Nutrition is as important as the rest of the basic skills we train on every shift. Heres a free downloadable .pdf that breaks it down nice and simple and even includes a couple of solid recipes!
YouTube provides so much game film it’s not even funny! Here are some fantastic live footage ladder rescue shots that we all can use as training reps. Think about what your company and department would do in these situations. What lengths of ladders do you have on your apparatus and how would you deploy them? […]
This post is from Brothers in Battle and has some great information in it about the reality of working and climbing angles. The thing we like the best is that there are pictures with degrees on real buildings in real conditions. Thanks to BiB for allowing us to share their information here on this page. […]
Welcome to the Tactical Fitness section of Firefighter Craftsmanship. There are many aspects of our job that we have absolutely no control over. Our feeling is that your fitness as a firefighter Is not only something that’s entirely under your control, it’s relatively easy to make it an asset with good information and personal fortitude. […]
How our bodies respond under stress is something we should get in tune with and intentionally train to enhance. Solid physical training in and out of our PPE is paramount to being successful on the fireground. Here’s a free resource that shows exactly what can happen to our bodies solely based on heart rate. […]
The greatest part about the digital age we are living in is the amount of uninhibited “game film” that exists on sites like YouTube. We analyze this game film using our departments policies and procedures as the guide and then put ourselves in these situations to see what we would do. We don’t use game […]
Basic skill work is the foundation of a successful fire scene. The basics don’t happen by accident and require a constant attention and focus to hone our craft. Here are some fantastic forcible entry training videos to assist you from some of the best in the business. Want to learn more? Check out each of […]
“I shall never surrender or retreat” wrote Lt. Col Travis on a cool February night to the people of Texas just days before the attack on the Alamo. Lt Col Travis then followed this up with a speech to 180+ of his soldiers on the eve of the attack stating “We shall draw a line […]