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• #1 by Cfdsp on June 8, 2017 - 12:46 AM

  

  I’m Not there and have no ideas their sops. So this is an honest question. why wouldn’t they, do a little drilling at the beginning covering what their attack will be.. then light it and let the engine and truck do a coordinated attack? There’s not a single better canvas to drill on. Wish our dept would still let us use these buildings for thee oustanding learning opportunities they are. Videos, chalkboards, props, will never provide the needed training like these buildings.

  If your reading this and you call the shots for your Dept. You should be doing everything u can to get a hold of these buildings getting demoed. AND RUN THE WHOLE THINK LIKE YOU WOULD A FIRE. I ask my officers not to tell us anything, we use the info givin when dispatched, do your size up when u pull up and go to work. Old timer over the shoulder teaching tricks of the trade. Great time to make that mistake and kill it when the real one hits. Also great getting together after and talking about those mistakes, maybe better or other options that could have been used.
  How many times does someone get jumped on without asking hisbthoight process. Then How many times does the guy explain and it makes sense. Or maybe he was right but it now gives a chance for officers and old timers to really explain other options that also have their pros and cons.Can be a top notch learning expierence which is hard to come by on this job. Going to fire teach more than anything, but it’s nice when u do a great job bc the day before you just drill on a house that’s lit.

  Sorry.. long rant over. We have opportunities to create outstanding training drills… and there’s always some bs reason we don’t. Let’s pull the door out same damn door again and continue to get 2 mins off good useful training and 58 min of unrealistic props and situations.

  Drill on real shit that we do at real fires!

  No knock on Grayslake, I know they have a reason for everything they do. And it looks like a lot was learned. Up the ante on the next round.

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