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New Course Helps Educators Deal with Unpredictable Behavior in Special Education Classrooms

Learning proper techniques for managing students with disabilities is critical for teachers and school district personnel tasked with helping special needs children. TargetSolutions is pleased to offer a new course in its online training library for K-12 Education, titled “Proper Use of Seclusion and Restraint.”
This course delivers valuable information for educators dealing with unpredictable behavior, including special education classrooms. Seclusion and restraint, however, are typically last resorts, and educators must adhere to strict district policies if these procedures are used.
“Disciplining today’s young people in a non-parental situation is becoming more and more difficult,” said TargetSolutions’ Content Architect Jeremy Lynch. “And while handling tough situations is never black and white, there are rules that can be followed to protect everyone. We built this course to offer at least guidelines for teachers and school district personnel to follow when students’ behavior becomes a challenge.”
This computer-based training course consists of a 20-minute overview featuring five learning modules, as well as a 10-question exam. TargetSolutions’ online safety training courses are created by subject experts and feature real-world case studies that provide teachers and school district employees with the knowledge they need to reduce liability in the K-12 setting.
“Now more than ever educators need support and training that focuses on all aspects of the classroom,” said Kelly Zielinski, who serves as TargetSolutions’ Strategic Risk Business Unit Manager. “TargetSolutions’ Proper Use of Seclusion and Restraint course provides real-life guidance to ensure both educators and students are supported through potentially difficult situations.”

Virginia Department Sees Huge Jump in Training Hours Logged with TargetSolutions’ Fire Department Software

Martinsville Fire & EMS is dedicated to serving more than 13,000 individuals across the Virginia city’s 11-square miles on a daily basis. With two stations and 45 personnel members, the department responds to approximately 3,100 calls per year. Maintaining a well-trained staff that combines career and volunteer members is crucial to the organizations’ ability to provide excellent service to its community.
Martinsville Fire & EMS implemented TargetSolutions online fire department training to take full advantage of the platform’s web-based fire courses and recordkeeping tools. According to the department’s Deputy Chief Kristopher Shrader, it didn’t even take a full calendar year to begin experiencing exceptional results. After signing on, company officers began to enter their daily training activities into TargetSolutions and the department immediately experienced huge dividends.
“Prior to using TargetSolutions, we were logging about 100 hours of training each month,” Shrader said. “In our first month with the TargetSolutions system, we recorded about 500 hours.”
The increased efficiencies and recordkeeping with TargetSolutions further exposed the flaws of attempting to manually log employee training records and other compliance-related documents, Shrader said. Eliminating endless paperwork with fire department software has benefited the department. In the past, Martinsville found it difficult to keep everything organized.
“Records were everywhere,” said Shrader. “Files could be in a cabinet at one station one day and at the other station the next. There were tons and tons of paperwork.”
Not only did Shrader and the rest of the department realize how much firefighter training was slipping through the cracks and going unreported, but the use of TargetSolutions’ web-based fire courses and recordkeeping also helped expedite the reporting process.
“It used to take days to compile and record training information for the month,” said Shrader. “Now, I can gather the same information in about five minutes.”
With TargetSolutions, recording and reporting important information like daily apparatus checks is simplified. Taking a smartphone or other tablet device to inspections gives Martinsville’s personnel immediate access to TargetSolutions’ convenient online fire department software.
“If someone is checking a truck and there’s a deficiency, they can fill out the form on the iPad, click ‘Submit,’ and it goes directly to the supervisor,” said Shrader. “Before we used TargetSolutions, sometimes the report wouldn’t make it to the supervisor.”
Martinsville is excited to put TargetSolutions’ fire department ISO solution to work in preparation for its next ISO inspection. TargetSolutions’ ready-made ISO templates are designed to give ISO exactly what it needs when analyzing training reports. Shrader is confident the ISO tracking solution will simplify the entire process.
“I can’t even begin to figure how long it took to calculate ISO hours,” Shrader said. “With TargetSolutions, I can click a few buttons and it’s done. I’ve already got folks who have completed their yearly ISO activities. I’ve never had that happen before.
“As we continue to build (the TargetSolutions platform) out, it’s going to get even better. I can’t even begin to think about how much time it’s going to save.”
About TargetSolutions
TargetSolutions delivers cutting-edge software applications, engaging online training courses, and world-class customer service. The company was founded in 1999 and today there are more than 2,000 organizations across the country using TargetSolutions’ innovative technology to solve their training challenges.

