Firefighter training drill by Forest Reeder
Ventilation types and methods are this week’s rookie-vs.-veteran firefighter discussion topic. Rookie firefighters have been schooled in the various types of ventilation and have practiced multiple simulated ventilation on the drillground. Veteran firefighters have had the chance to put those skills to work on the street. Together, their knowledge will be combined to produce a effective and safe fireground operation. Discuss both aspects of this subject area to bring the academy to the streets, emphasizing your department’s SOPs and safety practices for completing these fireground tactics.
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Forest Reeder began his fire service career in 1978 and retired as fire chief of the Tinley Park (IL) Fire Department in 2021. He has worked extensively in the areas of instruction, firefighter safety, and officer development and earned his Master of Science Degree in Public Safety Administration in 2004. He is the author of Fire Department Incident Safety Officer 4th edition (2025) and co-author of Fire Service Instructor Principles and Practices, now in its 3rd edition. Forest presents nationally on fire service leadership, safety, and instructor development. He was inducted into the Moraine Valley Community College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2020 and awarded the Distinguished Alumnus award in 2021. In 2008, he received the ISFSI George D. Post Instructor of the Year, considered to be the highest recognition for fire service instructors in the nation.
