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As part of the Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group Author Interview series, we had the chance to talk with Steve Treinish about the all-new Third Edition of his book, Water Rescue: Principles and Practice to NFPA 1006 and 1670: Surface, Swiftwater, Dive, Ice, Surf, and Flood, to learn more about his experience, what’s new in the book, and why he thinks it’s a valuable contribution to the fire service community.

In this series, we’ll share some practical tools, creative solutions, and best practices for bringing the Flipped Classroom model to life for students in a remote learning environment. In Part One, we'll explore video conferencing and the role of virtual breakout rooms.

BURLINGTON, MASS. –Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group, a division of Ascend Learning, announced the release of the 12th edition of Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 50 years after the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) published the first edition in 1971. Since that time, the textbook has helped transform how EMS education is delivered throughout the world and helped train millions of world-class EMS providers.

As part of the Public Safety Group Customer Spotlight series, we had the chance to speak with Shaun Pitts, Education Coordinator and Lead EMT/AEMT Instructor at Inland Northwest Health Services. Pitts remarks on his experience using Public Safety Group products in his INHS classes. 

As part of the Public Safety Group Customer Spotlight series, we had the chance to speak with Jason Ferguson, Associate Vice President of Professional & Career Studies at Central Virginia Community College. Ferguson remarks on CVCC’s experience using the Flipped Classroom and the outcomes he has seen in his courses.

The Second Edition of Legal Aspects of Emergency Services will be available soon! Check out an exclusive sneak peek.

As part of the Public Safety Group Customer Spotlight series, we had the chance to speak with Matthew Claflin, the Chief of Training & Educational Contact at the University of Akron Training Center for Fire and Hazardous Materials. Claflin remarks on his experience using Public Safety Group products in the Training Center's fire service courses, feedback he has received from his students, and the outcomes he has seen in his courses.

As part of the Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group Author Interview series, we had the chance to talk with Randy Bruegman about his upcoming book, Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Administration, Second Edition, to learn more about his experience, his thoughts on the book, what’s new in the book, and why he thinks it’s a valuable contribution to the fire service community.

The Second Edition of Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Administration is available now! Check out an exclusive sneak peek.

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