The Role of Emotions in Decision Making

Blog by Dr. Richard B. Gasaway, PhD, EFO, CFO
Retired Fire Chief and Web Master for Situational Awareness Matters
It is believed by some that the best decisions are made without the interference of emotions. Economists and statisticians stand fast to this belief – the best decisions are made using pure logic. Facts and formulas lead to the best decisions because they are rational and analytical. But is it true? Imagine for a moment if the emotional control center of a person’s brain were removed. Would that person make better, non-emotional decisions?
To answer that question I want to introduce you to Phineas Gage. Gage was a construction foreman for a railroad company and on Sept. 13, 1848, he sustained an injury that made him the subject of neuro-researchers to this day. While placing an explosive charge into a rock using a tamping rod, the ordinance accidentally detonated and the 3-foot, 7-inch rod went through Gage’s skull.
Amazingly, Gage survived an injury that would, to this day, be fatal to many. His physical recovery was no less amazing to doctors. Within 10 weeks of the injury, Gage returned to work. Life was normal again. Or so some thought?
There was something fundamentally different about Gage. He suffered no memory loss and no motor-skill deficiencies – sans the loss of his left eye and the depth perception challenges it created from having monocular vision. Besides that, however, Gage was clearly “different.”
His behavior had changed. In addition to a change in his personality, one of the most notable deficits was Gage could no longer make a coherent decision. The accident destroyed a portion of his brain in the prefrontal lobe that controls emotions. Gage could no longer make good decisions for the lack of emotional input into the process.
Many subsequent studies involving patients with traumatic brain injuries, lesions and tumors have validated the importance of the emotional control center in the process of decision making. We now know that emotions are a critical component of decision making, though economists and statisticians might still choose to disagree.
Thanks to the advances in modern medicine, researchers are now able to gauge a person’s emotional response to a stimulus and predict behavior long before the (apparent) rational decision is made.
One study I recall reading involved asking a group of chief executive officers to register their “gut” (emotional) solution to a problem prior to embarking on the long, often difficult and timely journey of gathering all the facts and evidence needed to make a “good” decision. When the dust settled, in a vast majority of the cases, the emotional “gut” decision equaled or was better than the rational, non-emotional decision.
The ability of the emotional brain to solve problems and influence decision making is the very concept that Malcolm Gladwell wrote about in his best-selling novel, “Blink.” While Gladwell is not a researcher, his writing is well-researched and, for the most part, accurately portrayed.
The take away: Emotions are critical in making quality decisions, especially for those in leadership positions in the fire service. I do not advocate making purely emotional decisions. Rather, I’d say trust your gut, but validate it with some proof – facts and data – that confirm you’re on the right track. But never dismiss your gut feelings. They’re telling you something … and the message is coming right from your prefrontal cortex.
About the Author
Dr. Gasaway is widely considered to be one of the nation’s leading authorities on situational awareness and decision making processes used by first responders. In addition to more than 30 years in the fire service, including 22 years as a fire chief, Dr. Gasaway has a second passion: Uncovering and applying research in brain science for the benefit of first responders. His website, Situational Awareness Matters (www.SAMatters.com), has enjoyed more than a million visits since its launch in October 2011.

