Volume 15, Number 177 Weekly Fire Drill

Thanks to Training Officer Brian

Kazmierzak of the Clay Fire Territory
(IN) for this submission.
Sample Training Program
2007 Sample Fire Department Training Calendar

24 Topics (2 Per Month)

1. Define Training and Departmental Goals & Priorities for 2007

• this can be done as a discussion or a needs assessment document

2. Tactical Priorities and Tactics

3. NFPA 1404 SCBA Qualification Drills
4. NFPA 1410 Performance Standards
5. MAYDAY / Firefighter Survival Procedures
6. Air Management and Emergency SCBA Techniques
7. Advancing Hand lines – 1.75” & 2.5”
8. The Blitz Attack – Ground Mount & Apparatus Mounted Master Streams
9. Foam Operations – Class A & B
10. Nozzles – Flows/Friction Loss/Uses, etc
11. Winter Fireground Operations & Chimney Fires
12. Ventilation Review – Horizontal, Vertical, PPV
13. Auto Extrication – Tool Review/ Hybrid Vehicles/New Vehicle Technology
14. Auto Extrication – Scenarios and Technique Review
15. Haz-Mat Operations Refresher
16. Bloodborne Pathogen Refresher / OHSA Lockout/Tagout
17. EVOC/Driving Refresher
18. Firefighter Safety Review
• Use LODD Reports, Videos, FirefighterCloseCallscom, FirefighterNearMiss.com etc
19. Building Construction & Pre-Plan –review your district and new building construction
20. Fire Behavior/Reading Smoke
21. Fire Attack Scenarios
22. Search & Rescue Scenarios
23. Size-Up and the 1st Five Minute Drills
24. Firefighter Rescue/FAST/RIT/On-Deck