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Improper Conduct by a senior officer
Replied Oct. 20, 2009
Need advice for training
Replied Mar. 2, 2009
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Contact the Illinois Fire Service Institute and apply to have some of the cornerstone classes taught at your department. They are free (right now, with the mess in state government there is a budget issue but I am told this will be resolved). Someti…
I get pretty steamed when I hear things like this. I think that disrespecting someone, male or female, that trusts you to make decisions that put them in harms way is completely unacceptable. Now we have only heard one side and though he is in the h…
Hey John,
I read some of the great ides that have been posted. I want to make a few recomendations that I realy feel may help you.
1. Define each role & responsability (wriiten) to include the training requirements assoisiated. This can of course…
John,
There have been other people that have posted on other groups and the discussion page about this. I know that there were a lot of good ideas from the other posters and I don''t want to re-write the bible here. The main things to remember are:…
Glad to see another training officer from Illinois. Your problem is not unique. Others have faced the same problems. I would start by setting an example. As training officer, and I assume an officer, get as much training as you can get. You are just…
I am the training officer at a small POC dept. We have a relatively young and new Chief and I am the new Training officer. The old Chief believed that if he thought it was right, it was right. Even though it was blatently wrong. The problem I am hav…
John I do not know what you mean when you say you have developed a "strict training regiment' or that you are "light years behind in compliance" Are you trying (pushing) to hard? .Are you overloading the members? With "advanced techniques" and feel…
I have seen this phenomena happen many times. It happen when we all had to go to EMT school. Next it happened when hazmat training became mandatory and on the heels of that it happened when ICS came out. I think you get my drift. Bottom line is you…
I am Asst. Chief of an all Volunteer Fire Dept. my self, and this is one tough obstacle to overcome. I wish I had some majic phrase for you that would fix it. ( but I haven't found that yet and if you do let me know!) There are some that you will ne…
John,
Just a few lines from Spain hoping to lift your spirits. Every one of the preceeding messages are 110% on target. Change, evolution, progress and so on require patience and dedication.The fact that your core people accept and support your tra…
Hey Brother.
First you have to see who gets motivated and keep them motivated. Don’t lose them while trying to motivate the non-motivated. In a vol. dept. you really can't force them to train. Take tips on what you should drill on. Maybe your less…
Hey John,
We would love to see you at our 8 hour workshop this year on "Drill Development" I think it will answer a lot of your questions.
Feel free to contact me at my personal email address (openmike11@aol.com) and I will give you my number and…
I have a guy going through some issues too. Recently we had a live smoke training in a fully furnished house and he came to me and voiced his concern about his being able to handle it. He has never had a problem in the past so I didnt put him with a…
Training Officers and Instructors group dedicated to professional development of TO's and Instructors.
I am very familiar with your situation as I am the new training officer at my dept. The problem i have is that some officers dont seem to know their role. It is crucial that all line officers and command officers are on the same page as the training…
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- Residence.
- p.o. box 94 addieville il 62214
- Department:
- Addieville Community Fire prot. Dist.
- Title/rank:
- Training Officer
- Years of public service:
- 15
- Agency structure:
- Volunteer fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Our dept is going through a changing of the guard, so to speak. Getting the guys to accept the new training regiment is a challenge. Especially the older guys that still have the wet stuff on the red stuff mentality. Its a pain, but it needs to be done.
- Professional Qualifications:
- NREMT B.. FF2
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