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Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills: Skills and Drills DVD Series

Author(s): International Association of Fire Chiefs
National Fire Protection Association
Details:
  • ISBN-13: 9780763725570
  • ISBN-10:0763725579
  • Dvd Disk     pages      © 2006
Price: International Sales $2125.95 US List
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Overview

This 8-set DVD series walks you through the skills that you must successfully complete for the Fire Fighter I & II levels. Capturing real-life scenes, this DVD series will teach students and experienced fire fighters alike how to successfully perform each skill and offers helpful information, tips, and pointers designed to facilitate progression through practical examinations or actual emergencies.

Each DVD in the series covers a unique subject area where skills are clearly broken down, demonstrated, and applied in a variety of drills. Order the entire Skills and Drills DVD Series or any combination of DVDs to meet your training needs. The following DVDs are available:

  • Response and Size-Up DVD (17 skills)
  • Ropes and Knots DVD (16 skills)
  • Forcible Entry and Search and Rescue DVD (25 skills)
  • Ladders and Ventilation DVD (30 skills)
  • Extinguishers DVD (9 skills)
  • Fire Suppression DVD (56 skills)
  • Salvage and Overhaul DVD (14 skills)
  • Special Operations DVD (16 skills)


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Hoses, Nozzles, and Streams Ladders Qualifications and Safety Response and Size-Up Ventilation Water Supply 


 

  
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ShowTable of Contents


Response and Size-Up DVD (29 minutes)
Qualifications and Safety
Donning Personal Protective Clothing
Doffing Personal Protective Clothing
Donning a Face Piece
Donning SCBA from a Seat-Mounted Bracket
Donning SCBA from a Side-Mounted Compartment or Bracket
Donning SCBA Using the Over-the-Head Method
Donning SCBA Using the Coat Method
Doffing SCBA
Daily SCBA Inspection
Monthly SCBA Inspection
Replacing an SCBA Cylinder
Cleaning and Sanitizing SCBA
Communications
 Using a Radio
Using the NFIRS Data Entry Tool
Operating and Answering Fire Station Telephone and Intercom Systems
Response and Size-Up
Mounting Apparatus
Dismounting Apparatus

Ropes and Knots DVD (18 minutes)
Ropes and Knots
Safety Knot
Placing a Life Safety Rope into a Rope Bag
Half Hitch
Clove Hitch Tied in the Open
Clove Hitch Tied Around an Object
Figure Eight Knot
Figure Eight on a Bight
Figure Eight with a Follow-Through
Bowline
Sheet or Becket Bend
Hoisting an Axe
Hoisting a Pike Pole
Hoisting a Ladder
Hoisting a Charged Hose Line
Hoisting an Uncharged Hose Line
Hoisting an Exhaust Fan    

Forcible Entry and Search and Rescue DVD (21 minutes)
Forcible Entry
Forcing Entry into an Inward-Opening Door
Forcing Entry into an Outward-Opening Door
Opening an Overhead Garage Door Using the Triangle Method
Forcing Entry through a Wooden Double-Hung Window
Forcing Entry through a Casement Window
Forcing Entry through a Protected or Factory Window
Forcing Entry Using a Through-the-Lock Technique (K Tool)
Forcing Entry Using an A Tool
Forcing Entry Using a Through-the-Lock Technique (Unscrewing the Lock)
Breaching a Wall Frame
Breaching a Masonry Wall
Breaching a Metal Wall
Breaching a Floor
Search and Rescue
One-Person Walking Assist
Two-Person Walking Assist
Two-Person Extremity Carry
Two-Person Seat Carry
Two-Person Chair Carry
Cradle-in-Arms Carry
Clothes Drag
Blanket Drag
Standing Drag
Webbing Sling Drag
Fire Fighter Drag
One-Person Emergency Drag from a Vehicle
Long Backboard Rescue
Rescuing an Adult Victim From a Window
Rescuing an Unconscious Child or Small Adult From a Window
Rescuing a Large Adult from a Window

Ladders and Ventilation DVD (24 minutes)
Ladders
One-Fire Fighter Carry
Two-Fire Fighter Shoulder Carry
Three-Fire Fighter Shoulder Carry
Two-Fire Fighter Suitcase Carry
Three-Fire Fighter Suitcase Carry
Three-Fire Fighter Flat Carry
Four-Fire Fighter Flat Carry
Three-Fire Fighter Flat Shoulder Carry
Four-Fire Fighter Flat Shoulder Carry
One-Fire Fighter Rung Raise for Ladders under 14’
One-Fire Fighter Rung Raise for Ladders over 14’
Tying the Halyard
Two-Fire Fighter Beam Raise
Two-Fire Fighter Rung Raise
Three-Fire Fighter Rung Raise
Four-Fire Fighter Rung Raise
Climbing the Ladder While Carrying a Tool
Working From a Ladder
Placing a Roof Ladder
Ventilation
Breaking Glass With a Hand Tool
Breaking a Window With a Ladder
Negative-Pressure Ventilation
Positive-Pressure Ventilation
Sounding a Roof
Rectangular Cut
Louver Cut
Triangular Cut
Peak Cut

