Consistency is key in fire investigation work, according to expert Adrian Cales. Following NFPA 921 guidelines improve accuracy, and real-world examples aid understanding. In this Training Collection, Cales recommends specific training methods for aspiring investigators and explains changes to NFPA 1033 and the implications for investigators. A well-defined process is crucial for thorough investigations, and understanding that is essential for proper investigations.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 30
Havel offers this insightful look at how modern building materials shape and alter fire departments' tactics, size-ups, and expectations today.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 105 min
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or CPAP is a BLS and ALS tools that can save lives, reduce hospitalization times, and provide better patient management in the field. This presentation provides a history of CPAP, overview of patient selection criteria, standards of care, assessment, application of CPAP in the field and transition of care to the Emergency Department. Disposable CPAP devices and use of capnography with the application and titration of CPAP promise to increase utilization and improve patient outcomes.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
Overdoses are not an unusual reason for EMS calls. While the vast majority will do well with supportive care, ...
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60
Creating a culture of inclusion and diversity in the fire service is crucial to a high-functioning team. This Training Collection course covers important topics such as inspiring a professional culture, addressing bullying, and promoting inclusivity toward LGBTQ+ individuals.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 45
Simulation training is one of the most effective tools to teach learners new skills. It uses kinesthetic training ...
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60
Crew Resource Management (CRM) or non-technical skills are the social, cognitive, and personal resource skills that complement a worker's technical skills. Initially developed in the air transport industry, CRM training has been adopted by all branches of the United States military and is being integrated into both the medical and emergency services.
Course Type: Full-Length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
The pathway to mitigation of a true “can’t intubate, can’t oxygenate” situation is very direct—a cricothyrotomy. ...
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60
Whether you are a seasoned firefighter or just starting your career, this Training Collection is an excellent resource for anyone looking to improve their critical decision-making skills. This course discusses the tools firefighters need for crucial decision-making while under stress. It will focus on the common roadblocks departments face when making good decisions and why it is essential to have these skills. Also, you will learn skills to empower your team to make decisions for themselves and the best ways to involve others in decision-making.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 30
Jerry Streich discusses how the fire service must handle personnel who cause unneeded mental stress in and out of the firehouse, including bullies, lawbreakers, and angry or violent members.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 75 min
Most vehicle accidents are actually the result of human error. If an error is made at the wrong moment, an accident or collision will result. A consistent, defensive approach to driving is the best way to reduce the likelihood of driver error. The goal of this course is to provide drivers of large vehicles with the knowledge and safe driving techniques they need to prevent collisions and violations. A split-second decision can change your life, especially when you are behind the wheel of a fast-moving, heavy vehicle. This course will also discuss distracted driving, changing lanes safely, speed effects on stopping distance, tailgating, and extreme driving conditions (such as rain, snow, ice, fog, or extremely hot or cold weather).
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 120 min
Irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias are dangerous, life-threatening events. There are different methods to help revive a patient depending on the heart event they are experiencing. EMS providers will need to be able to observe the patient's heart rhythm and use monitors to do so. EMS systems utilize combination monitor/defibrillators in the field to both track the patient’s cardiac output and provide defibrillation if needed. This course will review common monitor functions and demonstrate how to perform transcutaneous pacing, synchronized cardioversion, and placing a 12-lead.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 30 min
