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Action Training Systems and the Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group Team Up to Enhance the Customer Training Experience

Action Training Systems (ATS), a leading multi-media content development company for fire and emergency medical services (EMS) training products, announced today a new affiliate partnership with the Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group, a top educational solutions provider for EMS and fire training institutions across the globe. The two highly respected companies are teaming up to offer the emergency response community more comprehensive training resources.

Action Training Systems has expanded their training library to include manuals and other supplemental training products from the Public Safety Group. These training materials are available individually or as part of comprehensive training packages that include supporting products from Action Training Systems to increase learner competency. These robust training packages include online interactive courses, videos, PowerPoint presentations, and corresponding training manuals to deliver both convenient and thorough training resources. Additionally, the Public Safety Group will now offer Action Training Systems DVDs as part of their fire and EMS product lines.

“Fire and EMS professionals expect training resources that enhance learner competency and improve efficiency,” said George Avila, Owner and CEO of Action Training Systems. “This new relationship with Public Safety Group is designed to help facilitate a more seamless learning experience for students and instructors throughout initial and recurrent training.”

“These days, we’re investing a great deal in tools that help supplement or enhance experiential learning. We see this new partnership with Action Training Systems as a way to heighten this focus and enhance our existing training programs with great content from ATS,” added Kimberly Brophy, General Manager of the Public Safety Group.

Both the Public Safety Group and ATS have a high regard for excellence. The two companies look forward to joining forces to provide optimum value to the emergency response community. Combined, their resources will offer the premier preparation tools for hands-on training and ultimately increase both safety and results in the field.

About the Public Safety Group

A Division of Jones & Bartlett Learning, the Public Safety Group has become the world’s most innovative and trusted source for educational materials and solutions for EMS and fire students, educators, and professionals by combining the collective value of our people, products, and partners. Across the globe, we enable world-class training by providing educators with trusted evidence-based content and powerful course management tools that boost efficiency and effectiveness. We also understand the broad needs of today’s learners and provide them with personalized learning solutions that help them succeed in their courses and in their careers.

About Action Training Systems

Founded in 1988, Action Training Systems (ATS) has established a reputation as the premier producer of Fire, EMS, and Industrial Fire Brigade training resources. Strictly adhering to current industry standards, ATS develops the highest quality multi-media content with guidance from industry subject matter experts.  Our high-quality videos, interactive course design, and delivery options significantly enhance learner comprehension, efficiency and overall training outcomes for both instructors and their students.

Action Training Systems Releases New Series: EMS Skills

EMS Skills CoverAction Training Systems (ATS), producer of award-winning firefighter, emergency medical services (EMS), and industrial fire brigade training programs, is releasing a new EMS training product: EMS Skills.

This 9-title series contains over three hours of skill demonstrations with over 160 skills presented. These short and engaging individual skills are produced using high-quality video production values and are demonstrated by professional EMS responders. The content will be available on DVD or Online Streaming Video.

The skills and techniques presented in this product are based on guidelines from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), as well the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, and the National EMS Education Standards (NEMSES).

 

The nine titles are:

• Vital Signs & Monitoring Devices
• Patient Assessment
• Airway Skills
• Hemorrhage Control & Soft Tissue Injuries
• Splinting
• Lifting & Moving
• Immobilization
• Medications & Routes of Delivery
• Cardiac Management

Action Training Systems’ EMS Skills series will be an excellent adjunct to any EMS training program and a perfect companion for use with any industry standard textbook. These skills can be integrated into initial training or be used as a resource for continuing education. Instructors and students can utilize this product with confidence, knowing that all skills have been meticulously reviewed by subject matter experts and reflect current EMS education standards. 

For more information, call 800-755-1440 ext. 3 or email: info@action-training.com

Action Training Systems Releases New Title in Incident Command & Management Series

IMG 4883 small ICMAction Training Systems (ATS), producer of award-winning firefighter, EMS, and industrial fire brigade training programs, is releasing a new title in its Incident Command & Management (ICM) series: ICS: EMS Operations.

This new title presents best practices for an organized medical response to a multiple casualty incident (MCI), emphasizing the importance of requesting and utilizing resources in a situation where local personnel and equipment are placed under excessive demands.