Extinguishers DVD (8 minutes)
Extinguishers
Transporting a Fire Extinguisher
Operating a Carbon Dioxide Extinguisher
Attacking a Class A Fire with a Stored-Pressure Water-Type Fire Extinguisher
Attacking a Class A Fire with a Multipurpose Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher
Attacking a Class B Flammable Liquid Fire with a Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher
Attacking a Class B Flammable Liquid Fire with a Stored-Pressure Foam Fire
Extinguisher (AFFF or FFFP)
Use of Wet Chemical Fire Extinguishers
Use of Halogenated Agent Type Extinguishers
Use of Dry Powder Fire Extinguishing Agents   

Fire Suppression DVD (1 hour and 7 minutes)
Water Supply
Operating a Fire Hydrant
Shutting Down a Hydrant
Setting Up a Portable Tank
Hoses, Nozzles, Streams and Foam
Replacing the Swivel Gasket
Performing the One-Fire Fighter Foot-Tilt Method of Coupling a Fire Hose
Performing the One-Fire Fighter Knee-Press Method of Uncoupling a Fire Hose
Uncoupling Hose with Spanners
Performing the Two-Fire-Fighter Method for Coupling a Fire Hose
Performing the Two-Fire Fighter Stiff-Arm Method
Cleaning a Hose That is Dirty or Contaminated
Marking a Defective Hose
Rolling a Straight Roll
Performing a Single Donut Roll
Twin Donut Roll
Performing a Self-Locking Twin Donut
Performing a Forward Hose Lay
Using a Four-Way Valve
Performing a Reverse Lay
Performing a Split Hose Lay
Performing a Flat Hose Load
Performing a Horseshoe Hose Load
Performing an Accordion Hose Load
Attaching a Soft Suction Hose to a Fire Hydrant
Loading the Minuteman Hose Load
Advancing the Minuteman Hose Load
Loading the Preconnected Flat Load
Advancing the Preconnected Flat Hose Load
Loading the Triple Layer Hose Load
Advancing the Triple Layer Hose Load
Unload and Advance the Wyed Lines
Performing a Working Hose Drag
Performing a Shoulder Carry
Advancing an Accordion Load
Advancing a Hose Line Up a Stairway
Advancing a Hose Line Down a Stairway
Advancing an Uncharged Hose Line Up a Ladder
Operating a Fire Hose From a Ladder
Connecting a Hose Line to Supply a Fire Department Connection
Connecting and Advancing an Attack Line From a Standpipe Outlet
Replacing a Hose Section
Drain Hose and Carry
Operating a Smooth Bore Nozzle
Operating a Fog Nozzle
Placing a Foam Line in Service
Performing the Sweep Method of Applying Foam
Performing the Bankshot Method
Performing the Rain-Down Method   
Fire Suppression
Performing a Direct Attack
Performing an Indirect Attack
Performing a Combination Attack
One¬-Fire Fighter Method for Operating a Large Handline
Two-¬Fire Fighter Method for Operating a Large Handline
Operating a Deck Gun
Setting Up and Operating a Portable Monitor
Locating and Suppressing Fires Behind Walls and Under Subfloors
Suppressing a Flammable Gas Cylinder Fire

Salvage and Overhaul DVD (13 minutes)
Salvage and Overhaul
One-Fire Fighter Salvage Cover Fold
Two-Fire Fighter Salvage Cover Fold
Fold and Roll a Salvage Cover
One-Person Salvage Cover Roll
Shoulder Toss
Balloon Toss
Using a Sprinkler Stop
Using Sprinkler Wedges
Close and Re-Open Main Control Valve (OS&Y)
Close and Open Main Control Valve (PIV)
Construct a Water Chute
Construct a Water Catch-All
Pull a Ceiling Using a Pike Pole
Open an Interior Wall
Conduct a Weekly/Monthly Generator Test