A Deeper Look Into TargetSolutions’ Fire Department ISO Tracking Tool

Training and administrative personnel will tell you a review by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) can be extremely stressful. Most agencies rely on decentralized recordkeeping methods, or stacks of paper in a file cabinet – both of which require significant time and effort for submitting records to the ISO field representative.
Fortunately, there is a powerful ISO tracking tool for managing training compliance and records management – a tool that allows tracking of records that are compliant with fire department ISO requirements, but also the easy delivery of pre-made, ISO-compliant training to personnel: TargetSolutions’ ISO Training Tracker.
The tool itself is elegant, simple, and easy-to-use. As part of TargetSolutions’ online fire training management system, the ISO Training Tracker allows training to be assigned to each member of an agency, with the capability to assign certain classes of training to groups of personnel depending upon their qualifications and rank. The ISO Training Tracker comes with a set of activities that were created expressly for the needs of ISO-required training sessions – and informally vetted by local ISO field representatives to ensure compliance.
The process of using the system is simple. Let’s say you have an ISO training activity involving a number of personnel. In the past, that meant having a sign-in-sheet, or similar manual tracking system. With TargetSolutions, however, the designated training officer (or company supervisor) simply verifies personnel who were previously assigned to the activity, and notified through the system, were in fact in attendance.
From there, the system makes a record in the individual’s file within the database that can be pulled as part of an automated report, or viewed individually if needed. Additionally, the system is “smart” in terms of ISO eligibility for training – for example, if an offsite training is attended, which counts 50 percent as much as an onsite event, the system will automatically track and tabulate within an individual’s training records.
When it comes time for a review, the built-in, ISO-compliance reporting system makes pulling required reports as easy as a few clicks of the mouse. Need a custom report? Create it once and the system will save the report as a template, ready to revisit in subsequent years as needed. Want to pull a report as an Excel file to conduct your own analysis? It’s also just a few clicks away. Want to notify a department member that a certification’s expiration is coming up or a company that an ISO target hazard needs to be revisited? TargetSolutions’ ISO Training Tracker will do that automatically.
With a wide adoption already nationwide among TargetSolutions’ clients, the ISO tool is well-tested and vetted in real-world conditions by departments of widely varying sizes and compositions. A product specialist will help your agency implement this solution, and there is a demonstration version available to explore if interested, prior to any commitment. Many of TargetSolutions’ clients are excited to talk about the benefits of the powerful application.
“TargetSolutions has created a records system that clearly allowed our organization to comply with our scheduled ISO audit in September 2010. The process of completing the training section of the report for ISO was seamless.”
Guy Keirn, Training Chief, Pinellas County Training Group
“TargetSolutions is a very strong platform for tracking certifications, hours and all of the things you need from a certification standpoint. It’s also a great way to keep track of records for ISO compliance.”
Bob Olme, Assistant Chief, Wheat Ridge Fire Department
“It will definitely improve our ISO rating. It only takes 10 minutes to generate reports for every shift captain to let them know exactly what they need to do for ISO by the end of the year. The speed is amazing.”
Kim Miller, Captain, Haines City Fire & Rescue
For more information on the ISO Training Tracker, please contact TargetSolutions at (800) 840-8046 to learn how your agency can stay ahead of the curve by reducing the number of staff hours needed in order to keep your department at the ISO rating it has worked so hard to attain.
About TargetSolutions
TargetSolutions delivers cutting-edge software applications, engaging online training courses and world-class customer service. The company was founded in 1999 and today there are more than 2,000 organizations across the country using TargetSolutions’ innovative technology to solve their training challenges.

Hands-On Training Never Goes Wasted with TargetSolutions’ Fire Department Training and Tracking System

TargetSolutions’ online fire training system offers fire departments a ready-made solution for efficiently tracking various types of ongoing daily drill-yard training. These are the types of activities every department regularly completes, but might not regularly log.

Whether it is ladders, hoses, or any other firefighter training activity you can imagine, it needs to happen regularly for firefighters to be prepared. With that in mind, TargetSolutions features customizable electronic forms that cover most departments’ daily checklist. These lists are broken into specifications, ensuring all fire department training, no matter how minimal, is tracked and recorded.

“By utilizing our daily activities, firefighters will be able to record the drills and other hands-on training that they are already doing easily and efficiently,” said Jenny Fergason, who serves as TargetSolutions’ Director of Client Services. “We’ve put together some templates on the most commonly completed drills, but we also provide platform managers with the ability to customize our templates to fit their department’s own unique needs.”

After years of documenting routine training the old-fashioned way, Mike Linkins of Polk County Fire Rescue in Bartow, Fla., was amazed to learn just how much training went uncounted toward employee training records before signing on with TargetSolutions, which features a suite of powerful tools that simplify training and operations.

“Our people were doing their training, but not recording it,” Linkins said. “The numbers we were expecting were consistently lower than our expectations. When we saw how you could track training with TargetSolutions, we were astonished.”

