Today was the first day of the second Firefighter II Class. There are about 10 people in the class today. This morning we covered the Incident Command System. The ANFIRS/NFIRS reporting system and some pre fire planning. Gaylen Brevick is the lead instructor in this program.
We will be offering this class two to three more times this year. There will be a class set up around the Volunteer Firefighter schedule of evenings and weekends. This is a highly recommended class and is a pre-requisite for several certifications.
The CCFR Leadership Team met this weekend with the City Manager and representatives from the Human Resources Department. This was an excellent meeting. We identified several areas that are needing improvement within the organization. A task list was developed and tasks were assigned to people to follow through on. I think we will start seeing some immediate results as we get some of these issued knocked out.
We are setting up the testing program for the Deputy Fire Marshal Position. There was a good number of qualified applicants for the position. We hope to be setting the testing date very soon.
There was a structure fire last night. It appears that there were some things operationally that could have gone better. I don’t think any of them would have changed the outcome of the incident. We will be setting up a debriefing very soon to review the call and see what we can do better next time.
8 more of the Company Officer Text books arrived today. For those of you looking to promote soon are encouraged to check out a book and study for the testing process. If you have questions for Volunteer Promotions contact Chief Weldon.
This was a very fast paced day. We have run review coming up on Wednesday night. There is a Hazardous Materials Team Drill on Tuesday. The EMS drill is on Thursday night. We will also be hosting a short training session on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the rep from Paratech on the High-lift rescue airbags. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
The Captains Promotional application period was extended by Chief Mohrmann for a short period of time. The Promotional Testing Dates will remain the same.
I am exploring how to bring a short ARFF strategy and tactics type of class to Juneau on short notice. There are a lot of issues to work out before we can set this in stone. Watch for announcements.
This is about it for a Monday. Tuesday Morning will start off with some training at the training center on Fire Scene Evidence Preservation.
Everyone stay safe and watch out for each other.
Chief Etheridge
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