Special Operations DVD (15 minutes)
Emergency Medical Care
Head Tilt-Chin Lift Technique
Jaw-Thrust Technique
Clearing the Airway Using Finger Sweeps
Recovery Position
Mouth-to-Mask Rescue Breathing
Mouth-to-Barrier Rescue Breathing
Heimlich Maneuver
Airway Obstruction in an Unconscious Adult
Airway Obstruction in a Conscious Infant
Airway Obstruction in an Unconscious Infant
External Chest Compressions on an Adult
One-Rescuer Adult CPR
Two-Rescuer Adult CPR
One-Rescuer Infant CPR
One-Rescuer Child CPR
Treating for Shock
Vehicle Rescue and Extraction
Breaking Tempered Glass
Removing the Windshield
Forcing the Door
Hazmat Decontamination
Decontamination


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ShowAbout the Author(s)

International Association of Fire Chiefs

Established in 1873, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is a powerful, professional membership organization of more than 12,600 chief fire and emergency officers. The mission of the IAFC is to provide leadership to career and volunteer chiefs, chief fire officers, and managers of emergency service organizations throughout the international community through vision, information, education, services, and representation to enhance their professionalism and capabilities. Members of the IAFC are the world’s leading experts in fire fighting, emergency medical services, terrorism response, hazardous materials spills, natural disasters, search and rescue, and public safety legislation.

National Fire Protection Association

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, building, electrical, and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden for fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. Developer of the National Electrical Code®, and 300 other codes and standards through a full, open-consensus process, NFPA also produces educational curricula, including the Risk Watch® community-based injury prevention curriculum and the Learn Not to Burn® fire safety curriculum. NFPA headquarters is in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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ShowReviews

  • "The Skills and Drills DVD Series is the best tool for teaching fire fighter skills I've ever seen. It includes real footage from the field that engages students and offers support like no other video series. This authoritative DVD series is an indispensable teaching resource for fire instructors."

    Robert Bettenhausen
    Tinley Park F.D.

    “I just reviewed the DVD Series and I want to congratulate you on your outstanding work. In all my years as a fire fighter, I have never seen such detailed explanations and pictorials to provide a step-by-step demonstration of the fire skills. The competition has been trumped!”

    Mr. Thomas Slepski
    Tinley Park F.D.

    "I am very pleased with the new DVD set. These DVD’s are some of the best visual aids on the market.  Even the music gets students excited about learning.  Thanks and praise should go to the J&B development team for updating and developing such high quality books and teaching tools."

     

    Battalion Chief  Matthew B. Thorpe

    City of King Fire Department

     

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ShowResources

    • show overview$384.95 Add to Cart

      Response and Size-Up DVD

      ISBN-13: 9780763736064 ISBN-10: 0763736066

      This DVD walks you through 17 skills relating to alarm response and scene size-up that you must successfully complete for the fire fighter I & II levels. The Response and Size-up DVD covers skills from chapters 2, 3 and 10 of the Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills textbook.

    • show overview$575.95 Add to Cart

      Forcible Entry and Search and Rescue DVD

      ISBN-13: 9780763736088 ISBN-10: 0763736082

      This DVD walks you through 25 skills relating to forcible entry and search and rescue that you must successfully complete for the fire fighter I & II levels. The Forcible Entry and Search and Rescue DVD covers skills from chapters 11 and 13 of the Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills textbook.

    • show overview$575.95 Add to Cart

      Ladders and Ventilation DVD

      ISBN-13: 9780763736095 ISBN-10: 0763736090

      This DVD walks you through 30 skills relating to ladders and ventilation that you must successfully complete for the fire fighter I & II levels. The Ladders and Ventilation DVD covers skills from chapters 12 and 14 of the Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills textbook.

    • show overview$384.95 Add to Cart

      Extinguishers DVD

      ISBN-13: 9780763736101 ISBN-10: 0763736104

      This DVD walks you through 9 skills relating to the use of fire extinguishers that you must successfully complete for the fire fighter I & II levels. The Extinguishers DVD covers skills from chapter 7 of the Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills textbook.

    • show overview$765.95 Add to Cart

      Fire Suppression DVD

      ISBN-13: 9780763736118 ISBN-10: 0763736112

      This DVD walks you through 56 skills relating to fire suppression that you must successfully complete for the fire fighter I & II levels. The Fire Suppression DVD covers skills from chapters 15, 16 and 21 of the Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills textbook.
       

    • show overview$384.95 Add to Cart

      Special Operations DVD

      ISBN-13: 9780763736132 ISBN-10: 0763736139

      This DVD walks you through 16 skills relating to alarm response and scene size-up that you must successfully complete for the fire fighter I & II levels. The Special Operations DVD covers skills from chapters 24 and 25 of the Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills textbook.

       

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