TargetSolutions’ Hazard Communication Training Online Course Meets OSHA’s Standard

To better reflect updates made to the latest version of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), TargetSolutions has changed the title of its course Right-to-Know (Hazard Communication), to simply, Hazard Communication.
OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard was updated in 2012 to comply with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The purpose was to standardize the container labeling of hazardous materials, safety data sheets (SDS), and the classification of hazardous chemicals.
“The updated Hazard Communication Standard sought not only to provide workers with the right to know about the hazardous materials they could potentially be exposed to in the workplace, but to understand them as well,” said TargetSolutions Content Specialist Christina Valenti. “This is what is prompting us to change the name of our course that covers the standard.”
TargetSolutions has a number of different Hazard Communication training online courses in its course library designed for various industries. With nine learning modules and a 10-question exam, TargetSolutions’ Hazard Communication course meets the OSHA safety standard while giving employees a convenient health and safety course with valuable information they need to stay safe.
Course Description:
More than 30 million workers are exposed to one or more chemical hazards across various industrial sectors. And with hundreds of new hazardous chemicals being introduced annually in addition to the estimated 650,000 already existing hazardous chemical products, risk for employees’ health and safety is on the rise.
With this in mind, employers must ensure that information about these dangers is shared with those who need to know. This course covers OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard and emphasizes what it is and how to comply. After completion, employees will be able to:
  • Explain the need for hazard communication in the workplace
  • Describe employers’ responsibilities under the Hazard Communication Standard
  • Determine whether a substance is classified as a hazard based on physical and health hazard criteria
  • Read an SDS and label to obtain hazard information for a chemical
  • Protect themselves from hazardous chemicals

If you would like more information on this course, or any other course in TargetSolutions’ industry-leading library, please contact us today.

Fire Department Software Applications Make Biggest Impact for Camden County Fire Rescue

Located in Kingsland, Ga., Camden County Fire Rescue serves a population of approximately 53,000 people across 613 square miles. The department is committed to providing its community with the very best service possible. To do that, the department’s emergency responders need to effectively meet EMS continuing education requirements. That was the original reason it signed up with TargetSolutions.

In the end, however, TargetSolutions’ fire department software applications have made the biggest difference.

“The training was always being completed,” said Training Division Officer Robbi King. “What TargetSolutions has allowed us to do is easily track it and review that it has been completed. It makes it easier as administration.”

While Camden County was pleased to realize TargetSolutions’ full capabilities, its initial needs were also fulfilled. Completing EMS recertification remotely with TargetSolutions has made training more efficient and cost effective, King said. It’s as simple as assigning online EMS training for academic work and brining everyone to a centralized location for the hands-on, didactic activities.

“We no longer have to bring in EMS providers – and deal with who is on-duty, who is off-duty – to complete monthly training,” said King. “Training is completed online during shifts, saving us overtime and instructor costs.”

Tracking all types of training is possible with TargetSolutions, and when it comes to its upcoming fire department ISO inspection, the department will have all of the information it needs to provide the ISO inspector.

“With TargetSolutions, we’re going to be able to provide ISO with the information they want, in the format they want. Giving that information to the inspector in the format they need and it will make the entire process easier for everyone.”

Robbi King, Training Division Officer

Whether it’s pre-course, online EMS training that keeps units in service, tracking and reporting fire department ISO training, or maintaining overall department compliance, TargetSolutions has Camden County Fire Rescue covered. King says the department has made great use of TargetSolutions’ powerful applications, especially the Manage Credentials application, which has improved the way employee training records are tracked for the entire department.

By creating one comprehensive credential that looks at all of the training needed over a two-year cycle, King can decide how and when each type of training will be completed each month, lessening demands on the department’s emergency responders, while making sure all requirements are completed.

“We’re able to run one report that shows everything,” said King. “We know all of the training is being completed and we don’t have to worry about anything slipping through the cracks.”

About TargetSolutions

TargetSolutions delivers cutting-edge software applications, engaging online training courses and world-class customer service. The company was founded in 1999 and today there are more than 2,000 organizations across the country using TargetSolutions’ innovative technology to solve their training challenges.

