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Minimum requirements of attendance, use the list of subjects for certification as choices, but all must be covered at some point. A marine flare gun is safest to ignite things. It is cheap and doesn't burn long.

Are you saying this officer is a better kisser than most ?.  lol   Are you the training officer ?   I take it this has been going on for a while this reserve FF and the Chief affair .  Who took the lead in training before you or was any being done ?

   Get a copy of the book " Fire Company Training Evolutions" it has great lesson and practical plans laid all out for you. In N.C. there are certain criteria we have to meet for training throughout the year; 8 hours haz-mat recert.  8 hours driver operator, foam fire streams, rescue, etc...  As the training officer it is my job ( luckily I have the help and support of a good Chief ) to see that we meet the bill. I don't gear training toward what someone wants to do, I gear it toward what needs to be taught.  If the dept. has no training officer, the chief is setting himself up for a major problem if anything goes wrong, I hope it doesn't, but you never know.

   As for burning a car, or filing a house w/ smoke,  if someone gets hurt somebody is going to have to show that all involved ( students and trainers ) have had prior training in the evolutions being performed. Be careful, Yankee, if the dept. doesn't give you the proper support, don't take the liability onto yourself.

Where you at? I'll be sure not to travel in your dist. ( Not to be mean ) Does't your state have requirments? It sounds like everybody is just lazy but you. Firefighting,Rescue,Ems.Are just like anything eles.If you don't TRAIN. You don't keep your skills up. I just can't understand a Dept. that doesn't want to train.

Thanks Jim , I do agree!! there is never enough training . I m in Tn. LOL. I am still new here , I was told from the git go to just watch and say nothing , I cant .If your not from here you dont know nothing . I do know 1 thing I want to be an Investegator ,weather ARSON or STATE FIRE MARSHAL. We train when its conveinet !!!!  But yes. We are lucky if we get 5 ppl for a meeting !!  I asked about a surprise drill , NO !!!! Everthing here is ON THE JOB TRAINING.2 meeting a month , We test tornado sirens , and just sit around and talk. we do no bussiness meetings , we dont talk about money matters ,cause it dont matter to nayone but the officers .

Im sure I am not a lone in this situation . LOL But all Im now looking for is just a little respect !!  The asst. chief is 10 yrs younger than me and he dont want to here from someone from NEW YORK !! He say we are just stupid .Oh well its not how many yrs. you have but how well you are trained .

imagine that I  forgot 1 !! LOL. yes  Black_fire common sense. We all forget that .

 As training officer, I have a huge problem with getting the guys to show up for training when we're not burning or cutting on something.  I hate sitting in a classroom as much as the next guy, but so much of our training is in the classroom.

That said, hay works well as an igniter for a car fire, especially if it still has an interior.  If the car has already been burnt, a little diesel fuel on top of the hay can help a lot.  In the past, I would take an old plastic foam bucket and fill it about halfway with diesel and set it under the hay, leaving the cap off.  This kept the fire going a little longer and added a little realism to the evolution.  Not saying I'd do the same today...