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Individual Membership ~ US ~ $60.00/yr
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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 publications; and discounted registration in any of FDTN's training courses, seminars, and conferences.
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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.
FireNotes Training Manuals
Firefighter Survival
Authors: Jim McCormack, Lieutenant (retired) ~ 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
Fireground Size-Up
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
Firefighter Rescue & Rapid Intervention Teams
Authors: Jim McCormack, Lieutenant (retired) ~ 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 Intervention 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
Stretching & Operating the First Line
Authors: Tim Klett, Lieutenant (retired) ~ 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
Thermal Imaging for the Fire Service
Authors: 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 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
Fireground Search
Authors: Michael Bricault, Firefighter (retired) ~ Albuquerque Fire Department
Chapters: Fireground Priorities & Risk Versus Reward; Search Size-Up: Determing 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
Company Training Drills
Adapted from the Network's highly successful monthly training packages – each individual volume of training drills contains six complete training sessions. Each session includes:
- Session Overview and Goals
- Resource and Referece Listing
- Detailed Lesson Plan
- Hands-On Activities Guide (3 drills per session)
- Student Handout
- Student Test
Engine Company Training Drills – Volume I
Author: Fire Department Training Network
Lessons: Stretching & Advanding 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
Truck Company Training Drills – Volume I
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
Firefighter Survival Training Drills – Volume I
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
Firefighter Rescue & RIT Training Drills – Volume I
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
Fireground Strategy & Tactics Training Drills – Volume I
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
Training DVDs
Firefighter Survival DVD
Author: Fire Department Training Network
DVD Chapters Include: Developing a Survival Attitude; SCBA Knowledge; Mayday Management; SCBA Low Profile Emergencies; Disorientation Emergencies; Wall Breaching; Ladder Slide
51 Minutes | ISBN: 9780971978898
Firefighter Rescue & Rapid Intervention Teams DVD
Author: Fire Department Training Network
DVD Chapters Include: RIT Positions & 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
FDTN Training Packages & Sets
Complete FireNotes Set
FireNotes Set
The set inlcudes:
Firefighter Survival
Fireground Size-Up
Firefighter Rescue & RIT
Stretching & Operating the First Line
Thermal Imaging for the Fire Service
Fireground Search
Firefighter Survival
Firefighter Survival Combo
The Survival combo includes both the Firefighter Survival FireNote and DVD.
Firefighter Survival Package
The Survival package includes the Firefighter Survival Training Drills, DVD, and FireNote.
Firefighter Rescue & RIT
Firefighter Rescue & RIT Combo
The RIT combo includes both the Firefighter Rescue & RIT FireNote and DVD.
Firefighter Rescue & RIT Package
The RIT package includes the Firefighter Rescue & RIT Training Drills, DVD, and FireNote.
FDTN Gear
Front left chest
FDTN – The Basics Always Work
The Basics Always Work – It's what we truly believe at FDTN, and it makes a great T-shirt!
100% Cotton, Short-Sleeve
FDTN Challenge Coin
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