Winning Strategies for the Field Training Officer
Typically, every probationary firefighter/emt/paramedic gets assigned a field training officer (FTO) or preceptor. Someone to train/teach and observe them more closely early on for a…
Typically, every probationary firefighter/emt/paramedic gets assigned a field training officer (FTO) or preceptor. Someone to train/teach and observe them more closely early on for a…
What is the role of today’s fire officer? While the overall mission of today’s fire service hasn’t changed much over the years, the tasks that…
Mentoring through caring – Mentors need to show they care, not just say they care. There’s an old saying, “People don’t care about how much…
Today we hear the word “culture” as it relates to both private sector companies and public sector organizations such as fire departments, but do we…
When arriving on scene to a structure fire and creating an IAP (Incident Action Plan), the first due officer needs to determine if the initial…
Mentoring will always cost you something. It’s impossible to truly mentor someone without it costing you something. Whether you’re mentoring a firefighter, training a paramedic,…
Building trust as a new fire officer begins many, many years before you even begin to think about testing for that position. I tell the…
What is pre-incident planning? Pre-incident planning, fire pre-plans, preincident plans all say and mean the same thing. We can think of a 911 call as…
So you’ve chosen a career in the Florida fire service. You’ve probably done so out of a sense of duty and service—to your community as…
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