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Four Links for Firefighter Training

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IF YOU ARE WORKING THIS VETERAN’S DAY here are a couple of places you should visit while staffing the watchdesk. 

CHANGING HOW WE GET FIREFIGHTING INFORMATION

Last month, while attending the EMS Expo, I wanted to talk to the folks at Fire and Emergency Television Network about rumors of their bankruptcy.  Their exhibit space was empty.  Back in the day, American Heat was THE place to get well-developed programs covering major incidents or issues.

I was a charter member of the department’s hazardous materials response team and a college haz mat instructor. It was not until I saw an American Heat presentation about burning magnesium in an Indianapolis scrapyard next to a nursing home that I finally could see the unique smoke signature made by burning magnesium.

In the digital age, we have many images and videos, but it helps to put them in context.  These four websites provide the context, whether as a side product of a training entity or a stand alone blog.  You should check them out:

Fire(fighter) Behavior:  A thought provoking blog written by Bill Carey (northern Prince George’s County, MD)

VentEnterSearch: Aggressive truck company functions. Floridians Jeff Ponds (Orlando) and Jim Walsh (Winter Park)

Brotherhood Instructors: online drills: An instructor cadre of Curtis DeMarse (Morris, IL), Nate DeMarse (FDNY), Kevin Legacy (Fort Devens, MA), Alex Streichenwein (Goshen, NY), Gary Rauch (Downers Grove, IL), Lou Amoroso (FDNY), Dave Wiechen (Kankakee, IL), Kevin Grebinar (Westford, MA), Andrew Brassard (Milton, Ontario), Erich J. Roden (Milwaukee, WI), and Steve Oberg (Worcester, MA)

Training Traditions: A hard working group of experienced firefighters and enthusiastic instructors: Ricky Riley (Clearwater, FL), Nick Martin (Kentland 33 and Washington DC), Dan Shaw (Fairfax County, VA), Doug Mitchell (FDNY), Danny Doyle (Pittsburgh, PA), Michael Stothers (FDNY), Tony Kelleher (Kentland 33 and Washington DC), Dave Brooks (Fairfax County, VA), Al Mullins (Fairfax County, VA), Todd Marshall (Fairfax County, VA), Chris Birch (Washington DC) and Scott Kraut (Fairfax County, VA)

Mike
FossilMedic

Posted by on November 11, 2008 • Filed under: Training
  • http://firefighterbehavior.blogspot.com/ Bill Carey

    That is a rather impressive group to be included among. I certainly don’t provide the level of content and material they do, so thank you for the good word.

  • http://firefighterbehavior.blogspot.com/ Bill Carey

    That is a rather impressive group to be included among. I certainly don’t provide the level of content and material they do, so thank you for the good word.

  • http://brotherhoodinstructors.com/ Nate DeMarse

    Thanks for the mention. We are receiving a lot of hits from this website. As always, keep up the great job on this site.

    Thanks again,

    Nate DeMarse
    Brotherhood Instructors, LLC.
    ndemarse@brotherhoodinstructors.com

  • http://brotherhoodinstructors.com Nate DeMarse

    Thanks for the mention. We are receiving a lot of hits from this website. As always, keep up the great job on this site.

    Thanks again,

    Nate DeMarse
    Brotherhood Instructors, LLC.
    ndemarse@brotherhoodinstructors.com