Training
- Training Calendar
- Free Training
- VCOS Reports
- Air Management
- TRADE Info.
The MSFCA Board of Directors directed that the association attempt to identify schools, training offerings, and conferences throughout the state. This published list would be of benefit to our members, and could possibly assist others as they attempt to schedule their educational opportuinities.
| Jan 27-29, 2012 | St. Cloud, Minnesota | Fire Instructors and Training Officers Association of Minnesota Conference |
| Feb 4-5, 2012 | St. Cloud, Minnesota | Leadership I for Fire & EM: Strategies for Company Success – Train-the-Trainer |
| Feb 11-12, 2012 | Alexandria, MN | MSFCA Fire Officer School Flyer & Registration Form School Registration Form Only |
| Feb 14-16, 2012 | St. Paul, Minnesota | Governor’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Conference |
| Feb 27-28, 2012 | Eden Prairie, MN | Autism Awareness for First Responders |
| Jun 14-16, 2012 | Alexandria, Minnesota | Minnesota State Fire Department Association Conference |
| Oct 18-20, 2012 | Duluth, Minnesota | Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association Conference |
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Responder Safety There is also an article featuring Mr. Wiestling, Minnesota Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), and Chief Joel McColl from the Savage Fire Department describing the Sarah’s Story DVD. Joel is using this video in the driver’s education classes at the local high school, and has found it to be very effective. Mr. Wiestling is working on offering a Train-the-Trainer program entitled “Taking Care of Our Own in Minnesota. There are grants available to enable the training to be provided at no cost. We will post the information when it becomes available on the MSFCA website. |
The courses are designed to teach the basic strategies and tactics crews use to fight fires burning in vegetation, how wildland fire behaves, and how weather influences the spread of wildland fire. (S-130 contains a shorter course called L-180, Human Factors on the Fireline, and learners who complete the entire S-130 course earn a certificate for L-180 as well.) |
The Nissan LEAF, a fully electric vehicle, will soon be released to the public, and Nissan has provided a First Responders Guide for firefighters and first responders to safely respond to emergency incidents involving the LEAF. Please assist NFPA in distributing this guide to firefighters and first responders. For more information on the NFPA Electric Vehicle Safety Training project and for the latest releases on electric vehicle emergency response guides, additional EV information, training programs and a calendar of events, please visit the website - http://www.evsafetytraining.org |
Volunteer and Combination Fire Services Issues
The Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs has published a series of studies dealing with issues faced by volunteer and combination fire departments.
VCOS Ribbon Reports
- VCOS Silver Ribbon Report
Guidelines and Best Practices for a Successful Youth Fire Service Program (pdf) - VCOS Orange Ribbon Report
Leading and Managing EMS in Volunteer and Combination Fire Departments (pdf) - VCOS Blue Ribbon Report
Preserving and Improving the Future of the Volunteer Fire Service (pdf) - VCOS Red Ribbon Report
Leading the Transition in Volunteer and Combination Fire Departments (pdf) - VCOS White Ribbon Report
Keeping the Lights on, the Trucks Running and the Volunteers Responding (pdf)
Rule of Air Management - Point of No Return
The point of no return is defined as a position or distance within a hazardous environment at which you have just enough breathing air to return to a clean air (safe) atmosphere. Once passed, crews stop becoming part of the solution and start becoming part of the problem. Most fire departments have some sort of occupancy in their area which is large, has below grade areas, and has a complicate layout or some other factor which can require a greater air supply than that supplied by the SCBA at the sound of the low air alarm to safely exit the hazardous area. Examples include a school, manufacturing plant, apartment building, grain silo or building full of machinery on a farm. Fires in these occupancies are rare and we do not always make the transition from single family dwellings. These occupancies need to be planned for and the responder’s air tracked closely to ensure enough time to safely exit. This could be a part of what is called situational awareness which is not only important for the officers and/or incident commanders, but also for the firefighters.
Click Here for an Article Regarding the Rule of Air Management
Click Here for a Standard Operating Guideline for Air Management
Click Here for a Standard Operating Guideline for “READY Check”
Click Here for Training Slides for the CRFD Air Management Program (PDF format)
Click Here for Training Slides for the CRFD Air Management Program (PowerPoint – 1.9 Mb)
Click Here to Acess the TRADE Website at:
Training Resources and Data Exchange (TRADE) program
The Training Resources and Data Exchange (TRADE) program is a regionally based network designed to foster the exchange of fire-related training information and resources among Federal, State, and local levels of government.
TRADE was initiated in 1984 to address the difficulties that State and local fire training systems were experiencing in disseminating quality-training programs effectively. The essential components of the TRADE system are the 10 regional networks that correspond to the existing Federal regional boundaries. These networks provide a mechanism for the exchange of resources and materials within and among Regions. Regional TRADE co-chairs, one selected from the State fire training systems and the other from the metropolitan fire services in each Region, serve as the points of contact for both intraregional and interregional networking activities.
The TRADE network consists of the directors of the 50 State Fire Service Training Systems and senior executive training officers from the Nation's largest fire departments. Metropolitan fire department TRADE representatives are from the largest fire departments in each State or those fire departments which protect populations greater than 200,000 and/or have more than 400 uniformed personnel.
The objectives of TRADE are to:
- identify fire, rescue, and emergency medical services training needs at the regional level;
- identify and exchange training programs and resources within Regions and, whenever possible, replicate those resources;
- provide to NFA an annual assessment of fire training resource needs within the Region, together with recommendations as to how TRADE can better support Federal, State, and local fire training systems; and
- identify national trends with an impact on fire-related training and education.