 

Training objectives in this title include:
• Describing Incident Command for EMS operations
• Describing an overview of the EMS operations at an MCI
• Describing operations and responsibilities of personnel during triage
• Describing operations and responsibilities within the treatment section
• Describing operations and goals within staging and transportation

This series teaches to NFPA Standards, including NFPA 1561: Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command Safety, NFPA 1521: Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer Professional Qualifications, and NFPA 1026: Standard for Incident Management Personnel Professional Qualifications.

Other titles in this series include: ISO: Roles & Responsibilities, ISO: Incident Scene Safety, The National Incident Management System (NIMS), Fire Service: Initial Command, Fire Service: Expanding Command and Fire/EMS: Active Shooter Response

Action Training Systems Releases New Title: Active Shooter Response

active shooter responseAction Training Systems (ATS), producer of award-winning firefighter, EMS, and industrial fire brigade training programs, is releasing a new title in its Incident Command & Management (ICM) series: Fire/EMS: Active Shooter Response.

With the increasing number of active shooter or criminal mass casualty incidents, it is more important than ever for emergency personnel to train together and to operate with a coordinated and integrated response during these events. In response, best practices now include Fire/EMS personnel forming “rescue teams” with law enforcement to enter what are considered “warm zones”. These new protocols allow for the rapid extraction of victims and critical life-saving interventions to begin sooner.

This title presents specific recommendations and guidelines for Fire & EMS personnel who may respond to a criminal mass casualty incident. Training objectives include:

• Introducing Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) principles and practices
• Describing pre-incident planning and recommendations for standard operating procedures
• Describing best response practices
• Demonstrating TECC skills (such as tourniquet application and use of hemostatic agents)
• Demonstrating techniques for casualty evacuation

This title teaches to NFPA Standards, including NFPA 1500: Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, NFPA 1561: Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command Safety, Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Guidelines (TECC) and FEMA/U.S. Fire Administration’s “Operational Considerations & Guide for Active Shooter & MCI’s”

Action Training Systems Adds Three New Titles to Incident Command & Management Series

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Action Training Systems (ATS), producer of award-winning firefighter, EMS, and industrial fire brigade training programs, is releasing three new titles in its Incident Command & Management (ICM) series. These titles include an overview of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the development and expansion of the Incident Command System (ICS) at different types of incidents and an overview of the roles and responsibilities of Command Staff and General Staff at the scene. These three new titles expand upon the existing two titles in the series: Incident Safety Officer—Roles and Responsibilities and Incident Safety Officer—Incident Scene Safety.

For these titles, ATS used a variety of video resources including producing scenes with neighboring departments such as Gig Harbor Fire, Central Pierce Fire Department and South Kitsap Fire Rescue. In addition, the ATS production team filmed large-scale training exercises and events planned by the Port of Seattle Fire Department, Snohomish County Fire Department Paine Field and the East Metro Training Group.

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) title introduces key concepts pertaining to NIMS and reviews this standardized yet flexible system for coordinating large-scale operations between multiple agencies and jurisdictions. NIMS compliance is a condition for federal preparedness assistance, such as grants and contracts. This title provides a great introduction or can serve as an excellent review for the mandatory FEMA IS-700.A course.

The Fire Service: Initial Command title presents the roles and functions of the Incident Command System (ICS) and discusses how the system can be expanded depending on the size, complexity and demands of an incident. The video focuses on fire service response for incident complexity types 4 & 5.

The Fire Service: Expanding Command title focuses on how and when to expand the Incident Command System when an incident is large at onset or is escalating in size. Described is fire service response for incident complexity types 1, 2 and 3. Reviewed are key concepts in expanding ICS, including the roles and responsibilities of the Command Staff and General Staff, as well as Area and Unified Area Command.

This series teaches to NFPA Standards, including NFPA 1521: Fire Department Safety Officer Professional Qualifications, NFPA 1561: Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command Safety, and NFPA 1026: Incident Management Personnel Professional Qualifications.

ATS has two more titles for the ICM series currently in production: ICS: EMS Operations and Fire/EMS: Active Shooter Response. These are expected to release June 2016.

