Throw Back to Basics: Bailout
Brian Zaitz has a new training bulletin on the fundamentals of firefighter self-rescue and bailout training.
Firefighter Basics: Air Bags
Brian Zaitz offers this new drill on air bags which, while not routinely used for extrication, are a critical tool in the extrication cache.
Throw Back to Basics: Ground Ladder Markings
Ground ladders are critical firefighting tools; get them off the rig, practice with them, and ensure they are marked for fireground use.
Firefighter Basics: Riding Assignments
Riding assignments and riding boards provide for clearly defined roles, tools assignments, and fireground expectations.
Throw Back to Basics: SCBA Check
The self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) provides us the opportunity to conduct interior operations, make aggressive tactical decisions, and save lives. Brian Zaitz has a reminder on performing a check of this crucial piece of firefighting equipment.
Throw Back to Basics: Catching a Hydrant
This firefighting basics training bulletin from Brian Zaitz focuses on an activity that may not always be given much thought: catching the hydrant and establishing a water supply.
Throw Back to Basics: Down Firefighter Air Supply
This week's firefighter basics training bulletin reviews procedures the rapid intervention crew must take to assist a down firefighter.
Throw Back to Basics: Forcible Entry for the Lone Firefighter
This training bulletin focuses on the one-firefighter force of an inward swinging door, commonly found on the front of most single-family residential structures as well as the unit doors of multifamily dwellings.
Throw Back to Basics: Buddy Breathing
This simple drill from Brian Zaitz will ensure that if your firefighters face a low-emergency they are trained and proficient in how to handle it.
Throw Back to Basics: Ladder Locks
This firefighter training bulletin shows three alternatives to the traditional leg lock, all designed to lock you into the ladder while affording the flexibility to quickly move up and down the ladder as needed.