Training on Sunday's - Fire Engineering Training Community2024-03-29T15:33:54Zhttps://community.fireengineering.com/forum/topic/show?id=1219672%3ATopic%3A92268&x=1&xg_raw_resources=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWe train every day, no except…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2014-11-12:1219672:Comment:6062592014-11-12T20:01:40.487ZKarl Grathhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/KarlGrath
<p>We train every day, no exceptions. However, we do things in intervals. Physical training one day, written tests another day, problem-solving video scenarios another day, etc. so that's kind of our "break" day We also do take one day per week to study individually with <a href="http://www.fireservicebooks.com/" target="_blank">firefighter training workbooks</a> so that's kind of our "break" day.</p>
<p>We train every day, no exceptions. However, we do things in intervals. Physical training one day, written tests another day, problem-solving video scenarios another day, etc. so that's kind of our "break" day We also do take one day per week to study individually with <a href="http://www.fireservicebooks.com/" target="_blank">firefighter training workbooks</a> so that's kind of our "break" day.</p> Hey Tom ,start giving them an…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-02-11:1219672:Comment:1223082009-02-11T02:35:49.374ZBrenda Tenneyhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/BrendaTenney
Hey Tom ,start giving them and pink slip,those add up,and some fire fighters are out and gone.
Hey Tom ,start giving them and pink slip,those add up,and some fire fighters are out and gone. In Crivitz (50 miles north of…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-02-10:1219672:Comment:1221692009-02-10T06:13:01.928ZSteven Kleinhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/StevenKlein
In Crivitz (50 miles north of Green Bay, Wisconsin) we are a volunteer fire department with 4 officers and 21 firefighters. Regular meetings are on wednesday nights and we get 15 in attendence. One weekend a month, we have drills all day Saturday with a turnout of 15 to 18 personel. Drills are never held on Sunday. Church and family are very important in Wisconsin. During hunting and fishing seasons attendence is very sporatic.
In Crivitz (50 miles north of Green Bay, Wisconsin) we are a volunteer fire department with 4 officers and 21 firefighters. Regular meetings are on wednesday nights and we get 15 in attendence. One weekend a month, we have drills all day Saturday with a turnout of 15 to 18 personel. Drills are never held on Sunday. Church and family are very important in Wisconsin. During hunting and fishing seasons attendence is very sporatic. It's a good thing that we don…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-02-10:1219672:Comment:1221642009-02-10T05:50:58.603ZChad Berghttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/Chad_Berg
It's a good thing that we don't have fires on Sundays either! Oh wait a minute...............
It's a good thing that we don't have fires on Sundays either! Oh wait a minute............... With the size of our dept , i…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-02-10:1219672:Comment:1220982009-02-10T02:58:21.327Zjohn przybylekhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/johnprzybylek
With the size of our dept , it's hard to get out of service for training sometimes. But there's always time on the calender in the evenings or on a sunday....besides , during the week there's inspections, prefire plans , special details, not to mention emergency calls.
With the size of our dept , it's hard to get out of service for training sometimes. But there's always time on the calender in the evenings or on a sunday....besides , during the week there's inspections, prefire plans , special details, not to mention emergency calls. Our dept does train on some S…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-02-09:1219672:Comment:1219212009-02-09T01:10:01.651ZBrenda Tenneyhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/BrendaTenney
Our dept does train on some Sundays,But Saturday is the main day we train. We have the most fire calls on weekends,during late hours of the night. When and call goes out on and Sunday,not only that is a must,and extra training.,<br />
On the weekends ,when there is no call ,we clean up the dept,wash the tankers,fire trucks and etc.There is always something to do at the fire house.BT
Our dept does train on some Sundays,But Saturday is the main day we train. We have the most fire calls on weekends,during late hours of the night. When and call goes out on and Sunday,not only that is a must,and extra training.,<br />
On the weekends ,when there is no call ,we clean up the dept,wash the tankers,fire trucks and etc.There is always something to do at the fire house.BT Sunday has always been "our d…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-02-08:1219672:Comment:1218952009-02-08T19:26:31.830ZDavid Shorthttps://community.fireengineering.com/xn/detail/u_2wuxg8fd5exn4
Sunday has always been "our day" and guys are not excited about changing that. I started with simple street test and slowly tried to expand it into type of structure at that location with possible tactical problems and considerations. This can be done from the couch, recliner or kitchen table. Old habits are hard to break but gradually build new ones. Rome wasn't built in a day. Most guys are open to it but there are those that do the bare necessities and move on.
