Training

Proposed Topics

Drafting
Driving
- Offroad
- Tight Circuit
- Operational
- Reversing
- Recovery of vehicles
Navigation
- Map Reading
- GPS
- Map Generation
- Area Familiarisation
In-cab Oxygen
Radio Operation
- Basic Radio Features and Operations
- Comms Planning
Incident Control
- In-vehicle Resources
- Your incident diary
- Fire ground mapping
Fireground Safety
- LACES
- Burn-over
- Fatigue Management
Water Management
Leadership and Team Management (Crew Leaders)
- Crew Make up
- Leadership + Team management
- Soft Skills
- How to handle new members in an emergency
ICAW
DFES Portal & SOPs
Hand Signals
Blacking out
Pump Operations
- In general, relay pumping, tank pumping, hydrant pumping, ….
- Fault finding
- Foam system
- Drafting
- Cleaning up after drafting, or foam usage
Turning out
- What to think about before the day
- How to dress when you are on call
- At the station
- When you get back
DFES and Shire SOP's + Standing Orders
- What are they
- Where to find them
- What do they mean to you
Fire Ground Investigation
- How to preserve the scene