Training in a small Volunteer Dept

Im a line officer with a small rural volunteer dept. Recently it was brought to my attention that some of my guys are getting bored with training. Does anyone have any new training ideas that may catch the attention of my dept?

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Permalink Reply by George Jensen on October 11, 2010 at 3:29pm

I would like a copy of jeopardy . you may email it to g.jensen@eastlink.ca

Permalink Reply by Derek Stevens on October 21, 2010 at 12:08am

I know this is a little old, but if you still have this I would love to get a copy. If you don't thanks for your time. My email Is derekstevens151@yahoo.com

Permalink Reply by John on October 25, 2010 at 3:02pm

I would appreciate a copy of this game also Indianfallsfirefighter@yahoo.com. Thank You

Permalink Reply by Joshua Clouse on October 25, 2010 at 6:05pm

One of my main objectives as a training officer is to get my folks proficient at using their SCBA's. I'm not talking about knowing how to turn one on, donn or doff, skip breathing, or anything like that. Those are basic skills. I want my people to not have to think about all those things.....be proficient. So, one of my favorite things, and they love it, is to take 100 foot section of hose and wind it all through the playground at the local park. If you have slide or tubes even better. First time you go through just follow the hose as a team. Once that is easy black the mask out. One or two time a year I even do consumption drills so everyone knows how long they can work before their alarm goes off and then how much longer they have before they are sucking plastic. A word of caution! I don't let it become a competitions as this breeds an unsafe environment. Know how to go down slides and don't let anyone climb or not be protected around ladders. Have them go through areas that require the airpack to be removed. Have them go through as many 16" on center areas as possible. They will talk about this for years. It has become a right of passage around here and still to this date, they beg me to go to the playground.

Permalink Reply by Tandy Young on November 20, 2010 at 2:51pm

Sounds interesting! Could you forward a copy to me? My name is Tandy Young, Department Chief.
My email is mcshanfire@wildblue.net . Thanks!!!!

Permalink Reply by George Jensen on November 22, 2010 at 3:23pm

I would love to have a copy of the Jeopardy game.

Permalink Reply by George Jensen on November 22, 2010 at 3:26pm

I would love to have a copy of the Jeopardy game. My email is g.jensen@eastlink.ca.
Thanks
George

Permalink Reply by paul on November 30, 2010 at 11:22am

Jason,

This sounds wonderful. Please, if you could, E-mail me this. It would definatley be a nice change of pace. Thank you in advance.

Paul Basic
Chicago Fire Department
pbasic6@aol.com
773-433-0245

Permalink Reply by Moose on December 10, 2010 at 10:37am

Awesome site. Thanks for sharing it. I just got Captain in my dept and am looking to shake things up a bit with training, and getting back to basics. Too many depts get carried away with the LARGE drills like a school bus full of nuns driving into a tanker truck carrying Hydrogen Cyanide than colliding with a trailer full of TNT...what about simply discussing hose stretches and what is easier for the limited manpower during the daytime calls? The proper use of ground ladders? Using the JAWS at car accidents? Good topic and Im glad you shared that site with us. I will be using it frequently.

Permalink Reply by Tyler Schmid on December 13, 2010 at 3:49pm

Could I also get a copy of your jeopardy game. It would be something different to do for training in these winter months. Thank you! tschmid24@yahoo.com

Permalink Reply by Tyler Schmid on December 13, 2010 at 3:50pm

could I get a copy of your jeopardy game as well? It would be a great idea for these winter months! Thank You! tschmid24@yahoo.com

Permalink Reply by Frank G on December 15, 2010 at 1:20pm