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| Live Fire Training: Conducting Safe & Effective Burns September 24, 2009 / 2 p.m. ET Do you know how to stage a safe burn? Conducting live fire training has always been a controversial subject and raises concerns for safety, but it’s a must for the complete development of firefighters. This program will present methods to conduct effective burns while following NFPA 1403, without compromising firefighter safety. Topics covered will include: - Lessons learned from past live fire
training tragedies - Critical aspects of NFPA 1403,
Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions - Live fire training indiscretions
- Maximizing the burn structure
(acquired, fixed, and mobile facilities) - Importance of live fire training in the development of firefighters
This program is dedicated to those who have fallen before us during live fire training evolutions. Register Here Speaker: | | | Troy Webster is a 19-year member of the fire and emergency services, currently serving as a captain with the Florence (Ky.) Fire/EMS Department; he has led numerous live-fire training burns in acquired structures and fixed facilities throughout the course of his career. Troy currently teaches as a field instructor for Kentucky State Fire/Rescue Training and is a lead instructor for the state’s flashover recognition and survival program. |

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