Drill: Developing Your C.O.R.E. Skills

Firefighters praticiing flaking out hoselines during training evolutions.

(Photo by Tony Greco)

By Forest Reeder

Last week we introduced the C.O.R.E. Drill series, which stands stands forCompanyOperationalReadinessExercises. Brought to you in conjunction withFirefighter Close Calls(www.firefighterclosecalls.com), these drills are designed to keep it simple, and challenge your firefighters based on the various functions presented, broken down by position. Below you’ll find our second week’s worth of suggested tasks, as well as a blank template to create your own as well as a key sheet. What skills is your crew working on this week?

Blank Template (PDF, 232 KB)

Key Sheet (PDF, 268 KB)

Suggested Tasks, Week 2 (PDF, 266 KB)

Firefighter Training Drills by Forest ReederForest Reederbegan hisfire servicecareer in 1979. He serves as Division Chief ofTraining&Safetyfor the Des Plaines (IL)Fire Department. He is a past recipient of theInternational Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI)prestigious George D. PostInstructor of the Yearaward and has been responsible for the design, implementation and coordination of in-servicefirefighter trainingactivities as well as a full-servicefire trainingacademyprogram. Forest holds numerous Illinoisfire servicePubli认证并持有硕士学位cSafetyAdministration from Lewis University.

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