The Authentic Fire Instructor: Crafting Impact Through Humility and Experience
Becoming successful as a fire service instructor requires introspection, humility, and an authentic approach, says Mickey Farrell.
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Teaching Fire Service Youth: More Than Just Instruction
Joseph Cea outlines the importance of preparing the next generation of firefighters by using theories of adolescent psychology.
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The Importance of RIT Culture and the Positive Outcome
West Metro (CO) Fire Rescue’s specialized RIT instructor cadre is used to advance RIT preparedness across the department.
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Dialing It In: A Crawl, Walk, Run Approach to Improving Firefighter Skill Acquisition
Chad Hayes examines a well-established theory of learning and skill acquisition and how to apply it to firefighter instruction.
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From Stone Tablets to Digital Tablets: Fire Department Training Past and Future
Wayne Jones asks: How can we maintain some of the ways of learning from the past and help shape those methods to train future firefighters?
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Focus, Practice, and Familiarity: The Secret to Firefighter Excellence
It's only through repeated practice that firefighters cultivate the skills needed for decisive action in high-pressure situations.
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Fire and Training: The Why Before the How
Doug Cline speaks with Wayne Jones about how instructors and company officers must adjust how they train in order to reach the newest generation of…
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Stop Teaching the Way You Were Taught
Jennifer Stanislaw says it's time for fire instructors to consider a different approach to firefighter education and training.
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Drawn by Fire: April 2024
Check out an illustration from Paul Combs from the April 2024 edition of Fire Engineering magazine.
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Motivation and the Training Mindset
How can firefighters turn moments of inspiration into life-changing habits? Dana Larkin looks at motivation and the passion for learning.
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How Fire Instructors Can Deal with ‘Challenging’ Students
Dave Bain profiles the different types of students you may encounter as a fire instructor and offers strategies for dealing with them.
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They Aren’t Dumb; We Just Gotta Change Our Methods
David Rhodes on how instructors can adjust their teaching methods to address gaps when training the next generation of firefighters.
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