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Training schedule
I'm a new Captain and have been tasked with setting up next year's training schedule. I'm hoping that I don't have to re-create the wheel. Anyone willing to share any ideas/presentations (ex. jeopardy game), especially for these cold winter months.
Thanks to all - stay safe.
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Permalink Reply by FETC on
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Cold winter months.... I do not look at a training schedule the same way. We fight fires in the cold, therefore we train outside in the cold.
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Permalink Reply by Phoenix on
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Good Point FETC.
Frank
If you're concerned about the weather then some indoor classes you can do are CPR refresher, depending on the size of you station you can pull equipt. out and do a hose maze in the bay,ect. You're not necessarily re-inventing the wheel but repetition builds muscle memory.....muscle memory works without having to think. This is a good thing at 0300. Is your Co. strictly fire or are you Fire/EMS??
Hope this helps.
Phoenix
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Permalink Reply by Firefighter30 on
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try and explain that one to our chief! As soon as it gets cold out, it's like they get the mind set that we don't fight fires in the cold (sometimes EXTREME cold) and all they do during trainig nights is sit around and either watch out dated movies on the fire service, or they all just want to sit around and shoot the shit about the days events.....
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Permalink Reply by eddie g on
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dude-there is always something to train on. just use your imagination. anything can happen on the fireground
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Permalink Reply by Vincent Webster on
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We used to train in the cold until one of our guys twisted his knee and was off work for about 4 months. Ran short for that entire time......sucked. So now we focus on Fire Behavior, Ropes, Scavenger Hunts for equipment, EMS skills, etc. Starting in March we start more hands on outside. What makes it really nice is we have our own burn building that we do live burns once a month. Not the same as a real residential fire, but helps out enough. Also acquired a house that we are not going to burn down, but use for rescue training, forcible entry, roof ops, eyc.
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Permalink Reply by Clinton Gallaway on
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Dont forget to train on simple things that you may think would be or should be comon sense, like the WT and how it functions or ropes and knots. We used to take 15 min at the beginning of every training and have everyone tie 2 knots that the officer decided on, then we would also have a map of random locations in our area, and we would have to fill in the street names and where the nearest hydrent was. the whole thing took maybe 30 min and was done every week, it just kept us from becoming complacent and reinforced or memory. Then you have the rest of the training to do more specific things.
Table top training is also another good way of getting hands on, get some model buildings, such as those for model railroads and then create a moke fire scene or accident scene on a table and you can use hot wheel fire trucks ect. to show everyone, and let them make the calls on what should or shouldnt be done at the scene. Jepordy is also a cool game. basic fire and ems questions can be asked, the winning team gets a prize of some sort.
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Permalink Reply by masonfire30 on
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We go over sop's and sog's. I also have done scavenger hunts on the trucks for equipment. I have a 100 question test we do annually changing the question of course, which helps to gauge where everyone is atand where we need more work
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Permalink Reply by Richard Armstrong on
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For training we do a seasonal thing that in rural we will train on a wheat stubble fire response or winter we talk about reminders of not only watch your speed in the truck but reminders of not to go running out your door at 3 am cuz it may be icy since you went to bed at 10 and you'll be on your ass in a hurry.Auto ex we will again touch on because for some reason everyone forgets that the white stuff is slippery and they go up in numbers.And frosbite and hypothermia symptoms and remember to watch your partner.
One that we have started to use that I found very interesting is you pick a building in your city or town and get a sattelite image of it and then go over different scenarios.It is amazing the differences that you see in a sat image than from street view.I found this extremly valuable and interesting.Or we also go tour facilities in town and get a feel for what is in it and layouts so if there ever was a fire then you have some idea of what your going into.Field trips are always exciting.
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Permalink Reply by phillip hice on
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We are going to have Extrication class in January. bet we dont get hot. LOL
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Permalink Reply by John Crabbe on
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I do agree with training in the cold, but it isn't always necessary either. There are several things that can be done indoors, but the key is to mix things up. Just because the months are cold doesn't mean everything needs to be indoors. Pulling a line and repacking or throwing ladders can be a quick outdoor type of drill, or something like ice rescue should be trained on.
On the other side, there are things which can be done indoors as mentioned, but also simple drills like calling a MAYDAY, SCBA drills, communication drills while on air and so forth. Table tops, as mentioned, are also good for command, tactical training and allows newer personnel a chance to step up. So I would say look to mix things up a bit, don't be afraid to train outside, but keep games to a minimum, focus on hands on vs training where you just puke back information.
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Permalink Reply by Matt Sherman on
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A good indoor drill that I think we would all like to see at least once a month is an air consumption/ combat challange combination. We don't see as many fires as we used to and it seems that the newer members are not getting the SCBA experience they need before being put in critical situations. I make up simple things like climbing a flight of stairs, dragging a dummy (or 2 rolls of hose hooked together) across the floor, rigging up some weight a rope and a pully from the ceiling so you can hook a loop with a pike pole to simulate pulling ceiling, driving a truck tire and rim down a table using a sledge hammer to simulate forcible entry, and the like. We put members in SCBA, crank up the heat in the fire house, and time them. You go until your scba goes into low alarm. This gives the experienced guys a little work out and the newer guys a little insight into what working in an SCBA is like. Good all around drill.
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Permalink Reply by Norm Tindell on
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My favorite communications drill is fun: Divide into teams of four and assign a separate radio channel to each team. Give each team two identical sets of Lego blocks (at least two of every piece). Then each four person team divides again into pairs, each pair with a portable radio. The pairs go to different rooms. As one pair builds a masterpiece with their Legos they must relate by radio every move to the other half of their team. The objective is to match the original project exactly right down to the colors. Have each team show their stuff and see who wins. Finally, switch so the pairs are reversed. This idea was shown to me by Eddie Bartlett at TEEX.
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