The nation's only fire service membership network dedicated to promoting and advancing the realistic training needs of today's firefighters.
Become a member of the Fire Department Training Network, the fire service's #1 training advocate, and the only membership organization that is truly devoted to the training needs of today's firefighters. Take a look at an issue of FIRE TRAINING and run through a few of the training sessions with our monthly Department Trainer.
A quick look at what you'll see at the academy…
Disorientation Drill
RIT Positions and Assignments (large file size)
Individual Membership ~ US ~ $60.00/yr
Individual Membership ~ Non-US ~ $120.00/yr
Individual Membership benefits include receiving your personal copy of FDTN’s monthly FIRE TRAINING; email updates and training tips via FDTN News Online and FDTN Training Updates; discounts on FDTN publication, and discounted registration in any of FDTN’s training courses, seminars and conferences.
Department Membership ~ US ~ $300.00/yr
Department Membership ~ Non-US ~ $420.00/yr
Department Membership benefits include all of those associated with FDTN’s Individual Membership, plus: the FIRE TRAINING Interactive Department Trainer, a monthly training plan devoted to a single fireground topic.
Authors: Jim McCormack, Lieutenant ~ Indianapolis Fire Department & Bob Pressler, Lieutenant (retired) ~ FDNY
Chapters: Fireground Survival Training–What's the Big Deal?; Preparing for Fireground Survival; Managing YOUR MAYDAY; SCBA Emergencies; Disorientation Emergencies; Emergency Escape Techniques; Firefighter Survival Training Sessions
104 Pages | ISBN: 0-9719788-0-8
Author: Bob Pressler, Lieutenant (retired) ~ FDNY
Chapters: Size-Up: Who, What, When, Where, Why?; Two Basic Approaches to Fireground Size-Up; The Five-Point Size-Up; The Thirteen-Point Size-Up; The Fireground Size-Up: Putting it all Together; Fireground Size-Up Training Sessions
80 Pages | ISBN: 9780971978812
Author: Jim McCormack, Lieutenant ~ Indianapolis Fire Department
Chapters: SECTION I: Firefighter Rescue: The Ultimate Fireground Challenge; Searching for a Firefighter; Assessing, Stabilizing & Packaging a Firefighter; Firefighter Rescue & Removal Techniques; SECTION II: Why Do We Need Rapid Intervention Teams; The Rapid Intervenion Team; RIT Tools & Staging; Preparing the Fireground; Responding to a Fireground Mayday; Commanding Rapid Intervention Team Operations; SECTION III: Firefighter Rescue & RIT Training Sessions
192 Pages | ISBN: 9780971978829
Author: Tim Klett, Lieutenant ~ FDNY
Chapters: The Purpose of the First Line; Determing Line Size & Position; Estimating the Stretch; Stretching the First Line; Engine Company Members and Their Responsibilities; Engine Company Members Gear and Tools; Operating the First Line During Emergencies; Training for the Engine Company
88 Pages | ISBN: 9780971978836
Author: Jonathan Bastian, Former Training Specialist ~ Bullard Manufacturing
Chapters: The History of Thermal Imaging in the Fire Service; Thermal Imaging Technologies; How Thermal Imaging Works; Safety Considerations and Thermal Imaging; Thermal Imaging and Size-Up; Thermal Imaging and Fire Attack; Thermal Imaging and Overhaul; Thermal Imaging and Ventilation; Thermal Imaging and Search & Rescue; Thermal Imaging and Hazardous Materials; Non-Fire Uses of Thermal Imaging
112 Pages | ISBN: 9780971978843
Author: Michael Bricault, Firefighter ~ Albuquerque, NM, Fire Department
Chapters: Fireground Priorities & Risk Versus Reward; Search Size-Up: Determining Life Hazards; Search Tools; The Search Team; Search Techniques; Conducting the Primary & Secondary Search; Vent-Enter-Search; Victim Rescue & Removal; Fireground Search Training Sessions
104 Pages | ISBN: 9780981966410
