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Jones and Bartlett Publishers Sponsors $1,000,000 Grant Through North American Fire Training Directors
Jones and Bartlett Publishers Sponsors $1,000,000 Grant Through North American Fire Training Directors
Published 05-23-06
Submitted by Jones & Bartlett Publishers
"The fire service now has an increased need for state-of-the-art training materials. Online fire service training is rapidly becoming an important component of the teaching and learning standard. Jones and Bartlett is the leader in providing this innovative technology. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to offer the NAFTD this million dollar grant that will have an impact on the future of fire service training," said Clayton Jones, CEO of J&B.
J&B, in partnership with EducExpert, has developed a distance learning course to compliment Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills, a training program covering the 2002 Editions of the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, and 472, Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Incidents. FireLearn gives students the opportunity to study or refresh their knowledge and critical thinking skills online. It also brings fire fighter I and II material to life with interactive audio, video, Flash(TM) animation, photography, illustrations, and case-based scenarios. FireLearn is a series of online modules designed to enhance students' learning experience by allowing them to experiment with key concepts and skills in the safety of a virtual environment.
"NAFTD is appreciative of this very generous offer from Jones and Bartlett to assist in this research study," said NAFTD President Gary Wilson. "If we are to continue to reach a million first responders annually, these alternative learning methods will become a bigger part of state training programs in the future. The results from this research will be of great benefit to NAFTD members, and in turn enhance the types of programs we provide first responders in the future."
Based in Sudbury, Massachusetts, J&B is the seventh largest academic publisher in the United States and is known to the fire service as publishers of the National Fire Protection Association and International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills and Fire Officer: Principles and Practice training programs. J&B has publishing partnerships with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Geriatrics Society, American Heart Association, American Society for Law Enforcement Trainers, Emergency Nurses Association, National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators, and National Ski Patrol.
EducExpert, based in Quebec, Canada, is at the forefront of e-learning in the field of public and industrial fire safety. Building on the expertise of 25 years in fire and smoke propagation simulation, EducExpert targeted the field of fire safety and created the industry's first e-learning module. EducExpert's online modules offer initial and continuing fire safety training for municipal and industrial fire fighters, continuing fire safety training for company employees and security agents, and continuing first aid training for fire fighters, ambulance technicians, first responders, and the general public.
The North American Fire Training Directors, based in Washington, D.C., is an association consisting of the directors of the state fire training systems within the United States, and provinces and territories within Canada. NAFTD serves as a forum for the enrichment and enhancement of state, provincial, and territorial fire training and educational programs and their managers, and is aimed at enhancing and supporting the role of training and education for the fire and rescue services.
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