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By Forest Reeder
Exercise #3 in the C.O.R.E. drill will allow the different duty areas to challenge both hands-on and knowledge based information to keep you skills response ready. Many of thesedrillsreinforce what you already can do and know about your job–an essential part of the learning/retention parts of the learning process. Muscle memory has to be developed and exercised regularly. Each drill or topic in this series should be referenced against your local procedures and policies as well as accepted curriculums you using for certification and skilltraining.
Highlighting a couple of duty areas, shift commanders are going to be challenged to motivate a poorly performing company. Approach this from a questioning strategy, consider which types of questions would be right to ask. How can you define what morale and performance should look like under your command? Drivers/operators should be able to list all of the available nozzles by type, nozzle pressure, and flow rates from memory. Don’t forget about those extra/spare nozzles kept in compartments in case they are pressed into service during an operation.
Have a good training day; make a difference!
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Suggested Tasks, Week 3 (PDF, 480 KB)
Forest 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-service消防培训academyprogram. Forest holds numerous Illinoisfire servicecertifications and holds a Masters Degree in PublicSafetyAdministration from Lewis University.
