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Individual Membership benefits include receiving your personal copy of FDTN's quarterly 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 benefits include all of those associated with FDTN's Individual Membership, plus: the FIRE TRAINING Interactive Department Trainer, a quarterly training plan devoted to a single fireground topic.
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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
Members ~ $19.95 | Non-Members ~ $24.95
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
Members ~ $19.95 | Non-Members ~ $24.95
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
Members ~ $29.95 | Non-Members ~ $34.95
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
Members ~ $19.95 | Non-Members ~ $24.95
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
Members ~ $19.95 | Non-Members ~ $24.95
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
Members ~ $19.95 | Non-Members ~ $24.95
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
Members ~ $89.00 | Non-Members ~ $99.00
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
Members ~ $89.00 | Non-Members ~ $99.00
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
Members ~ $89.00 | Non-Members ~ $99.00
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
Members ~ $89.00 | Non-Members ~ $99.00
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
Members ~ $89.00 | Non-Members ~ $99.00
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
Members ~ $69.95 | Non-Members ~ $74.95
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
Members ~ $89.95 | Non-Members ~ $129.95
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
Members ~ $109.00 | Non-Members ~ $139.00
Firefighter Survival
Firefighter Survival Combo
The Survival combo includes both the Firefighter Survival FireNote and DVD.
Members ~ $75.00 | Non-Members ~ $89.00
Firefighter Survival Package
The Survival package includes the Firefighter Survival Training Drills, DVD, and FireNote.
Members ~ $149.00 | Non-Members ~ $179.00
Firefighter Rescue & RIT
Firefighter Rescue & RIT Combo
The RIT combo includes both the Firefighter Rescue & RIT FireNote and DVD.
Members ~ $99.00 | Non-Members ~ $145.00
Firefighter Rescue & RIT Package
The RIT package includes the Firefighter Rescue & RIT Training Drills, DVD, and FireNote.
Members ~ $175.00 | Non-Members ~ $235.00
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
Medium ~ $25.00
Large ~ $25.00
X-Large ~ 25.00
2X-Large ~ 28.00
FDTN Challenge Coin
Show your support with a Fire Department Training Network
FDTN Challenge Coin ~ $15.00
