Upcoming Training and Conferences
“TAKTIK” Firefighting Week
Training on Firefighting Tactics
- May 4–9, 2025
- September 21 to 26, 2025
Flash Formation is proud to collaborate with the CFBT-NL organization to offer a unique opportunity to instructors from abroad. This collaboration allows them to perfect their knowledge and skills through intensive sessions of real building fires. These sessions are specifically designed to delve deeper into varied topics such as firefighting tactics, understanding fire behaviors in different types of structures, and applying the latest technologies and techniques in fire safety.
The main topics of this training are:
- NFPA 1403 fire standards
- Concept of andragogy and application in practice
- Teaching tools: Bloom’s taxonomy
- Change management in the fire service
- The spread of fire in wooden structures
- Securing the different educational platforms during a firing exercise
- Fire operations in North America
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in actual building fires, allowing them to practice and hone their skills in dealing with various fire scenarios. These practical sessions are designed to simulate complex modern fires and enable a rich exchange of know-how and experiences, strengthening teams’ capabilities to use modern tactics.
Includes:
- 5 days of training provided by Flash Formation experts
- 1 day of live burn training on real buildings in accordance with NFPA 1403
- Single-occupancy accommodation for 5 nights
- Accommodation option includes breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunch
Cost:
- $5,250 + tax / participant with single-occupancy accommodation
- $4,500 + tax / participant without accommodation
Presentation of the training programs offered
Firefighting Tactics Optimization
This program is based on the latest studies on building firefighting tactics from scientific organizations such as NIST, UL, and IFSTA.
The comprehensive specialized program in building firefighting tactics training consists of 7 modules. The primary objectives of this program are:
- Reducing losses;
- Increasing the efficiency of tactics used;
- Ensuring a safe approach to work during a building fire;
- Understanding fire development;
- Implementing tactics that have a real impact on preventing injuries among firefighters;
- The goal is to adapt firefighting tactics to the reality of modern fires.
The modules included in this program are as follows:
- Thermal Phenomena of Building Fires – 6 hours
- Smoke and Building Fire Analysis – 6 hours
- Principles of Building Fire Spread – 6 hours
- Nozzles and Building Fire Extinguishing Techniques – 7 hours
- Transitional Attack – 7 hours
- Nozzles and Water Application Methods – 7 hours
- Building Firefighting Tactics – 6 hours
- Tactical ventilation – 7 hours
Total – 52 hours
Become an instructor for the ‘Firefighting Tactics Optimization‘ program for your fire service and become a Fire Tactics Instructor!
Training
Thermal Phenomena of Building Fires
Training
Smoke and Building Fire Analysis
Training
Principles of Building Fire Spread
Training
Nozzles and Building Fire Extinguishing Techniques
Training
Transitional Attack
Training
Nozzles and Water Application Methods
Training
Building Firefighting Tactics
Fire Tactics Instructor
Flash Formation is launching its new program titled: Fire Tactics Instructor Development. This initiative aims to identify leaders with instructional qualities within a fire department and train them to deliver Flash Formation’s “Firefighting Tactics: Optimization” program.
The goal of developing leaders and fire tactics instructors is to empower fire departments with internal training capabilities in firefighting tactics. By training and supporting fire tactics leaders and instructors within their own fire departments, Flash Formation enables these organizations to rely on internal resources to address training challenges.
The fire tactics instructor is an individual officially appointed by their organization to deliver tactics training and lead the change process. More than just an instructor, their role is to analyze their organization, identify factors that could facilitate or hinder the implementation of changes, and develop both a strategic plan and a communication plan.
The selection of leaders and fire tactics instructors within a fire department may vary based on specific needs and realities. Some departments may prioritize experienced instructors, while others might choose to assign an officer or a member of management.
Regardless of their background, a fire tactics instructor must have:
- The ability to influence others;
- The capability to organize and implement change;
- Strong teaching and training skills;
- A long-term vision embedded in a strategic plan;
- A desire to drive innovation within their organization.
However, the Fire Tactics Instructor Development program goes beyond teaching firefighting tactics. It includes a range of training topics, such as:
- Andragogy: The principles of adult learning;
- Individual and group communication;
- Participant synergology (the study of non-verbal communication and behavior);
- The instructor’s social, emotional, and situational intelligence;
- The “WOW Effect” in presentations;
- Instructor leadership;
- Change management and implementation;
- Strategic and communication planning for leading change;
- Marketing: Selling a training concept.
Once certified as Flash Formation fire tactics instructors, participants receive a training license. When an instructor delivers a course, a royalty fee will be paid to Flash Formation for issuing the certification.