Navigating Your Way on a Steep Roof During Ventilation Operations with the ‘Mattson’

Blog by Ed Hadfield
Doing the “Mattson” is a term for establishing a foot purchase on a roof while working off a ladder and performing vertical ventilation operations. This concept was created by Seattle Fire Department’s Brian Mattson, who began utilizing it during his assignment to the Ballard Area, which is known for its large Victorian-type homes.
Establishing a strong foot-hold and sound foot-point is critical to a successful operation. Generally, working off a roof ladder is a low-frequency, high-risk event. In the past, personnel were told to utilize a roof ladder to distribute their weight and limit their exposure of falling through the roof. But this is a poor strategy. Remember, if the roof is not capable of handling the weight of two firefighters – two personnel are the typical residential roof assignment – then ventilation operations should be adjusted to another area, or transitioned to another type of ventilation operations.
All personnel should be completely aware that any area considered unsafe for completing vertical ventilation operations should not be allowed to operate underneath the roof assembly. Bottom line: If it is unsafe to assign personnel to the roof, it is equally unsafe to put people underneath. After all, roofs fall down. All personnel assigned to vertical ventilation operations should be in full PPE and have radio communications with interior crew and IC.
Please take a look at the images below for a step-by-step overview of the process.

 

 

The first step in the process is to complete a “Tool Swap.” The initial sounder, or person in front, should pass the rubbish hook to the back-up person by placing the tool to the outside of the operations and grasping the chainsaw in a pass motion on the inside of the operations. Or simply put, “tool to the outside – saws to the inside.” Saws are always passed with the chain break in the on position and the body of the saw first. 

 

 

 

 

The first step in this process is to have the back-up person place the rubbish hook/roof hook into the deck. The back-up person will place the near tine into the deck with a downward strike. Notice that only one tine is placed into the deck.

 

 

 

The initial cut will be toward the fire to establish the identification of the primary outside rafter. Once the outside rafter is identified, the saw is turned around and the head cut is established by reversing the direction, rolling the center rafter and stopping at the next rafter or before you cut into your roof ladder. Keep this key point in mind, chiefs don’t like when you cut into the ladder. The next step in the sequence is to establish the outside cut. Be sure to intersect your head cut and outside cut with enough completion to completely cut through the roof decking. If your roof decking is 2 inches in thickness, your intersection should be 4 inches.

 

 

Your next step is to make the bottom cut. Intersect the outside cut with the bottom cut, cut back toward the safety of your ladder, rolling the center rafter, and stopping at the inside rafter. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then, the final step is to complete the ventilation opening. Step back completely onto the ladder and intersect the head cut, cutting down the inside of the inside rafter. Please note that when making cuts that are parallel to rafters, give up approximately 3 to 4 inches of area so you don’t rub or cut into the rafter as the operation is being accomplished. The back-up person has removed the rubbish hook from the deck and readies himself to swap tools to accomplish the operations.

 

 

 

 

Again, the “tool swap” occurs with the saws to the inside, and tool to the outside. This limits the need to swap positions. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once the swap has occurred, the saw person utilizes the hook to clear the ceilings and vent the structure from the hazards of heat, smoke and other hazards. The elimination of the rapidly developing BTU’s within the structure will greatly reduce the potential of a hostile event (flashover, backdraft, smoke explosion, etc.). It’s important to keep your hand on the D-handle portion of the hook while clearing the ceilings. This will limit the chances of the hook sliding through your hands and into the structure. If you find that the hook tines are catching or other entanglement hazards, turn the hook over, grasp the straight edge of the hooks, and utilize the D-handle as the clearing mechanism.

 

 

If the initial hole is not sufficient to clearly ventilate the structure and additional ventilation needs to be accomplished, simply perform the “Tool Swap” again and continue to expand the original ventilation opening in a horizontal fashion. Since a bottom cut is already established there is no need to reestablish the identification or head cut. Continue with the outside (fire side) cut in a downward fashion.

 

 

 

 

Intersect the outside cut with the new bottom cut and roll the center rafter back toward the safety of the ladder. Once back to the outside rafter, reach up intersect the bottom of the existing opening and move downward with the completion of the inside cut and the intersection of the new bottom cut. Again, complete a “tool swap” and clear the ceiling space. This has completed the entire task and radio communication with interior crews or the IC should be made to determine if the ventilation operations have been successful in relieving the conditions that the interior crews have experienced.

The bottom line is that no operation is effective unless we actively train and become proficient at the operation. Utilize this as a foundational format to establish your operations within your own organizations.

About the Author

 

 

 

 

 

Ed Hadfield has more than 26 years of fire service experience after rising through the ranks from firefighter to division chief. He is a frequent speaker on leadership, sharing his experiences within the fire service and also with corporate and civic leaders throughout the United States. For more on Hadfield, please check online at www.firetowntrainingspecialist.com.

