Keeping firefighters safe and compliant with NFPA 1851 requires thorough training to ensure proper care and maintenance of PPE. Vector LMS, TargetSolutions Edition enables fire departments to efficiently manage PPE training on the use, inspection, denomination, and disposal protocols to meet NFPA 1851 standards and protect personnel from risks like carcinogen exposure.
Strengthen your NFPA 1851 training program with preloaded online training, including a 2-hour NFPA 1851 – Cancer-Related Risks of Firefighting course covering the importance of turnout gear care, maintenance, and inspections.
Understand common chemical exposures and associated risks
Review ensemble selection and maintenance
Explore storage and retirement requirements
Leverage TargetSolutions’ flexible training management platform to design, deliver, track, evaluate, and report on a comprehensive PPE training program to reinforce safety and compliance with NFPA 1851.
Deliver custom training videos and materials
Load resources and enable 24/7 digital access
Assign training to all or specific personnel
Tailor training plans to meet needs
Track training progress and generate comprehensive reports for critical insight to assess the effectiveness of your firefighter PPE maintenance training program. Access at-a-glance dashboard insights and flexible reporting tools to identify gaps and keep personnel on track.
Leverage progress and completion reports
Boost learner accountability with progress trackers
See real-time training status
Share quick access to essential resources, critical information, and helpful tools that support fire department NFPA 1851 compliance. Simplify access to commonly used links and reminders with a customizable home page.
Design the Bulletin Board to fit your needs
Pin prioritized assignments to the schedule
Easily link to external resources
Ensure personnel are field-ready with hands-on assessments to validate theoretical training on firefighter PPE care. TargetSolutions’ integrated live skill evaluations mobile app, Vector Evaluations+, enables 100% of training management in one place for a complete picture of personnel readiness.
Capture photos and videos for later review
Leverage automated calculations to assess performance
Automatically records completed assessments in TargetSolutions
Automatically records completed assessments in TargetSolutions
PPE assignment and transfers
Initial and routine inspections
Cleanings and decontamination
Maintenance and repairs
Retirement or disposal
Detailed reporting
[Vector LMS] is basically my training assistant that takes care of the paperwork, tracking everything, and making sure people are on track with training and certifications. It’s working out great!
Assistant Chief
Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District
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[Vector LMS] allows us to get right down to how many hours per firefighter per month that we’re hitting. We have targets for our insurance rating bureau, and Vector allows us to run those reports in minutes. With other systems, it just wasn’t as easy to get that information.
Deputy Chief
South King County Fire Training Consortium (SKCFTC)
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Support the safety and health of firefighters by ensuring proper training in the selection, care, and maintenance of PPE in alignment with NFPA 1851.
Reduce risk, enhance accountability, and strengthen adherence to NFPA 1851 standards with centralized training management, comprehensive PPE training, and robust reporting features.
Tailor the flexible platform to meet your department’s specific training and compliance requirements, ensuring seamless implementation of NFPA 1851 PPE care and maintenance protocols.
July 17, 2023 3 min read
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