BRIAN ZAITZ is a 24-year veteran of the fire service and assistant chief of operations and training for the Kirkwood (MO) Fire Department. He has several degrees including an MS in human resource development. He is a credentialed chief fire officer and chief training officer as well as a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. He is the first vice president of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors.
Make sure your company is proficient in ground ladder use by going to the training grounds and throwing a few ladders. Brian Zaitz shares a method for transporting a ground ladder in this training bulletin.
We often take it for granted as being a normal operation, but annually, numerous firefighters are hurt and killed because of roadway accidents, many of which could have been prevented, writes Brian Zaitz.
The key with anything is to set you and your crew up for success prior the alarm. Brian Zaitz has a training drill on setting your expectations when it comes to specific calls.
Frozen water areas are often seen as “playgrounds” on which to skate or play hockey. However, in an instant, they can transform into rescue scenes with victims falling through the ice into the frigid water below.