Aerial Apparatus Series Revised & Updated

Aerial Apparatus Training

Action Training Systems (ATS) is releasing a completely revised Aerial Apparatus: Driver/Operator training series. For the past eight months the
production team has been working with over a dozen western Washington fire departments. With the support of these agencies ATS was able to produce all new video to illustrate the training objectives and safe operations of aerial apparatus.

In this 5-part series, professional firefighters demonstrate the skills necessary to position, stabilize and deploy various types of aerial apparatus at an emergency scene. Apparatus used in these demonstrations include telescoping ladders, aerial platforms, articulating devices and tractor drawn apparatus. Skills presented include the inspection and maintenance of vehicles, safe driving techniques, including tillering, pre-deployment safety considerations, stabilization techniques, and the tactical uses of aerial apparatus on scene.

The revised, updated content presents the knowledge prerequisites of the current NFPA 1002, Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications. Course development also utilized IFSTA’s recent edition of Pumping and Aerial Apparatus, Driver/Operator Handbook, published in 2015.

As with all ATS courses, leading subject matter experts helped to develop and review content for accuracy. Chief Doug Forsman (ret.) of Champaign, IL. and Mike Weider, Executive Director at IFSTA-FPP (Oklahoma State University) were instrumental in the production process. Long standing partnerships with organizations such as IFSTA have been fundamental to the success and popularity of ATS programs over the years.

DVD and Online Training Programs will be available for purchase November 2015. Click here for more information

 

Action Training Systems Releases Canadian EMR Training

Fire2Action Training Systems (ATS), producer of award-winning firefighterEMS, and industrial fire brigade training programs has released an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) training series to meet the needs of their Canadian customers.

ATS worked closely with St. John’s Ambulance in Alberta, Canada to translate and adapt the training for the Canadian EMS market. This 26-title series provides competency-based training for Canadian Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) personnel as outlined in the National Occupational Competency Profile (NOCP). These skills-based programs demonstrate assessment and care for a variety of medical and trauma related emergencies.

All ATS training is developed under the direction of leading subject matter experts using widely accepted protocols and guidelines.   Professional EMS responders are used to demonstrate pre-hospital skills and patient assessment techniques.

Additional features of the Canadian EMR series include both English and French language, including captioning on all programs (on-line streaming media & DVD). This series makes an excellent teaching companion to the textbook Brady Emergency Medical Responder:  A Skills Approach. Fourth Canadian Edition.   

About Action Training Systems, Inc.

ATS delivers a variety of Fire, EMS and Industrial fire brigade resources to meet the training needs of both instructors and their students.  Programs are available online as streaming video or as interactive courses. DVDs and PowerPoints are also available. Fire, EMS and Industrial fire brigade instructors find that these high-quality training programs help to enhance student proficiency in the course content and boost responder confidence at the scene. ATS programs help responders meet their on-going training requirements and help prepare them to provide emergency care in their communities.

 

Additional programs of award-winning training from Action Training Systems include; The Essentials of Fire Fighting, HAZMAT, Driver/Operator, Emergency Operations, Officer Development, Emergency Medical, and Industrial Fire Brigades. ATS also distributes popular textbooks and manuals by IFSTA/FPP and Brady/Pearson Education.

For more information, visit www.action-training.com or call 800-755-1440 ext. 3

New Per User Pricing Structure For Interactive Online Fire and EMS Training Program

Per USER pricing

Action Training Systems, producer of award-winning firefighterEMS, and industrial fire brigade training programs announces their new per user pricing model. This new pricing structure enables their customers to gain access to the same high-quality content at an affordable price.

An ongoing concern within the Fire, EMS and Industrial fire brigade industries has been a decrease in training budgets. Proper training is essential to their success; however, smaller departments and organizations often struggle to obtain the funding necessary to facilitate the quality training programs they desperately require.

“Our content has always been recognized as a superior training resource and we have recognized a need for more affordable training in the Fire, EMS and Industrial fire brigade industries. We created this new pricing structure to meet this need.” -George Avila, President, CEO.

