Firefighter Nation

Firefighter Training: Transcending Content into Team Building

This is a recurring theme in my FDIC presentation, “Leading Through Training: The Crucial Role of the Fire Service Instructor.” The opportunity to model effective leadership and build a solid team ...
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Basic Wildland Firefighter Training - FFT2 Red Card Certification

This is a one-day training for people interested in qualifying for the Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) certification. This training fulfills the requirements for the field exercise portion of S-130 ...
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Operation Education: Behind the scenes of a firefighter training class for high schoolers

GOSHEN, Ind. (WSBT) — If you introduce high school students to firefighter training, you might spark an interest and fuel the careers of future first responders. That is what is happening now at ...
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Give Them the Tools to Do the Job: Training Fire Service Leaders, Part 1

In the fire department, we promote successful firefighters into leadership positions. Typically, we give our new officer the leadership responsibility of the office, but not the tools/training to ...