Feb 27, 2018
For First Responders, Avoiding Breaches Starts with People
Information security can be a high-tech affair, but staying secure means promoting smarter human behavior—and enforcing policies that require it.
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Jan 11, 2018
Cross Training: The Risks and Rewards of Consolidating First Responder Skills
As those who work within the fire, law enforcement, and EMS fields know, there is very little middle ground between those who favor cross training—often referred to as “consolidation,” or the act of training one professional group with some combination of the other two groups’ skills—and those who oppose it. This whitepaper provides an objective overview on the topic, including relevant facts, comparison of success and failures.
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Jun 13, 2017
Climbing the Ladder: Preparing yourself for a promotion in the fire service
In this webinar, Chief Clive Savacool discusses how to prepare for promotion in the fire service. He focuses on preparation for interviews, your resume, and answering questions in the interview.
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Jan 23, 2017
Firefighters’ temperature: From inside the building to inside the body
In this webinar, Gavin Horn discusses cardiovascular and chemical exposure risks on today’s fireground and training ground. In particular, he discusses the impact of different fireground job assignments as well as suppression tactics.
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Jan 5, 2017
Verbal Judo fills a unique gap in de-escalation training
Common sense, empathy, and knowing when to use force are keys to understanding the art of Verbal Judo. Explore key issues in this overview of Verbal Judo methodology and how it is used as a tool for de-escalation and a measurement when use of force becomes a necessary course of action.
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Dec 1, 2016
Incident commander: increase effectiveness and efficiency through combined response
For some first responders, readiness means that everyone has completed all applicable training and certifications. For others, readiness is a team that is fully equipped with the tools and resources needed to fulfill their duties. From initial response to large scale incident management, the estimable readiness of personnel and equipment is always at the forefront of the commander’s mind.
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Nov 29, 2016
Envisage Launches Acadis® Mobile for High Stakes Testing
Envisage Technologies, creators of the Acadis® Readiness Suite—a software solution built to manage the complex training operations for first responder communities—announced today that they have begun offering a mobile application for Apple mobile devices. Acadis Mobile is available for download from the App Store.
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Oct 30, 2016
New Certification Program to Set Quality Standards for Fire Service Training
The International Society of Fire Service Instructors, known collectively as the Society, announced the launch of the Fire Training Certification Program (Fire TCP), a new certification program that aims to elevate the quality standards of training courses made available to firefighters.
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Oct 1, 2016
Fire TCP Panel Discussion
The Fire Training Certification Program (Fire TCP) launch occurred on September 30, 2016. The panel was moderated by John Buckman and the panelists included: Leigh Hubbard (Executive Director of ISFSI), Steve Pegram (President of ISFSI – Chief of Goshen, OH Fire Department), Ari Vidali (CEO Envisage Technologies), Eddie Buchanan (Assistant Chief of Hanover Fire & EMS – Advisory for Fire Engineering and FDIC), and John Murphy (Legal Advisory for ISFSI).
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Sep 23, 2016
Survive and Thrive: How to make it in the fire industry
In this webinar, Chief Clive Savacool discusses how to not only survive, but thrive in the fire service. He identifies challenges related to health and safety that are common in the fire service – culture, resources, lack of awareness, illness – and discusses best practices for addressing them.
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