Top 5 Mistakes Fire Departments Make in Training and How to Avoid Them
Have you ever thought that the training methods used by your fire department are realistic enough to prepare your team for real life scenarios? Most departments do not know the blunders they commit which affects their preparedness and endangers lives. Let us identify the top five training mistakes and how we can address them. Neglecting Realistic Scenarios The practice of especially the fire departments veers into employing old or too simplistic training options. This does not equip firefighters with the knowledge and skills necessary for handling complicated circumstances in actual emergencies. To avert this error, develop various real-life based scenarios that are difficult and interesting as well. Fire simulation software can produce chaotic work environments for training too. Change roles and positions in drills so that all participants are able to go through various positions and take them in practice; include surprises in the scenarios to challenge the ability of the thinking on ...