 December 3, 2020January 2, 2021
Training Heroin Highways: From China White to Mexican Mud to Atlanta Snow – A 10,112 Mile Wide Problem In the first edition of this series of clandestine lab response, we covered methamphetamine-related clandestine lab responses and some sampling/manufacturing methods. Today, we are shifting towards the ever-growing opioid issue, specifically discussing heroin and fentanyl along with various other drugs. First, let’s start with some background of current and past trends in the illicit and […] Written by Michael Shedd November 25, 2020January 2, 2021