Firefighter Personal Safety - Interior Benchmarking - "Firefighter Situational Awareness"
It is unacceptable that firefighters are still dying in the same unnecessary ways on the fireground. This dynamic firefighter situational awareness driven presentation was published in Fire Engineering Magazine, February 2007 and will outline the FETC exclusive "Interior Benchmarkinging Concept" Let FETC show how Firefighter Orientation and Pro-active Air Management is an essential component of firefighter safety and survival. Teaching firefighters to use our Interior Benchmarking concept, along with identifying the point of no return during air management is critical. This is FETC Advanced SCBA training!
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Rapid Intervention Team Training - "How to maximize your manpower for a safer fireground!"
Progressive RIT can reduce fireground injuries and fatalities long before a Mayday is declared. Are your firefighters dreading the assignment of RIT? The fireground is no place for a complacent Rapid Intervention Team. If they are just leaning against the bumper are they really ready? Let FETC provide them with greater knowledge and real world experiences that can create a more positive and safer fireground! Class will review: Hi-Profile LODD's, National Standards Review of NFPA and OSHA's 2-in 2-out, RIT Statistics, The RIT Officer's Risk Analysis, Fire Ground Operational Considerations for Maximum Utilization of your RIT, Empowering the RIT upon arrival, Manpower Requirements, Roles and Responsibilities of each RIT Member, Radio Communications and RIT Command-ICS. Incredible Audio / Video and PowerPoint program.
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Mayday Management for Incident Command - "Strategic Commander Considerations Unfolded"
The mere broadcast of the term "Mayday" has changed the lives of many good fireground commanders forever! Have you prepared your Incident Commanders for battle or are they going to shoot from the hip? This FETC program will shed some dramatic light on the complexity of "Managing a Mayday". We will review the leading causes of the Mayday, RIT Operations Timetable and Statistics, Fireground Discipline, Risk vs. Gain, Communications - Analyze Audio from recent missed Mayday Calls, Real Video Footage of Near-Misses of LODD, Command and Operational Templates for better Mayday Management, Do you have even have enough manpower for a Mayday? Learn how to front load your RIT / Alarm Assignment and Command Team with "CRM" (Crew Resource Management) for a more powerfully managed fireground!
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The Courage to be Safe - "National Fallen Firefighters Foundation"
This provocative and moving presentation is designed to change the culture of accepting the loss of firefighters as normal consequences. Building on the untold story of line of death survivors, it will reveal how family members live with the consequences of a firefighter death and provides a focus on the need for firefighters and fire officers to change our fundamental attitudes and behaviors in order to prevent line of duty deaths. The 16 Life Safety Initiatives will be covered so everyone goes home.
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Engine Company Operations - "Listen Up... Now your in the Hot Seat!"
Setting the stage for the overall fire operation is extremely critical but do we really prepare our firefighters to be in the hot seat? Multi-Step Incident Action Planning on how to safely initiate an effective interior fire attack including; Building size-up, Identifying the Hazards, Choosing a Strategic Plan (offensive / marginal / defensive) Fire Stream Selection (GPM vs. BTU) Proper Hose Line Deployment for maximum effectiveness, Progress Reporting, and much more.
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Ladder Company Operations - "VES - Operational Considerations with a Minimal Crew "
How can we get all the important ladder company functions done in a timely fashion? Do you even own a ladder truck? This class will provide your firefighters with an "outside the box" thinking mentality when the responding manpower is minimal. Reviewing: Proper Apparatus Placement, Training your members with Minimum Company Standards for Apparatus Operations, Timeline/Techniques of Vertical vs. Horizontal Ventilation, Search and Rescue Considerations, (VES) Vent-Enter-Search Techniques for rapid and quick primary searches above the fire with 1 or 2 person ladder crew, and more.
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Thermal Imager Training - Do we really understand how this thing works?
Recently purchase a TIC? Does your personnel truly understand what they are seeing in that image? The thermal imager has empowered many fire departments to see once again but have your personnel been trained to operate it safely? FETC will review size-ups, search techniques, firefighters vs. fire officer use of the TIC, operational considerations for lead assisted searches. When the camera fails, will your firefighters know how to overcome the complexity of being blind again? The victim and your firefighters deserve training that will keep them alive.
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Personal Development Toolbox - Self Leadership Skills for positive Success
Firefighter/Officer Development: Unique look at one's self to better understand and develop the skills needed for greater success! A look at interpersonal dynamics to create positive and effective communication within a Fire or EMS Company.
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Most important job in the Firehouse - The Company Officer - "21-Characteristics of a Great Leader"
Officer Development: Whether you desire to be a great officer or have been promoted already, do you have the characteristics, traits, education and the discipline to become a great leader? This program breaks down a great leader and shows how the FD Company Officer can effect the entire firehouse culture.
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Leadership v. Management - Do you understand the differences?
This program will break down the differences and define the two. Are you a Leader or a Manager? Review the "Law of the Edge" - when given two equally talented companies/shifts, the one with the best leadership will always rise to the top. Discuss the theory, gain the Law of the Edge and empower your subordinates to bring out the leader in them.