Customers are able to choose from one of Action Training Systems’ four comprehensive training catalogs:  Fire Catalog (111 interactive courses), EMS Catalog (55 Interactive courses), Industrial + EMS Catalog (78 Interactive courses) or the Fire + EMS Catalog (163 Interactive courses).

Benefits of ATS Online Per User Pricing Model

  • Allows any size organization to have high-quality ATS training at an affordable price
  • Cost is based on number of users
  • 1-5 year subscription terms offered
  • Series updates are automatically received
  • New content provided upon request during the subscription term
  • Each user has access to complete training catalog of interactive courses
  • Instructor video packages can be added (streaming videos & PowerPoints)

Additional information about the new ATS Online per user pricing can be found here.

Action Training Systems Releases Two Incident Safety Officer Training Programs

ISO Incident Command

Poulsbo, WA February, 2015

 Firefighters and other emergency responders are subject to many hazardous situations.  To  safeguard and help protect personnel from injury and line of duty deaths an Incident Safety Officer (ISO) oversees the emergency operations at the scene.   The ISO acts as a risk manager by continually monitoring scene conditions and responders actions. To be effective, the ISO must know the typical hazards associated with a wide range of emergencies operations and be able to advise and direct these activities.

 Incident Safety Officer – Roles & Responsibilities presents an overview of the responsibilities and general duties of an ISO as established by NFPA 1521…  Also reviewed are the essential professional characteristics required for the role of the ISO, including effective communication techniques.     

Incident Safety Officer – Incident Scene Safety examines the role of the Incident Safety Officer at the scene of various types of emergency incidents.  Assessment and specific safety considerations are presented for incidents such as structural firefighting operations, technical rescues, hazardous materials incidents, and MCI’s.

Action Training Systems (ATS) works with fire, law enforcement and EMS personnel to produce high-quality video demonstrations that meet national competency requirements. All ATS content and demonstrations are reviewed by leading industry experts to ensure accurate and appropriate techniques are shown. 

Action Training Systems’ Fire & EMS Training Now Available Online

After more than two decades of experience producing high-quality multi-media training content, Action Training Systems is taking their training to the next level by making it available online.

With budgets being cut, many departments and emergency response organizations are left with little or no money to purchase the quality training they need. Action Training Systems (ATS) now offers a convenient and affordable solution to deliver training to your department. With the new ATS Online, instructors have the ability to access and set up ATS training programs online. In addition, instructors can manage both students and courses, import and share their own training resources and also to document training.

The company has produced over 200 programs for emergency response professionals, which have been delivered on DVD and CBT (computer-based interactive training courses). Instructors worldwide have always found the quality of their training programs to be superior, and now students will be able to access these learning resources from anywhere, anytime.

ATS Online is transforming both the instructor’s and students’ learning experience. No longer will learning be confined to a classroom environment. These training programs based on national standards will now be available as a total training solution to use at the instructor’s and students’ convenience.

“Customers view Action Training Systems as a company that has their best interest in mind,” said George Avila, CEO and founder of Action Training Systems. “We know how important meaningful training is in the emergency response community and we will always strive to meet or exceed their needs.

“Quality multi-media content has always been our top priority, and we waited to offer online training until we were confident that quality would not be compromised,” Avila added. “We now feel we have the best training materials on the market with the ability to deliver it any way our customers see fit. We look forward to continuing to be a part of their training success.”

Action Training Systems Wins JEMS Hot Product Award for Infection Control & Prevention Series

Action Training Systems’ new Infection Control & Preventiontraining series was chosen as a 2013 JEMS Hot Product. This is a new series intheir line of training for emergency responders, which is already being greatlyrecognized in the emergency response community for its high production qualityand instructionally sound content.

This year at the EMS Today Conference & Exhibition, a team of judges reviewed and evaluated numerous new products and innovations in EMS programs, vehicles and equipment on display by the nearly 300 exhibitors and released to the EMS market within the previous eight-month period.

They reviewed products designed to not only improve your ability to deliver optimal emergency medical care to sick and injured patients, but also allow you to do it safely, more efficiently and with enhanced comfort for the patient.

