Air Management Classes

Air Management Classes

We offer a broad range of options for large and small departments that will bring exciting, cutting edge training to your teams. Our Hands On Training (HOT) and Classroom presentations can be designed around the needs of your department and any training facility you have.

We are developing new modules and can customize the topics to fit the needs of your firefighters. If you are interested in scheduling a class or finding out more information about Air Management, feel free to contact us at:

phil@manageyourair.com OR mike@manageyourair.com

Here are some of the classes we are currently presenting:
(click on a link for class description)

8-Hour H.O.T. Class

8-Hour H.O.T. Workshop

The Point of NO Return: Need, Mandate, Solution (2-Hour Classroom)

The Point of NO Return: How Firefighters Die and the Rule of Air Management (2-Hour Classroom)

8-Hour H.O.T. Class

If you want to keep yourself alive on the fireground, this is the H.O.T. class for you. Every year, five-to-ten firefighters in the U.S. fire service die and untold numbers experience near miss situations due to a failure to understand the Point of No Return.

Whether firefighters get lost, have buildings collapse on them, or just over-extend themselves, running out of air is the cause of their demise. Using basic firefighting techniques like rope-assisted search, oriented search, 1-3/4”, and 2-1/2" hose deployment, you will learn to manage your air effectively.

You will learn how the Rule Of Air Management relates to the Point of No Return and how to identify this decision point in your operation. This new basic skill in firefighter safety and survival improves situational awareness so firefighters' can maximize their time in the hazard area while maintaining an appropriate margin of safety.

Training firefighters to recognize the Point of No Return is the most effective technique available to reduce the incidence of firefighter emergency. Rapid intervention techniques are vital to the modern fireground but we would rather assist you in preventing situations where firefighters are in need of RIT assistance. The mantra that works: "Prevention before Intervention." We want you and your team to recognize and prevent situations in which you will end up calling the mayday and hoping the RIT team can save you before you run out of air.

This training is a REQUIRED portion of NFPA 1404: Standard for Fire Service Respiratory Protection Training. If your department struggles to get adequate RIT resources or would just like to prevent the need for RIT deployments this is your chance to learn what most fire departments in the U.S. do not offer!

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8-Hour H.O.T. Workshop

The Point of NO Return is a dynamic, cutting edge presentation that is transforming the way the national fire service views Air Management, Tactical safety and Firefighter survival. This fast moving workshop utilizes dramatic audio/video, stimulating discussions, and everyday scenarios to create a synergistic learning experience where the students lead, as well as learn.

At the center of the class are The Need, The Mandate, and The Solution. Each area will be covered in detail and gives the students practical information, along with drills, to take back to their departments. Among the topics covered are:

· The Rule Of Air Management ( ROAM)

· The Point of NO Return

· How Firefighters are dying in Structures

· The coming changes to NFPA 1404 and how they’ll effect you

· Factors that affect the duration of a firefighter’s air supply

· READY Checks (A new way to do buddy checks)

· A review of close calls from Seattle, Phoenix, Ft. Worth and other cities

· Practical ways to manage your air

· CARA radio reports

· Myths of Air Management

These and many other topics will make for great day of learning and classroom participation. The consistent comment we receive from firefighters across the spectrum of experience is: “I wish I’d had this class years ago. I can take this stuff and use it tonight”.

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The Point of NO Return: Need, Mandate, Solution (2-Hr Classroom)

The “Point Of NO Return” is trying to kill your firefighters from the moment they arrive for at work until they safely clear the emergency scene. This multi-media presentation, focusing on three critical components of Air Management, will keep you on the edge of your seat and give you a solid strategy to keep from becoming a victim of “The Point of NO Return.” Whether you are looking for an Air Management need, a mandate, or a solution, you will find it here. This video-driven presentation will provide the knowledge, along with effective real world exercises, for you to take home and train your firefighters how to avoid the “Point Of NO Return.

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The Point of NO Return: How Firefighters Die and the Rule of Air Management (2-Hr Classroom)

Firefighters are innovative problem solvers. This makes it all the more unacceptable that firefighters are still dying in the same unnecessary ways on the fireground. Using recently developed fireground techniques like the “CARA” radio report, and a thorough understanding of the “Point Of NO Return,” you can help prevent firefighter near-miss, mayday, and fatality situations. This dynamic multi-media and case study-driven presentation will outline How Firefighters Die and how Air Management is an essential component of an effective mayday prevention strategy. You will leave the presentation with proven strategies, written drill scenarios and a wealth of information that will immediately assist you in making your department’s operations safer and more effective.

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