2009 Training Drills

I know we all do the same drills scbs,jaws,search rescue & walk through of buildings. I am taking Department Chief spot Jan 1 2009 and im looking to CHANGE up all the drills anyone have any good ideas for new and different drills ?

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Permalink Reply by Erica Jacoby on January 6, 2009 at 12:22pm: LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oops!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erica Jacoby on January 6, 2009 at 3:06pm: http://www.firefightingtactics.com/photo/albums/mask-confidence-course; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Slutnik on January 15, 2009 at 3:24pm: mass casualty drill... i don't know when the last time we had one was buts its been awhile, plus we rather recently had a mass casualty incident locally (bus falling off route 80).; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brian J Roth on April 30, 2009 at 10:04pm: Chief,

I know this sounds dumb and im trying to bring change to our department as well, but basic topics seem to be key. Theres nothing more annoying to me then haveing members who dont know how to properly use the equipment provided or its location on the rig. We all know you gotta put the wet stuff on the red stuff but what handline to pull, why smooth bore or fog, Even what all task need done. I know it sounds simple, and im not sure how many calls a year your department runs a year but if you would like a format i came up with feel free to e-mail me at firefighter5_18@yahoo.com

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Permalink Reply by Rev Robert A Crutchfield on May 6, 2009 at 2:04pm: We recently did a drill put on by our EMS side. We went through all the compartments on the ambulance, whats stored where, what it does, when they might need it. They tested us by asking us to retrieve items at random from the ambulance. Given that 75% of the calls most of our departments run are EMS related it was a good refresher.

Another thing we do to keep things fresh is bring in instructors from neighboring departments. Everybody teaches things a little different, everybody has a different body of experience to draw upon.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by william cahill on August 1, 2009 at 6:39pm: i have done this for my dept. i contact new home development and got the okay to go into the new houses and take pictures of the flooring the rafters. then got some of the scrapes that are laying around the job site and showed them of at drills. you can also get the floor plans and the streets in the develpoment also.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cleo Doss on October 7, 2009 at 2:07pm: Start a relationship with local insurance agents, contractors and residential home remodel folks. Depending on your city policies (injury risk insurance), these people can give you info on homes/buildings to be demolished or remodeled. This gives you the opportunity for realistic training utilizing all fire ground applications. The troops like the realism, and those providing the buildings love to see what we do.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by mlamberty on January 27, 2010 at 12:32pm: I would like to add one or two that seem to get overlooked in our department. First is proper radio protocol, knowing when to talk, what to say, and how to say it properly. Proper radio work can save alot of time on the fireground, there is no reason to say something on the radio that could be said face to face where possible. Also, properly addressing of the person you are trying to reach, say their name or title first and then say who is calling ie, "operations from interior" or "FF 34 from FF 19" this way they will hear who is calling them and they won't have to ask (don't forget to wait for your mic to key up).
Secondly, personal safety and self-rescue. As a member of a RIT team, we constantly stress self-survival and personal rescue. You should be able to free yourself so you don't need to be rescued, however there are times where you can't free yourselfand you will need to be rescued. Most guys in small departments don't train enough to have these tools in their mind or don't train on this at all. I was always told that if you don't learn it you can't use it. The firefighters should have self-survival skills in their heads so they can fall back on them.; ▶ Reply to This