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Post by papacheese on Feb 28, 2008 6:33:49 GMT -5
Based on a suggestion from one of my BCs, I'm going to attempt to put on a "Make The Call" training session with my troops tonight using many of the images we've posted here as well as the excellent comments they've generated. My hope is to make the presentation interactive while maintaining conversational control (this means keeping everyone focused and on topic).
I think one of the keys to the MTC success here on the forum is the perspective that everyone is encouraged to participate and no one is denounced or ragged on for their comments...which makes it a valuable learning tool, if properly managed.
I'll let everyone know how it went; if things were good, I would be willing to "De-Moorestownize" the Power Point and provide it to anyone who would like to use it for their training sessions.
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Post by thecutman on Feb 28, 2008 22:33:05 GMT -5
Based on a suggestion from one of my BCs, I'm going to attempt to put on a "Make The Call" training session with my troops tonight using many of the images we've posted here as well as the excellent comments they've generated. My hope is to make the presentation interactive while maintaining conversational control (this means keeping everyone focused and on topic). I think one of the keys to the MTC success here on the forum is the perspective that everyone is encouraged to participate and no one is denounced or ragged on for their comments...which makes it a valuable learning tool, if properly managed. I'll let everyone know how it went; if things were good, I would be willing to "De-Moorestownize" the Power Point and provide it to anyone who would like to use it for their training sessions. Papa, Let me know how the training worked out. |
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Post by papacheese on Feb 29, 2008 9:59:52 GMT -5
Well, the proverbial smoke has cleared a bit and I can offer the following observations on my first attempt to put on a "Make The Call" live training session.
Overall I am very pleased with the interaction it developed; one of my benchmarks was to see if it was possible to foster the same level of interesting and respectful discussion that this forum enjoys. For the most part, that did happen, although there were a couple of slip-ups on my part that will not be repeated.
From an instructional standpoint, an "interactive" session can be tough to manage and requires both patience and cooperation on everyone's part. The keys to success (I think) are:
1) the instructor MUST be neutral, meaning they are not the least bit judgmental of the comments, no matter how far off-base they are.
2) It's important that the instructor has to act as a provocator, asking WHY a specific mode was chosen, not from the standpoint of arguing with the person, but instead climbing inside their head to see where their thought patterns are going. I think the real value of a training program like this is to nudge everyone onto the same page by letting the particpants build a verbal consensus. Last night, I think the younger firefighters heard things repeated enough to pick up the mind-set of the older, more expereinced guys and why they felt the way they did about a certain situation.
3) I changed the format slightly by including the date, day, time, and "responding" resources to help guide the selection process, reminding everyone that even though it maybe just a room and contents, you can't choose "Offensive" without TITO.
4) One of the "slip-ups" I alluded to was succumbing to my darker side when a couple of really off-the-wall comments were offered...that is most definitely NOT the way to handle a program such as this where you want to encourage participation. I did the requisite five Hail Marys as penance.
All told, the program consists of forty two slides and I covered about half of that in ninety minutes (some of the slides are guidelines, explanations, and examples of past MFD fires with an explanation of the strategic mode that was used). Overall it seemed to be fairly well received and solicited a lot of positive thoughts and observations
As mentioned previously, I will offer the pre-packaged program to anyone interested; "de-Motowning" it will be relatively quick and easy. Program size is 8.7 MB and I'll throw in a lesson plan as well....just let me know.
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Post by firstin312 on Mar 5, 2008 16:41:03 GMT -5
Papacheese, as a Capt. at 312, and one of the people who thought it was a great idea. I felt that you did a great job setting it up and running the program. My feeling in doing this was to get the younger Firefighters involved just so we could get an idea of what they think of at a working job when we pull up. Some of the ides that came up were interesting and some were different, but it gave me at least and idea of what they think and I feel very good about this class and would love to do this again. I feel the feed back from everyone was great from the newest Firefighter to the Chief, hearing everyones comments and ideas of what Offensive, Transitional, and Defensive is all about. So great job and I hope others take advantage of your offer in trying this out at their Stations as well.
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Post by walshy15 on Mar 5, 2008 17:41:06 GMT -5
Gotta agree with Capt. Booth
Learned a lot
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Post by papacheese on Mar 6, 2008 3:56:07 GMT -5
Thanks guys....feedback, whether positive or negative, is always welcomed, otherwise I never know for sure whether it hit the mark or missed by a mile.....we'll do more.
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Post by capt311 on Mar 7, 2008 11:05:10 GMT -5
The presentation went well. Thanks pappacheese! It allowed me to really put on my thinking cap. Size up & tactics dictates your outcome. There are so many photos and videos out there you can use to personally challenge yourself, I recommend everyone to Make The Call.
I'm out!
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Post by Bossa on Mar 11, 2008 12:09:34 GMT -5
This sounds awesome. It is also similar to a drill we had 2 weeks ago.
We purchased a program called Fire Studio. This allows us to import photos and insert different interactive type scenarios to them.
We split our folks into crews and based on the photo, the scenario you are running and the resources you are allocating, and any of the info you chose to provide, the people participating get to "make the call!"
The advantage of this is that with this program, you can change the scenario based on the call that was made. For instance, quick attack and proper ventilation result in a quick knockdown or improper size up or attack could lead to the fire spreading. And the program allows you to show that. You can go from a smoking outlet to a wall of fire with a few clicks of the mouse!
The members who attended were very enthusiastic, and we had people volunteering to be IC, which was an eye opener.
We also explained why or why not certain decisions were good or bad.
This was our first drill with this new software and the possibilities are endless. We used pictures of actual residences and buisnesses in our first due. I am really looking forward to our next one!
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Post by papacheese on Mar 12, 2008 4:52:30 GMT -5
Scott...I've been looking for something like that; tried a couple of different demos but wasn't impressed with the user-friendliness aspect. Was it easy to set up and operate?
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Post by voyager9 on Mar 12, 2008 6:50:07 GMT -5
This sounds awesome. It is also similar to a drill we had 2 weeks ago. We purchased a program called Fire Studio. This allows us to import photos and insert different interactive type scenarios to them. Is this what you were using, Bossa? www.digitalcombustion.com/It looks pretty F'n cool.. |
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Post by papacheese on Mar 12, 2008 7:21:39 GMT -5
This sounds awesome. It is also similar to a drill we had 2 weeks ago. We purchased a program called Fire Studio. This allows us to import photos and insert different interactive type scenarios to them. Is this what you were using, Bossa? www.digitalcombustion.com/It looks pretty F'n cool.. I did the same thing, Dave.....immediately Googled the name. System requirements need to be checked out...what I'd like to know is how easy or difficult it is to work with? |
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Post by Bossa on Mar 12, 2008 8:39:33 GMT -5
Considering that our original topic for our drill was cancelled a few days prior and Capt Miller threw this together at the last minute, I am assuming that it is fairly easy to use! He did admit the short prep time may have hindered some of what he wanted to do. However, that being said, with 2 or 3 days notice, he was able to get some pictures, import them and still came up with good, thought provoking scenarios!
I can talk to him and maybe set something up to give a demo if anyone is interested.
PS... It is the digital combustion product!
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