By John F. "Skip" Coleman, Technical Editor
From when I was a student in the State of Ohio Fire Service Instructor class, I remember one important point 28 years later: "Seventy-five percent of what you learn is forgotten if it isn't reinforced (practiced) within two weeks." This is particularly true of manipulative or tactile skills or evolutions.
Now, to be fair, some skills are pretty simple. I remember learning in drill school how to throw a roof ladder by myself. However, we have been taught other, more "life-saving" manipulative tasks such as the ladder bail. Not only must you reinforce the skill, you have to practice it often.
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