Quick Trainings & Tips
The "Coffee Break Trainings" listed below are provided by the U.S. Fire Administration through FEMA. Most are a quick 2-4 minute read, even though we don't routinely encounter these hazards, they do exist in our community.
Vapor Pressure, Boiling Point and Vapor Density
Compressed Gas Cylinder dangers
Building Construction: Fire Wall Parapet Alternatives
Buildings Under Renovation or Construction
Buildings with Cellars and Basements
What Does It Mean to Exercise Leadership?
Hazardous Materials: Carbon Monoxide Toxicity
Hazardous Materials: Aboveground Tank Locations for Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing
Fire Alarms & Detection: Smoke Detection in Duct Systems: Part 1
Fire Alarms & Detection: Smoke Detection in Duct Systems: Part 2
The training links below are from www.FireRescue1.com
Understand the law before competing interests blow up on scene
Fire attack: New methods for new threats
Blocking schemes: Using apparatus to protect firefighters on MVAs
Hybrid Vehicle Extrication Information
Free hybrid extrication guide for I phone, Android or I pad http://www.extricationguide.com/
Rescue Methods and Fire Rescue 1: Hybrid Vehicle Shut Down Procedures (Video)
Points out key hybrid technology (orange cables are the industry standard and indicate high voltage which can kill you if cut improperly)
2011 Chevy Volt Part 1 1 (Better video delineating "cut points" for First Responders. This pertains to General Motors hybrid vehicles only.)
( Part 2 explains more on the battery, disconnect module and the location of airbags and actuators)