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Officer Development
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Bryan Lafleur Oct 4.
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COMPANY DRILLS
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This is a pet peeve of mine also. Not only are most departments lacking officer development, at least in my department, I'm not too fond of what is done. My department is on kind of a cert kick, concentrating on the fire officer classes, which are...
Todd,
I have been fortunate enough to be involved with the delvelopement of Miami-Dade's Officer Development Program (ODP). It has gone through a number of changes over the years. See my article in FE July 2009 ("Officer Development: Filling the ...
I have found that the best officers are usually the best at emergency scenes. That honesty and respect for
those below you tells a lot about the character of the officer; and, again, the ones who are honest and
show respect for those in lower pay ...
Todd
King County Washington has a great officer development program that has been successful over the past 10 years developing new officers. Their contact information is to the Secretary, Elenjo Schaff (eschaff@esf-r.org) 425-313-3393 (W) Fax: 42...
I come from a volunter dept that runs with 7 front line officers. We have not put our program into action. We are going to have special training for officers and members that want to be officers once a month. Training will include topics from mora...
As I travel to the national fire academy, FDIC, and other popular training venues and talk to other training officers, I quickly found out that one of the trouble areas or areas departments lack in is officer development training.
Are there any d...
Share training aids and props that you have seen, or built.
A group to discuss becoming a better instructors!
We are using the 1410 drills every year during training. I took all of them and separated them into engine company operations (Chapter 6 on handlines and Chapter 7 on master streams) and ladder company operations (Chapter 9). We have not tried the...
DRILLS ONLY.....A resource for Company Officers to assist with the delivery of company level training. List the learning objectives and a step by step approach for conducting the drills safely.
Don't Breathe Smoke!!!
The Rule Of Air Management(ROAM), NFPA 1404, Hydrogen Cyanide/Toxic Smoke, Firefighter Cancer, MAYDAY/Out of Air and all things Air Management
Training Officers and Instructors group dedicated to professional development of TO's and Instructors.
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- Residence.
- Appleton, Wisconsin
- Department:
- Town of Menasha
- Title/rank:
- Division Chief of Training
- Years of public service:
- 14
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- On-going officer development program, Mentoring for Firefighters, drivers, and company officers BEFORE they are promoted!,
- Professional Qualifications:
- A.S. in Fire Protection
B.S. in Public Safety Management from Franklin University
Wisconsin Certifications: FFI, FFI, Driver Operator, Instructor I, EMT-B
- Topics you provide training for:
- Training program management, Mentor programs, Recruit training programs, Back to basics, whatever else our drpartment needs.
- Areas of expertise:
- None. However, I am very passionate about:
Risk vs. benefit
Mentoring at all levels
Strategy and tactics
Leadership
Motivation
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