COURSES
COORDINATING VENTILATION: SUPPORTING EXTINGUISHMENT & SURVIVABILITY
VENTILATION CAN MAKE OR BREAK THE OUTCOME OF A FIRE. ACHIEVING THE INTENDED OUTCOME REQUIRES THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THE TACTIC WORKS AND THE PRECAUTIONS THAT MUST BE TAKEN.
THIS PROGRAM BREAKS DOWN VENTILATION, DETAILING ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH FIRE DYNAMICS, FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, VICTIM SURVIVABILITY, TO IDENTIFY HOW IT CAN BE LEVERAGED TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THE FIREGROUND.
BY COUPLING PAST EXPERIENCES WITH THE LATEST RESEARCH AND DATA, THE COMMON PITFALLS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ARE ADDRESSED TO REDUCE POTENTIAL ERRORS AND AVOIDABLE LOSSES. A SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IS PROVIDED TO ESTABLISH AN OPERATIONAL BASELINE. THE FRAMEWORK IS UNIVERSAL AND CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY ENVIRONMENT--FROM RURAL TO URBAN COMMUNITIES.
THE FIRE OFFICER: SERVICE ABOVE SELF
BECAUSE THE FIRE OFFICER IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THEIR UNIT, THERE ARE NO BAD FIRE COMPANIES OR SHIFTS, ONLY BAD FIRE OFFICERS.
LEADING FIREFIGHTERS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST PRIVILEGES, BUT IT CARRIES A HEAVY WEIGHT. NO OTHER PERSON HAS THE DIRECT IMPACT AND LASTING INFLUENCE ON INDIVIDUAL FIREFIGHTERS THAN THEIR OFFICER.
THE FIRE OFFICER’S ULTIMATE TASK IS PREPARING THOSE WITHIN THEIR CHARGE FOR WHATEVER THE FIREGROUND MAY OFFER AND THEN TAKING THEM INTO THE FRAY WHEN THE BELL HITS. FIRE OFFICERS MUST FORGE LEGITIMATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR MEMBERS AND BE INVESTED IN THEIR GROWTH AND WELL-BEING TO EARN THEIR TRUST. THEY MUST ESTABLISH A MISSION-ORIENTED CULTURE AND CULTIVATE ESPRIT DE CORPS.
THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE CURRENT AND ASPIRING COMPANY- AND CHIEF-LEVEL FIRE OFFICERS WITH A ROADMAP TO NAVIGATE THIS PROCESS AND DEVELOP A HIGH PERFORMING UNIT.