Air Management Training Videos

Genesis of ROAM: In this video, Mike Gagliano, air management expert and co-author of Air Management for the Fire Service, discusses the Rule of Air Management (ROAM) and how it came to be a foundational concept in air management training and best practices.

Out of Air: There are no other air management programs as comprehensive as this one, funded by DHS, and written and narrated by Mike Gagliano, air management expert and co-author of Air Management for the Fire Service. This documentary takes you through the conception and develop of best practices for air management for the fire service by iconic fire service legends.

To Hell and Back: Cyanide Poisoning: This is a DHS-funded training program focused specifically on hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide -- the "toxic twins" -- and the immediate and long-term damage that can occur from fire smoke exposure. The program also addresses treatment for exposure in the field.

Air Management: Leadership in the Fire Service

A number of legendary leaders share their perspectives on air management: “the need, the mandate and the solution for firefighter survival.”
Key issues that lead Chief Brunacini (deceased) to call for practical and comprehensive error management in the fire service.

Chief Bobby Halton, (deceased) editor in chief of Fire Engineering and Educational Director for FDIC on "Smoke is a loaded gun."

John Norman, Ret. Chief of Special Operations FDNY. on long-term health impacts of smoke exposure.

Air Management: Situational Awareness

There is no way for firefighters to survive the fireground without situational awareness. The following stories involve loss of life that prompted change in big box training tactics, out-of-air close calls, and the lifelong consequences of out-of-air incidents.
Chief Alan Brunacini (deceased) discusses the lessons learned from the Southwest Supermarket Fire.
Captain Wm. Kilcoyne discusses the interior challenges in the Charleston Super Sofa Store Fire.
Lt. Bart Bradberry, Fort Worth Fire Department, shares the graphic details of his unexpected "out-of-air" situation.