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Permalink Reply by David Pleiss on June 10, 2009 at 9:55pm

Have you no skill books where the department know wich skill you have ?

Permalink Reply by Stephen Russell on June 16, 2009 at 1:37pm

Thanks David for your reply, we have a rookie book that has certain skills to be released to a functioning ff, but nothing for continued training. Don't get me wrong we train everyday but we are looking to come up with a skills book that every ff and officer can do throughout the year, and have it turned in for a record of you competencey of the bacis skills.

Permalink Reply by Lou Sclafani on October 4, 2009 at 12:44pm

Lt. Russell,

I was recently working on the finishing touches of a Truck Operators class when I came across a skill book exactly like you describe. I found it with a Google search. I can e-mail to you if you like, just send me an e-mail address.

By the way. Do you have a copy of the Tiller crash I could use? All the video on line is in a Flash format and I can not download a copy. Got anything in MPEG or AVI?

Lou Sclafani
Pinellas Park, FL FD

Permalink Reply by Alan Shaw on October 11, 2009 at 7:32pm

Here in CT we are somewhat lucky in that the State Fire Academy makes available to all instructors the skill sheets to be used for certification to the FF1 & FF2 level. The career department in our city has recently started using these sheets are quarterly skill evaluations for all members. We are close to taking on a similar program. While it will not cover advanced training needs it will ensure that everyone stays sharp in the basics. The format is easily adaptable to any goal you want to set, so one could make their own if they really wanted to.