Recent Articles
Posted By: Brian Kazmierzak, EFO, PEM
Fri Jun 6th, 2014
Each year, 10 percent of our firefighter injuries and 10 percent of our firefighter line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) occur during training, and 115 have died in training since 2003. Ever since I was promoted to training officer, this is one statistic that has always bothered me.
Posted By: ISFSI Online Content
Sun May 4th, 2014
The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) states its position on the importance of recent research in fire dynamics and firefighting tactics, as conducted by the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
Posted By: ISFSI Online Content
Tue Nov 5th, 2013
These guidelines are written to provide a standardized vision of strategies that will be used on the fireground. Officers are allowed to deviate from the guidelines when conditions or situations warrant and should immediately notify the Battalion Chief or Incident Commander of their actions.
Posted By: Douglas K. Cline
Tue Aug 18th, 2009
The planning and coordination of company level training is complex at best. With the ever expanding duties and responsibilities we take on finding time to plan, develop, and conduct training is challenging for even the most organized company officer. This duty is compounded even more when looking
Posted By: ISFSI Online Content
Wed Apr 11th, 2007
As a fire instructor, you are aware of the importance of being fully prepared for each class that you teach. Whether you are teaching alone or as a member of a teaching team, you recognize that success in our profession comes from thorough preparation before each and every class.
In your first clas
