Training Trigger: Wildland Fire Fighting / Urban Interface

September 29, 2017

FSTAR Townhall On Fire Dynamics and Health and Safety July 25, 2017 April 20, 2017
The townhall is a one-day training event focused on the health and safety based of modern fire behavior, incorporating the latest tactical considerations.
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IAFC Releases Guide to Address Gap in Firefighter Physicals November 7, 2016
Doctors, researchers and fire service experts team to create tool to promote firefighter health
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FSTAR Health Shares New Guide to Improve Firefighter Physicals October 20, 2016
The Healthcare Provider's Guide to Firefighter Physicals is coming soon to a fire department near you.
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Physicals: Your Life Depends on Them! October 20, 2016
"Thankfully, my fire department physical caught this disease early enough so it never affected my career and enabled early treatment of a potentially life-threatening problem."
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8 Online UL Training Courses September 15, 2016
Find it here: http://ulfirefightersafety.com/courses/
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Online Training Courses July 28, 2016
Focusing on fireground challenges and re-thinking tactical choices. Increased Thermal Hazards in Wind-Driven Fires Fire Dynamics Terminology Structural Firefighting Research
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Share Info on Firefighters Who Inspire You July 14, 2016
FSTAR and the IAFC will be hosting a Firefighter Memorial Wall and a Firefighter Survival Wall. The walls are a place to post a photo or a name of a firefighter who has dealt with or is currently dealing with job-related health issues.
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Safety Stand Down June 19-25 June 15, 2016
FSTAR has created a list of additional related materials for training. Fire departments are encouraged to suspend all non-emergency activity during Safety Stand Down in order to focus on training and education related to this year’s theme: “The First 5 Minutes – Stretching the Initial Hose Line, Putting Water on the Fire.”
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Your Experience Getting a Firefighter Physical June 15, 2016
FSTAR Health is collecting data on firefighter physicals. Please take this 10 minute survey to answer a series of questions on your experiences in getting a firefighter physical.
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Video: Applying Research to the Fireground June 7, 2016
Two departments with different backgrounds and response needs are using fire dynamics research to answer challenges on the fireground.
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TILLER ROLLOVER IN MD November 15, 2018
A tractor drawn aerial overturned this morning during nasty weather conditions, The Montgomery County Fire Rescue reserve truck was being transported by a local fire apparatus dealer staff. Fortunately no one was injured. Below are some photos that were shared with us from MCFR. Nasty weather has arrived-use caution and go slow.
FIREFIGHTER STRUCK – SERIOUSLY INJURED – AT THE WOOLSEY FIRE November 15, 2018
This morning a Washington State Firefighter operating at the Woolsey Fire (Southern California) suffered severe chest trauma after being struck by a vehicle. According to California Highway Patrol, the Firefighter, that Washington male in his 40s, was hit by a vehicle near Deer Creek on Pacific Coast Highway. The Firefighter was deployed to California from […]
PHILLY FIREFIGHTER INJURED – FALL FROM ROOF November 13, 2018
A Philadelphia firefighter was injured after falling off the roof of a home while battling a fire. It happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday at a two-story rowhome on the 5600 block of Spruce Street in West Philadelphia. Crews arrived to heavy smoke in the home. Just around 3:15 a.m., a firefighter fell 20 feet and […]
2 INDIANA FIREFIGHTERS, 4 POLICE OFFICERS INJURED AT FIERY CRASH November 13, 2018
A fiery crash Monday morning in Carmel killed a woman and left a man badly burned and fighting for his life. Six emergency responders were also injured. According to the Carmel Police Department, the single-vehicle accident happened in the area of Ditch Road and Queens Way before 11 a.m. Carmel police and fire both responded to the […]
FIREFIGHTER SHOCKED DURING CAT RESCUE IN AL November 13, 2018
A firefighter was injured Sunday while attempting to rescue a cat in Midtown Mobile. A firefighter was injured Sunday while attempting to rescue a cat in Midtown Mobile. Mobile Fire-Rescue spokesperson Steven Millhouse said a crew went to a home on McPhillips Avenue after a resident asked for help when their cat got stuck behind […]

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