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https://www.firerescue.com.au/fire-fighting-foam-hazardous/ Fire fighting foam may have a number of applications but generally, they are used for Class A (normal combustibles like paper and organic materials), And Class B fires associated with the flammable liquid. There are other types of specialist foams which may be used in other classes, but they are very rare. The Training of Fire Wardens Explained

https://www.firerescue.com.au/emergency-management-bushfire/ It seems every summer now we are confronted with the effects of devastating bushfire. Emergency management of these sometime devastating bushfires has never been more critical. Furthermore, working together in harmony to overcome the challenges has become a priority. In this article I will discuss some of the challenges and whether the challenges are being [...] How to Have an Emergency Management Plan Reduce the Impact

https://www.firerescue.com.au/airport-firefighters-aviation/ Conducting operations in the field. Over the years and with analysis of aircraft crashes there has been a need to regulate airport emergency response. We can all feel a little better with regulations determining how much firefighting and rescue equipment will be available at a given airport. Operationally there need to be enough  airport firefighters  to carry out rescue and firefighting operations quickly and effectively. This is one aspect that is regulated and not left to airport management to determine. How an Emergency Management Plan can Reduce the Impact

https://www.firerescue.com.au/firefighter-training-programs-where-to-from-here/ It is very easy to criticise organisation who aren’t managing there systems and processes well, but this achieves nothing. The benefits and changes will come but there is always a lag time. Some of the resources that need to be realistically analysed is the increased use of online training and incorporating it with offline training. Really there is no reason, where practical, theory components  can’t be provided online and practical components conducted face to face at a later time. It may sound simple and in reality, it is. Without complicating thing this is where the human resources development factor comes in with an emphasis on time management and documentation. It’s here we can say that data and its analysis is king.

https://www.firerescue.com.au/firefighting-101-life-as-a-firefighter/ Every public firefighting organisation has some sort of recruit firefighter program, which ranges in length from 10 to 25 weeks of training on emergency response activities including how to put out fires. These days firefighting is only part of the overall recruit training course. 

give some perspective these structures can be moulded around your own personality, but whatever you do there is a need to be put in place from day one. The emergency services and defence force are just an example of how they have used effective structures to serve the Australian people for nearly two centuries. As I’ve spoken about in other posts it’s important to not only have objectives but to have extensive detail providing a pathway to achieving objectives i.e. strategies.

https://www.firerescue.com.au/ad/aed-phillips-heart-start-defibrillator/ This AED is in excellent condition and has a spare battery and everything that originally come with it. I have had it in my first aid kit since new. Below is information from the Phillips website. If you have any questions please let me know.

https://www.firerescue.com.au/span-of-control-from-the-fire-ground/ There are people in this world who seem to be able to recall information with ease and for that, I am very envious. In other articles, I have spoken about how complex a business can be or become. This now leads me to a discussion on the ‘span of control‘. I could discuss how there [...]

At $10.00 per item it would seem to be almost pointless buying the item, but at $4.95 the margins would be far better. The decision you have to make is how can I finance 1000 items. There are so many other aspects to this but at least we would probably determine that at $10.00 it just won’t work.

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https://www.firerescue.com.au/ad/emergency-personal-seatbelt-cutter/ The emergency personal seatbelt cutter is a great addition to any first aid kit or firefighters personal kit.  It should be placed somewhere easy to access in case of an emergency. postage is free for this item. https://www.google.com.au/url?q=https://www.firerescue.com.au/

You will hear on the news, during crises, that a journalist was addressing an episode controller. Who will utilize a type of episode the board framework. They gave a clarification of what was occurring in a given circumstance. This is the individual that has been given the general duty to carry the crisis circumstance to a viable end. It may be a basic vehicle fire, which as you could envision. Would just take a couple of firemen and two or three trucks to bring to an end. Order and Control for the episode controller:  Initially, suppose that the fire was a bushfire . That had been going for certain days and had obliterated various houses and networks. Furthermore, we don't simply send fire engines and expectation that they will put it out. There must be a general controller (occurrence controller) to deal with the possibly huge number of assets both physical and human. It's conceivable to have 100's of trucks and 1000's of HR. For example, trucks should b...