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“2015 Iowa Instructor of the Year”

Congratulations to Greg Neville for being selected as the 2015 recipient
of the “Instructor of the Year Award” for his outstanding contribution to
training in the Fire Service. Greg is Fire Chief of the Odeboldt Fire
Department, and a Field Instructor for the Fire Service Training Bureau
and PRI.

The Professional Fire Department

The presentation’s message is, “Being a professional firefighter has
nothing to do with earning a paycheck but has everything to do
with attitude, appearance, commitment, and dedication.” It
includes how members approach the job, how they prepare and
train, how they treat the public and their own members, and how
they behave and interact with the public both on and off duty.
Firefighters simply cannot say, “I am just a volunteer,” and use that
as an excuse for poor performance, being unprepared, poor
judgement, or lack of participation. The presentation. The IaSFSI President, Doug Kolkman (right),
presentation also creates awareness of the increased scrutiny presents Greg Neville with the
firefighter are under today from not only government officials but “2015 Instructor of the Year” award.
the public as well and how expectations have changed over the
years. Our communities expect professional and competent service
whenever they call for help. The IaSFSI strives to provide
effective and continuous
Presenter: Greg Neville, Fire Chief, Odeboldt Fire Department; FSTB leadership in training and
Field Instructor; and 2015 IaSFSI “Instructor of the Year”
education for Iowa’s Fire Service.

Mentoring the Fire Service Instructor

An effective and efficient instructor mentoring program is an
important component of striving for constant improvement in
fire service training. Most training sessions involve some type of
evaluation of the students, which can also be viewed as one
part of the evaluation of an instructor. This program will present
the purposes of mentoring, the methods for fire service instructor
mentoring, describe the mentoring process, and describe the
role of providing feedback to the fire service instructor using
an evaluation. This program is especially important to new and
recently appointed instructors along with veteran instructors
wanting to be mentors and will introduce the Iowa Society’s
mentoring services.

Cliff McFarland and Doug Kolkman Presenters: Cliff McFarland, retired Chief of Training West Des
Moines Fire Department; FSTB Field Staff; President of Fire Training
Consultants, LLC; and a past president of the Iowa Society of Fire
The IaSFSI’s NEW Mentoring Service Service Instructors; and Doug Kolkman, Fire Captain of the Yarmouth
provides a means of contact for new Fire Department; FSTB Field Staff; President of the Iowa Society of Fire
instructors who are seeking guidance Service Instructors
and have questions.

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