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September 23 2021

Retired Division Chief Reflects on the 20th Anniversary of…

Whether it’s just one person or thousands, the effects of experiencing a critical incident can be long-lasting and life-changing. And when a critical incident has the reach that the tragic events on 9/11 have had on first responders, New York…

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September 10 2021

White Paper: How to Improve Your ISO Ranking and…

Fire Service Industry Insight and Strategies to Help You Achieve a High ISO Ranking Like a tax audit, an ISO audit peeks under all the rocks to expose the department’s creepy-crawlies that live in dark forgotten spaces. Like the tax…

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September 8 2021

How Southern Marin Fire Protection District Aced Its Last…

Battalion Chief Matt Barnes of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District (Calif.) considers himself a student of lifelong learning, so serving as his department’s training officer for the last 15 years has been a natural fit. Searching for a way…

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September 3 2021

Pinellas County Completes ‘Seamless’ ISO Audit with Help From…

There are 18 different municipal and special district fire departments spread across 280 square miles of land that make up Florida’s Pinellas County. Each department runs independently but utilizes the same dispatch system and operating procedures when responding to an…

Whitepapers & Guides
September 2 2021

360⁰ Training Documentation, Reporting, and Analysis

What Is the Essential Lynchpin in Emergency Response?  Emergency response has evolved significantly over the past 50 years, but there is often one overlooked component which has gained increasingly more awareness in the past few years-training, documentation, and performance analysis.…

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August 31 2021

El Paso FD Uses Training Platform to Hold Firefighters…

In western Texas sits the city of El Paso practically at the intersection of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. El Paso’s nearly 700,000 residents in the city’s roughly 260 square miles rely on the El Paso Fire Department to provide…

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August 27 2021

Oceanside Tracks Its Firefighter Training Records with Vector Solutions

Like all fire departments, Oceanside Fire Department has a critical need to make sure its firefighter training records are accurate. That need came into focus not too long ago when the ISO came to audit the Southern California agency’s training…

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August 19 2021

The Ultimate Training Platform for Volunteer Fire Departments

Volunteer fire departments often face a unique set of challenges compared to their career department counterparts. How do you keep your organization running smoothly when the threat of constant personnel change is always a factor? Recruitment and retention, personnel skill…

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August 3 2021

Managing EMS Recertification and ISO Training for 1,400+ Firefighters

Keeping up EMS certifications and ISO training requirements can be challenging for any fire and EMS department. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD), with 1,400+ firefighters spread across 65 stations, overcomes these challenges by leveraging Vector Solutions’ online training management…

Whitepapers & Guides
August 2 2021

Public Safety Learning Management System Buyer’s Guide

A Guide for Selecting the Best Training, Online Learning, and Performance Evaluation Platform Professionals working in the field of public safety have had to adapt to the ever-growing and evolving demands required to provide protective, rescue and emergency services. Shifts…

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July 20 2021

Billings FD Simplifies Checks and Saves $$$ in Asset…

Managing a city’s assets, equipment, and inventory is a big and complex task. Even when considering just one city department-the fire department-it is a big daily chore to document maintenance, repairs, inventory counts, vehicle and equipment checks, turnout gear orders,…

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July 13 2021

Customized Training Program Easily Tracks 39,000+ Training Hours

About an hour south of Seattle, Washington, West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) provides suppression, extraction, and special ops rescue (collapse, ropes, water, boat, etc.) for Lakewood and University Place, plus contracted emergency services to the Town of Steilacoom. The…

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July 9 2021

Canada Fire Services: Your Guide to an NFPA Compliant…

Fire departments in Canada follow a number of standards to ensure their people are properly trained and ready to provide life-saving fire services to their communities. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) develops critical industry training standards in an effort…

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July 7 2021

Ontario Fire & Emergency Services Dept. Meets Training and…

Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services (RHFES) in Ontario, Canada, operates 24/7 to provide its community with fire suppression, technical rescue, HAZMAT, and medical assistance services. RHFES also runs Comm Division 9-1-1 dispatch for the department and five other fire…

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June 29 2021

Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Uses Check It to…

When Las Vegas Fire and Rescue (LVF&R) received bond money for a huge expansion project in 2000, the money funded a much-needed purchase of several rescue, truck, and specialty units across their stations-now totaling 22. However, it also created a…