Hi everyone I just started some thing for us and we can call our own. Keep it cival please

Thanks for the nice comments about the CPR class. Be safe come home alive not in a bag>

Guys on shift today. Rusty if you get a chance get me the old hurst tool cage for the power unit out of the Q hut. We broke one on R-2 at work. GB

I am out sick today at home. I will be late Tues on shift and on the road. GB

Hi everyone If you want something passed along ect. such as work days or a general message leave it here. It is more than welcome.

You are very welcome rusty. I am glad you are coming up with these ideas for hands on training. They actually help me out a lot more than reading the the books and the slide shows. IT gives me actual experience

no problem rusty i just got to work on my self at this point so i can catch back up in everything. it will take time but i will get there promise

Training is something you have to memorize in your human instincts.I will go back to the potty training thing.If you think about it, potty training is memorize training even at a young age, you had absorbed it in your mind.Most people don't even remember being potty trained, but whats fascinating is you remembered.That's because your momma kept training you over and over and over.Hey guess what,you were in training. It blows my mind when I watch some folks on call/scene that cant remember what to do. This is the reason you must keep training over and over and over.Keep reading every thing you can and keep coming to training over and over.This is the way to memorize what to do, when you need to do it.Coming to training once in a while wont be enough to burn it in your memory bank of what you need to be doing and how to do.Those are the folk's that run round and round in circles at the scene or the person that wants to be the big wheel IC then all of a sudden, they say oh crap what do I do now!The only way to be consistent as a team to accomplish a positive out come on a call/scene is to, KEEP COMING TO TRAINING.Now lets not for get that hands on is great, but there's the every now and then (must do in classroom as well.)

Thank you:
Rusty

Hey everyone welcome Rob Elliot to our fold he is our Austrailan brother. Greg

I agree with rusty, i admit i dont get to every single training but if people dont show we cant take care of a scene properly and effectively. Yes we all agree that classroom work is boring but most people have done it for at least 12 years of school. Once a week is not bad at all. Yes, the hands on stuff is great but if all you do is that and dont have class time to discuss what happened and what could be done to make it better is pointless. We all need to do a better job about going to trainings and meetings. To me, I think we are one of the best fire departments in this area. So lets keep it up and work on our team work.

Training is a consent. Some class room trianing is a must ,boring as it seems. Hands on training is far better. But you have to have a balance of both. sometimes class room training is the only way to train when you do not have the number of people to put on hands on. It is a shame the same ole group shows up for training and we have to put on surprize training to get a major turn out. We are leader for our side of Aiken County. But it is hard to stay that when we don't train. We are # 1 with dump and pump. Why because we practice and put it into place. We have a great reputation for our medical first response. We train. Rusty can not do it all. Step up to plate and help. There is no I in team.

Yes Greg, i agree with you about the balance of class room and hands on. And I am sorry Rusty that I have not been to calls, i have been working all day every day for the last week. But i am still going to the training.

Hey, If you have not pumped 12-1 I suggest you get some hands on. Drafting is a little different and you must pay attention. You have to get a solid draft with the new precon valve. It takes some getting use too. Pratice practice. Good job on the Stomemento Stable Fire!

Just cause hands on training is better dosen't mean that is all you have to do.. lets say you got two hours of training on tuesday night you can do 1 hour of the book work preparing you for the 1 hour of hands on then you get both then it helps people understand okay the book shows it like this then you can get time to apply your hands on knowledge to better understand the lecture

Just another random observation: we really need to work on our spelling.

To all members, we are taking a look at our first responder protocols, and will be issuing some new equipment for some of you, that reside in the outlining areas of the district. Captain Bailey will be heading this up. We will be rolling this out soon!

Rusty

Everyome good teamwork Sat morning Greg

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NOTICE: Coming up is mandatory Infection Control, HAZMAT, and other training, plus updating insurance paperwork. Please make every effort to attend training meetings. We all know that training is on Tuesday nights, regularly. Also, remember the Awards Dinner on the 30th. Sign up for a covered dish.

David Watson had a stroke yesterday. He's responding well to treatment. Keep him in your thoughts. Contact me if you want to send him something.