The review team rated each of the new and innovative products on their originality, functionality, ease of use and need in the EMS setting. The Infection Control Prevention series was one 25 top products chosen this year.

All EMS agencies need an infection control program to help ensure that their responders can recognize and minimize the risks that communicable diseases pose to themselves, their workplace and the community at large. Action Training Systems’ newest series, Infection Control Prevention, gives instructors the tools they need to help meet the initial and annual training requirements in bloodborne pathogens training and infection control training as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Action Training Systems’ 3-title Infection Control Prevention series provides a systematic understanding of bloodborne, airborne and other diseases of concern to emergency responders. Some of the diseases discussed in the series include hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),tuberculosis (TB) and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Theseprograms demonstrate how to minimize or prevent the spread of diseases throughproper precautions and infection control practices, and how to mitigate anexposure to communicable diseases.

ActionTraining System is a CECBEMS-accredited organization. ATS has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in EMS continuing education. All online, EMS interactive courses are CECBEMS approved for one continuing education hour CEH. Content is based on standards and recommendations from OSHA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Additional sources include the National Institutes of Health,the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®) and the U.S. Fire Administration.

Action Training Systems Receives Telly Award for Vehicle Extication Training Program

February 2013

Action Training Systems is pleased to announce that the company was recently awarded a Telly Award® for its work on the Vehicle Extrication series. ATS received a bronze award for the title, Incident Overview.

The Telly Awards receives over 13,000 entries annually from the finest ad agencies, production companies, TV stations, interactive media agencies and corporations around the world. It is a remarkable achievement to be selected for recognition. Action Training Systems’ winning program was judged in the category, “Non-Broadcast Productions – Education (for academic use).”

The Vehicle Extrication series includes 10 training programs that teach to the current National Fire Protection Association standards, including NFPA 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, NFPA 1006: Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications and NFPA 1670: Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents. The programs cover step-by-step extrication evolutions, basic operational procedures and knowledge of tools and techniques used to complete an efficient and effective extrication.

The award-winning title, Incident Overview, describes initial arrival and establishing command to protect and control the vehicle crash scene. It also describes scene size-up, including how to classify the vehicle incident and establish the hot zone. How to locate potential hazards is also demonstrated during the size-up. It continues by describing procedures for safe patient access, such as vehicle stabilization, disabling the electrical system and how to establish patient contact. It describes the patient disentanglement procedures for the interior rescuer, including how to protect the patient during cutting and prying operations. Finally, the title describes patient extrication procedures performed by the interior rescuer, including communicating with the extrication crew on how and when to extricate the patient.

The ATS production team works with professional fire, law enforcement and EMS personnel to produce high-quality video demonstrations that meet national competency requirements. All ATS content and demonstrations are also reviewed by leading industry experts to ensure only accurate techniques are shown.

Action Training Systems Receives Aurora Award for Vehicle Extrication Training Program

February 2013

Action Training Systems is pleased to announce that the company was recently awarded an Aurora Award® for its work on the Vehicle Extrication series. ATS received a gold award for the title, Hybrid & Electric Vehicles.

The Aurora Awards is an international competition designed to recognize excellence in the film and video industries. It specifically targets products, programs and commercials that would not normally have the opportunity to compete on a national level, by focusing on non-national commercials, regional or special interest entertainment and corporate sponsored film and video. Entries have come from across the US, and abroad (such as Russia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Germany, Australia and Mexico.

The Vehicle Extrication series includes 10 training programs that teach to the current National Fire Protection Association standards, including NFPA 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, NFPA 1006: Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications and NFPA 1670: Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents. The programs cover step-by-step extrication evolutions, basic operational procedures and knowledge of tools and techniques used to complete an efficient and effective extrication.

The award-winning title, Hybrid & Electric Vehicles, shows basic propulsion systems and common components of hybrid and electric vehicles. It demonstrates seven steps to approach and shutdown of crashed vehicles and also shows alternative procedures for shutdown when the ignition or keys are not accessible.

The ATS production team works with real fire, law enforcement and EMS personnel to produce high-quality video demonstrations that meet national competency requirements. All ATS content and demonstrations are also reviewed by leading industry experts to ensure only accurate techniques are shown.