Do you need money for your fire training program? Although the 2012 Grant period is not open yet, we wanted to get you thinking about and preparing for the upcoming year’s AFG grant application period. Below are a list of Top 10 Best Pratices as stated in the...
“BURN” Documentary Spotlights Abandoned Building Controversy The documentary that many believed would never be finished finally premiered this week. BURN: One Year on the Front Lines of the Battle to Save Detroit first premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in...
Are you discouraged because your 2011 AFG training request was denied? Don’t give up! Grant funding for training projects is not dead. Many fire departments are frustrated that they were not awarded a training grant for 2011 and may not apply for training this year,...
Adventures in Moulage Our mission at ATS has always been to provide the best training experience for emergency responders. Sometimes this also allows us the opportunity to add a little drama and realism through the use of moulage. ATS Cameraman Sjon Johnson,...
As most of you with a recent CPR certification know, the American Heart Association released some important changes to the 2010 Guidelines for CPR and ECC. The AHA reevaluates these guidelines every five years based on new peer-reviewed evidence in resuscitation...
Dennis Elliott from Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue in Silverdale, WA recently found StageIT to be a great firefighter training tool for creating some schematics to update his department’s Field Operations Guide (FOG) for apparatus positioning. Click on these 4...
