What is a live fire training?

What is a live fire training?

Live fire training is a critical part of the instruction and certification process for firefighters. It teaches them how to safely and effectively fight fires in a controlled setting under supervision. There are two parts to firefighter training, classroom education and hands-on or field training.

What is a live burn?

Lives burns are a invaluable experience in educating a firefighter’s attitude and skills when involved in fire suppression activities. When you can experience heat, smoke and flame fronts in a training environment you have given the firefighter a dose of reality for the real deal.

What is a live fire range?

A live-fire exercise or LFX is any military exercise in which a realistic scenario for the use of specific equipment is demonstrated.

What are 1410 drills?

These drills are based on NFPA 1410 Training for Initial Emergency Scene Operations. Their purpose is to give departments a training tool, often used for pre-training coursework prior to the drill-yard, to help prepare personnel for initial attack operations.

What are the ranges of fire?

the shortest distance between the point of departure and the point of explosion (fall) of a shell (bullet).

What is live-fire in the military?

What is training in fire fighting?

Training consists of basic knowledge and skills in exterior firefighting operations. Duties are performed from the exterior of the structure and away from areas that may be immediately dangerous to life and health. Includes safe response, scene security and exposure protection activities.

What is a forward lay?

Forward hose lay: The laying of a supply line (4 or 2 ½ inch) from a water source (hydrant or tanker dump site) to the scene of the emergency. Such hoseline are carried in the far right trough in the main hose bed of the engine.

Who is responsible for conducting live fire training?

When conducting live fire training evolutions, NFPA 1403, Standard for Live Fire Training Evolutions, clearly outlines the requirements for instructors. There should be a lead instructor (officer-in-charge) that is ultimately responsible for conducting the live fire training and ensuring compliance with NFPA 1403.

When did I start doing live fire training?

For decades, the fire service has sanctioned behavior that has endangered the lives of many when it comes to live fire training in acquired structures. I have been involved in live fire training since the late 1970s and, unfortunately, have been party to some of those behaviors, but I have learned from the mistakes.

Is the NFPA 1403 compliant for live fire training?

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1403, Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions, did not exist at the time; and, fortunately, none of those evolutions resulted in the injury or death of a firefighter.

Is the burn building at the Fire Fighter Training Academy condemned?

The burn building at the training academy was condemned at the time of the NIOSH investigation. There was also a mobile live-fire trailer at the academy that was not used. The size and safety features of the mobile live-fire trailer limited the number of recruits that could be trained in a single evolution.

What is a live fire training? Live fire training is a critical part of the instruction and certification process for firefighters. It teaches them how to safely and effectively fight fires in a controlled setting under supervision. There are two parts to firefighter training, classroom education and hands-on or field training. What is a live…