Adapted from the Network's highly successful monthly training packages – each individual volume of training drills contains six complete training sessions. Each session includes:
Author: Fire Department Training Network
Lessons: Stretching & Advancing the First Line; Performing Difficult Stretches; Fireground Water Supply; The 2.5-Inch Handline; Fireground Master Streams; Car Fires
6 Complete Lessons | 18 Hands-On Drills | ISBN: 9780971978850
Author: Fire Department Training Network
Lessons: Forcible Entry; Ground Ladders; Fireground Search: Residential; Vent-Enter-Search; Peaked Roof Ventilation; Flat Roof Ventilation
6 Complete Lessons | 18 Hands-On Drills | ISBN: 9780971978867
Author: Fire Department Training Network
Lessons: Firefighter Mayday; SCBA Emergencies I; SCBA Emergencies II; Firefighter Disorientation; Escaping Deteriorating Conditions; Emergency Window Exits
6 Complete Lessons | 18 Hands-On Drills | ISBN: 9780971978874
Author: Fire Department Training Network
Lessons: Searching for a Firefighter; Emergency Air Supply; Moving a Downed Firefighter; RIT Tools; RIT Ops: Preparing the Fireground; RIT Ops: Responding to a Mayday
6 Complete Lessons | 18 Hands-On Drills | ISBN: 9780971978881
Author: Fire Department Training Network
Lessons: Single-Story Ranch; 2-Story Residence; Basement Fires; Modern Strip Malls; The Taxpayer; Fireground Command
6 Complete Lessons | 18 Hands-On Drills | ISBN: 9780981966427
FDTN's no-nonsense training videos compliment its FireNotes series of training books. These videos will allow you to SEE the skills before and after you train. There's no substitute for performing the skills but videos provide an excellent way to accelerate learning and refresh the material. These short, to-the-point, videos will be an excellent addition to any training program or your own personal library. Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words!
Author: Fire Department Training Network
This video was designed with training in mind. Watch the entire video, or a chapter at a time, and then hit the training ground and perform the skills…the best training video available in the fire service!
DVD CHAPTERS INCLUDE: Developing a Survival Attitude; SCBA Knowledge; Mayday Management; SCBA Low Profile Emergencies; SCBA Entanglement Emergencies; Disorientation Emergencies; Wall Breaching; Ladder Slide
51 minutes | ISBN: 9780971978898
Author: Fire Department Training Network
The most comprehensive DVD available on Firefighter Rescue & RIT. Exceeds NFPA 1470 Standards.
DVD CHAPTERS INCLUDE: RIT Postions & Assignments; Searching for a Firefighter; Securing the RIT Tag Line; Converting the SCBA Waist Strap; Emergency Air Supply; Firefighter Drags; Rescue Up/Down Stairs; Ladder Rescues; Rescue from Entanglement; Rescue from Breach/Collapse; Rescue Through Floors; Air Management & RIT; Commanding RIT Operations; RIT Benchmarks
135 minutes | ISBN: 9780981966403
Complete FireNotes Set | Firefighter Survival Packages | Firefighter Rescue & RIT Packages
Includes All 6 FireNotes:
Members ~ 109.00 | Non-Members ~ 139.00
Package 1: Firefighter Survival DVD & FireNote:
Includes: Firefighter Survival FireNote and DVD
Members ~ 75.00 | Non-Members ~ 89.00
Package 2: Firefighter Survival Training Drills & DVD & FireNote
Includes: Firefighter Survival Training Drills, DVD, FireNote
Members ~ 149.00 | Non-Members ~ 179.00
Package 1: Firefighter Rescue and RIT DVD & FireNote:
Includes: Firefighter Rescue & RIT FireNote and DVD
Members ~ 99.00 | Non-Members ~ 145.00
Package 2: Firefighter Rescue and RIT Training Drills & DVD & FireNote
Includes: Firefighter Rescue & RIT Training Drills, DVD, and FireNote
Members ~ 175.00 | Non-Members ~ 235.00
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