Managing EMS Recertification Is Simplified with TargetSolutions’ Powerful Credentials Application

Are you responsible for ensuring your department’s emergency responders are legally qualified to perform their jobs?
To help you keep your organization compliant and minimize your agency’s exposure, TargetSolutions has developed more than 160 hours of accredited EMS continuing education, as well as the powerful Manage Credentials application.
This innovative, easy-to-use tool for managing online EMT training gives you control over the tracking of training your employees need to remain compliant. EMTs and paramedics of all levels can manage EMS recertification requirements with TargetSolutions’ fire department software. The system features applications for scheduling, delivering and tracking employee training records; as well as alert notifications that ensure all users are aware of important assignment deadlines.
TargetSolutions not only saves agencies time managing EMS recertification, but saves them money, according to Steve Poffenberger, whose agency, West Shore EMS in Pennsylvania, has been a client of TargetSolutions since 2002.
“I know for a fact we are saving money by doing (online EMS training with TargetSolutions),” said Poffenberger, who serves as the director of staff development, QA. “It can be very time consuming and expensive scheduling instructor-led training. The more we can push out this way, the better.”
With the Manage Credentials application you can track the status of:
>> EMS certifications
>> Firefighter and police job qualifications
>> Compliance tasks
>> Drivers’ licenses and auto insurance
>> Virtually any type of data that includes a date or identification number
With TargetSolutions, your agency can easily deliver training, track completions and report results. If you’d like more information on the Manage Credentials application, or managing EMS recertifications with TargetSolutions, please contact us today at (800) 840-8048.

New Natural Gas Safety and Pipeline Emergency Response Program Available in Community Resources

After a devastating pipeline explosion rocked the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno in September of 2010 – taking the lives of eight residents and causing tremendous wreckage to homes in the community – the California Public Utilities Commission and other government agencies were focused on preventing similar incidents from occurring in the future.
It was determined that natural gas providers and first responders needed to work more cohesively during emergencies to ensure the safety of our communities. The best way to meet this goal is through comprehensive health and safety training courses, which is why San Diego Gas & Electric brought in training consultant Augie Ghio to create, implement and deliver a program specifically for first responders.
To meet that goal, Ghio and SDG&E held instructor-led training sessions for first responders in San Diego County. Those who were unable to attend the live events – and members of other agencies outside of San Diego County – can complete the training through an online presentation exclusive to clients of TargetSolutions’ online fire training system.
Inside Community Resources, which is TargetSolutions’ online depository for sharing training resources, platform managers and users can find two presentations – “SDG&E Natural Gas Safety and Pipeline Integrity Program (First Responder Training)” and “SDG&E Pipeline Emergency Response Guidelines 2013.”
“Having an option like TargetSolutions to deliver the training, so first responders can participate in the training when they have time, is an excellent method for delivering the training and we’re definitely recommending this training to other agencies,” said Ghio, who prior to working with SDG&E was the Fire Chief with San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District in California.
“There are 53 fire agencies in San Diego County, and we got to most of them. But with new hires and day-off scheduling, it can be incredibly difficult to reach everyone. By sustaining this training program with an online tool, new hire and refresher training is more accessible and less expensive.”
The training created by Ghio is broken into seven focus areas and takes approximately one hour to complete. Some of the information contained reviews mandatory annual Hazmat refresher training that TargetSolutions Account Manager Kegan Konrady recommends for emergency responders everywhere, not just in California.
“We’re excited that Augie has made this training on behalf of SDG&E available to TargetSolutions,” Konrady said. “The training topics covered are relevant to the entire industry. All fire departments deal with natural gas safety, regardless of their region. So it’s applicable to everyone and with it being available in Community Resources, everyone can use it as they see fit.”
The training includes a video clip of a natural gas incident in Cleveland, Ohio that will grab everyone’s attention, Ghio said.
“That particular clip shows what happens when natural gas finds an ignition source and just how catastrophic the damage can be,” Ghio said. “Firefighters need that visualization to see what happens, and as part of this training, we achieve that.”
For more information on this training presentation, or other online training courses and resources available with TargetSolutions’ fire department software, please contact us at (800) 840-8048.
Natural Gas Safety and Pipeline Training Course
The presentation covers seven main focus areas and contains valuable annual Hazmat refresher training.