Page 7 - 2018 Annual Fire School Brochure

| 3-HOUR WORKSHOPS

These 3 Hour Workshops will be offered on Saturday and Sunday (mornings and/or afternoons, repeated) during the
Annual State Fire School.

Motivation in Training . . .
They Did What? Getting it Back to Your

This presentation will review events from around the country Department
that demonstrate inappropriate actions taken by fire service This class was developed and designed
personnel. The presentation will review those actions, how to assist fire departments both large
the media portrays those actions and identify ways those and small to help overcome the lack of
actions could have been prevented. This presentation is not motivation in their training. So many times
limited to strategy and tactics of the fireground. The focus is regardless if we are a paid firefighter or a
on inappropriate actions wherever they occur and how you volunteer firefighter we find any “excuse”
can avoid having those actions show up in your fire depart- not to attend training. This class identifies
ment. These include inappropriate personnel actions, harass- why we do not train, and how we can look
ment, embezzlement, hostile work environments as well as at some options to get motivated to attend
operational issues such as driving and response procedures. training, be productive at training, and help
You won’t believe what they just did!
our fellow brothers and sisters to become
Presented by: Jerry Holt, Fire Chief Urbandale Fire Department, and FSTB Field Staff Instructor motivated to train. This program also looks
at the reason why we need to train and the
results if we don’t. This is an interactive
801 Saturday 8:30 - 11:30am / Scheman class getting to know the students and the
802 Sunday 8:30 - 11:30am / Scheman issues in their own departments. We will
Class Limit: 35 use class participation, video, and even use
our emotions as a motivator.

Presented by: Scott Peterson, FF/EMT
Training Officer, City of Fulton, MO,
Fire Department, Montgomery Fire
Department District

806 Saturday 12:30 - 3:30pm / Scheman
807 Sunday 12:30 - 3:30pm / Scheman
Class Limit: 30
Crew Resource Management: This Safety Tool is Working in Iowa
Overview of Presentation: New recruits, experienced firefighters and Chief Officers will be
able to identify the concepts of crew resource management and learn how to avoid the
barriers of implementation discussed to improve firefighter safety. Hear of the success of
CRM right here in Iowa!
Presented by: Jerry Holt, Fire Chief Urbandale Fire Department, and FSTB Field Staff Instructor

803 Saturday 12:30 - 3:30pm / Scheman
804 Sunday 12:30 - 3:30pm / Scheman
Class Limit: 35

A Better Mouse Trap? Tips for Writing Fire Reports
After the fire is knocked down, eventually extinguished, and everything is picked up, who cares
about the documentation of the fire? Very few people enjoy writing detailed fire reports. This
class will help you improve your fire report writing skills and look at the importance of the data
collected through fire reporting.
Presented by: Jonathan Lund, Fire Marshal, Des Moines Fire Department

805 Saturday 8:30 - 11:30am / Scheman
Class Limit: 30

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