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Showing up to drills.
Alright, so I take it most people here understand the importance of training. They know how smoothly everything can go if it's practiced. There is a slight problem though.
We have a smaller dedicated group that shows up to drills, but when we have an actual fire, people who we haven't seen in months (or more) show up and end up messing everything up. (we've had people show up that have been on the department for years that don't know how to hook up a supply line)
How do we get these people to show up to drills without threatening to kick them off the department?
We have a smaller dedicated group that shows up to drills, but when we have an actual fire, people who we haven't seen in months (or more) show up and end up messing everything up. (we've had people show up that have been on the department for years that don't know how to hook up a supply line)
How do we get these people to show up to drills without threatening to kick them off the department?
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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Write an SOP requiring members to attend at least 50% of training drills. If anyone falls below this, the SOP should spell out what type of disciplinary action will be taken. That way, everyone knows what's expected of them.
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Ditto for us.
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Permalink Reply by Billy B Casteel JR on
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Our SOP require you to make 75% of the drills a month.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Tinsley MacKenzie on
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well
tell them if they cant train they will not be alowed to attend calls
you wont be kicking them out but if they cant put in the time to practice and learn they shouldnt be alowwed to attend calls because if they are in experianced and hardly know what they are doing they could be endangering others
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Permalink Reply by Padre Pete on
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All the good points have been made and I agree. My take is this: Your established WRITTEN AND ACCEPTED By-Laws or protocol must specify the reasons for which someone can be canned. Like life itself, it is all about expectations. (Right-on Brian) You sit down and draw up expectations you agree to have of each other. Then you agree on how to live up to those expectations. Then you specify what the consequences are for failure. If someone fails to comply you go back to the table, review the written agreement, point out the failure and administer the consequences. Sounds simple dont it? It usually aint.
Specificly, absolute regularly scheduled drill times must be established in By-Laws or SOP Manuals (Ours have always been every other Tues at 7:30 and every other Sunday at 9:30 AM) and make attendance at a certain number per 1/4 required. Second delinquent 1/4 in same year means NOW you can throw the bumb out.
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Permalink Reply by Jason Koontz on
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I've always thought the 50% rule was perfect. Have to make 50% of the training to be cleared to fight fire, what we called "red zone qualified". If they're not red zoned, they don't get to play, they don't put on an scba, they don't drive the big red truck. You wanna play fireman, you do the work that proves to your team you have the training, ability, and skills. Not to mention you ensure the trust the public puts in us is well founded and well earned. If they miss 50% for three months, we ask for their gear. If they refuse, we call the police and report it as theft. Only ever had to go that far once, but it served its purpose.
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Permalink Reply by Mick Shelley on
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I like the way yall think, it should be like that in every department
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