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.
WITH A PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF VENTILATION AND THE MEANS FOR ITS EXECUTION, PARTICIPANTS CAN MORE CONSISTENTLY MAKE THE RIGHT CALL FOR THEIR FIREGROUND.
THE COMPANY OFFICER: SERVICE ABOVE SELF
LEADING A FIRE COMPANY IS ONE OF THE GREATEST PRIVILEGES IN THE FIRE SERVICE, BUT IT CARRIES A CONSIDERABLE WEIGHT. NO OTHER POSITION HAS THE DIRECT IMPACT AND LASTING INFLUENCE ON INDIVIDUAL FIREFIGHTERS. THE COMPANY 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.
THE COMPANY OFFICER IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THEIR CREW, AND AS SUCH, THERE ARE NO BAD FIRE COMPANIES, ONLY BAD COMPANY OFFICERS...A SOBERING REALITY. SUCCESSFULLY LEADING A FIRE COMPANY REQUIRES THE COMPANY OFFICER TO PLACE SERVICE ABOVE SELF AND HOLD THE LINE OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
COMPANY 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 THROUGH CONSISTENT ACTION.
THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE ASPIRING AND CURRENT COMPANY OFFICERS WITH THE ROADMAP TO NAVIGATE THIS PROCESS, AND DEVELOP A HIGH PERFORMING FIRE COMPANY. BEING A FIREFIGHTER IS THE GREATEST JOB ON EARTH. AS A COMPANY OFFICER, YOU NOT ONLY GET TO BE A FIREFIGHTER, BUT YOU ALSO GET TO LEAD THEM.