How much do you know about firefighting basics and standards?

Study Notes

The author emphasizes the importance of making training personal, interesting, and relevant to gain buy-in from shift personnel.
The author developed a monthly training manual that contained a master training calendar and tabs for each shift.
The company officer's role was to ensure that training and drills happened and were of good quality.
The author delivered the monthly training book in person and visited each station to catch up and listen to their thoughts on training.
Standards are essential for achieving consistent, predictable actions on the fireground and for developing functional fire companies.
Standards provide a method for evaluating the success of operations and assist shift commanders, company officers, training officers, and mentors.
TCED has developed many operational performance standards, including designated engine company and truck company tactics and task standards, basic company evolution standards for apparatus placement, and size-up.
Smart standard for fire operations serves as a rapid mental model for assessing operational capabilities and limitations.
Smarta defines the colony way for operating at structure fire events and dictates the following: strategy, management, and aggressiveness.
Understanding what sensible aggression looks like on the fireground assists the initial company in being smart and safe during the early stages of an incident.
The article discusses the importance of mastering the basics in firefighting.
The Chicago Fire Department has a mental model for recognizing acceptable versus reckless levels of aggression.
The department uses designated tactics, tasks, and techniques to solve incidents.
Smart is a training tool that emphasizes being smart on the field.
Fire departments need a standard for managing risks that considers crisis expectations.
The article emphasizes the importance of balancing urgency and technique in firefighting.
The author recommends learning from experienced firefighters and attending conferences focused on the basics.
Mastering the basics is essential for success and survival in firefighting.
Social media provides a platform for showcasing and improving firefighting skills.
Committing to becoming 1% better at each of the 100 basic tasks can lead to significant improvement.