Concern for Training participation.

I have a concern that maybe someone else has come across.
We have set training nights with a schedule put out a month inadvance. Most everyone on the department understands this and follows the standard of participating in what is being taught that night. There are a couple on my department who think that they are above the training, even if its basic medical review, and "do their own thing" I feel that even if its just a basic review of pumps, medical equipment or wild land suppression everyone could benefit from the class. How can we go about getting everyone to participate without stepping on toes?

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Permalink Reply by jeff nunziato on September 27, 2009 at 3:25pm

we have this going on in our department to. the only other thing that i see is that some of the Lt's And chief are the one not doing the drills and some of the guys/girls complain about doing them.

Permalink Reply by Marcia Rose on September 30, 2009 at 11:33am

I agree we have the same problem in our department, we also have the problem of younger vs. older. The members that have been in with their training and the newer members that have and are going through firefighter one now are battling with how things should be done.

Permalink Reply by Marcia Rose on September 30, 2009 at 11:39am

I should add this problem is mostly with the firematic aspect of the department. I am very lucky that I have a great EMT crew in the department and more go for their EMT every semester. This aspect of our department is strong and everyone is great about EMS drills and working together at drills and on medical calls. And most of these people do both, not just Medical, if only they could transfer this to the firematic side to it would be great.

Permalink Reply by Will Ellis on November 12, 2011 at 10:52am