One of the hardest things to do in training is to simulate the sense of urgency that is needed in the fires & emergencies we respond to. This is even more true for RIT training. Check out this video:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=185561254886099
These guys have done an outstanding job using research that has been done by the airline industry, NASA & the military in creating extremely stressful conditions in training to ensure that the firefighters will have some experience in controlling our reaction to these stressors.
If nothing else, this video & description should give you some ideas to incorporate in your drills to more closely simulate the stress and urgency of being inside a burning building.
Be safe but be Aggressive!
This is awesome, we have recently went through something similar with our training chief but not quite to this extent (no sounds or strobes). I think the sound of pass devices going off and the radio mayday calls, along with the strobes has to be a psychological challenge.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting concept to try and stimulate that sence of urgency for training. It is very diffucult to train and add this very importance element of an actual run. Thanks for posting Moe.
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