Sunday has always been "our day" and guys are not excited about changing that. I started with simple street test and slowly tried to expand it into type of structure at that location with possible tactical problems and considerations. This can be done from the couch, recliner or kitchen table. Old habits are hard to break but gradually build new ones. Rome wasn't built in a day. Most guys are open to it but there are those that do the bare necessities and move on. We have always trained on our…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-01-27:1219672:Comment:1186802009-01-27T02:12:59.141ZShawn Tibbittshttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/shawntibbitts
We have always trained on our 2 nd day except when it falls on a sunday or major holiday.(we do 2,10 hr days and 2, 14 hr nights with 4 off) Im not saying its right, hell I wish we trained more. Its just one of those old things that people dont want to change. Dont know why they cant use the whole sabeth thing I know better than that:)
We have always trained on our 2 nd day except when it falls on a sunday or major holiday.(we do 2,10 hr days and 2, 14 hr nights with 4 off) Im not saying its right, hell I wish we trained more. Its just one of those old things that people dont want to change. Dont know why they cant use the whole sabeth thing I know better than that:) Greetings; I'm late getting i…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-01-27:1219672:Comment:1186722009-01-27T01:56:22.642ZDave Gallagherhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/DaveGallagher
Greetings; I'm late getting into this but here's my $0.02; We ran a 24/48 and for the one Sunday a month we went out on drill. In our department during the week there tended to be non-firefighting 'duties' that took up much of the day; washing staff cars, doing the floors, etc; so Sunday was an open day. It's not that we didn't have a Mon-Fri training calendar, but many times it was restricted to lecture.<br />
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When we went out it was on fair-weather conditions. And, I'll offer that the people I had…
Greetings; I'm late getting into this but here's my $0.02; We ran a 24/48 and for the one Sunday a month we went out on drill. In our department during the week there tended to be non-firefighting 'duties' that took up much of the day; washing staff cars, doing the floors, etc; so Sunday was an open day. It's not that we didn't have a Mon-Fri training calendar, but many times it was restricted to lecture.<br />
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When we went out it was on fair-weather conditions. And, I'll offer that the people I had the fortune of working with were motivated. We would rather do practicals than sit around. This was a great time to head up to the areas of new construction where we could lay lines, throw ladders, with impunity. No one was around, no traffic, the calls were less, and we could run real time drills.<br />
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As far as a comment of Sunday was a time for crew bonding, it seemed that my crew bonded when they knew what each other could, and couldn't, do, worked on it, and achieved.<br />
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After I retired and went back for medal day, one of these members who I dragged out on Sunday received some tin for making a particularly difficult grab; when I told him how proud of him I was, he told me that all that came into his head was the laddering we did on the "Sunday" drills. Yeah, I think it was worth it.<br />
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Be safe,<br />
Dave I think opions on this topic…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-01-05:1219672:Comment:1107672009-01-05T02:34:21.549ZDavid DeStefanohttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/DavidDeStefano
I think opions on this topic will differ greatly based on the work schedule of the members. We work two 10 hour days and two 14 hour nights. We conduct company drills or multi-unit drills one of our 2 days if the Div. of Training has no formal training scheduled for the other day, we usually drill on our own, or conduct district familiarization. We usually have an informal kitchen table discussion on recent incidents, or potential problems on one of our night tours. As far as Sunday's are…
I think opions on this topic will differ greatly based on the work schedule of the members. We work two 10 hour days and two 14 hour nights. We conduct company drills or multi-unit drills one of our 2 days if the Div. of Training has no formal training scheduled for the other day, we usually drill on our own, or conduct district familiarization. We usually have an informal kitchen table discussion on recent incidents, or potential problems on one of our night tours. As far as Sunday's are concerned, unless we have an opportunity to do something that can't be re-scheduled, like access to an acquired structure, or specialized instructors, or a new mwmber in the company, we don't ordinarily do much training.