Firefighter training drill by Forest Reeder
Our veteran firefighters will lead today’s firefighting drill discussing the routine events that must take place on regular schedules to make sure we are ready for every alarm.
Discuss the levels of inspection, the documentation of inspection and routine events that also are on-the-job training events. We can’t take a complacent attitude into our assigned duties and must work to ensure that everything is in a ready condition. Frequency of inspections will vary from daily, weekly, and monthly and sometimes what is checked during those intervals also changes. Make sure you review department procedures and manufacturers information on service intervals and details.
Download this firefighter training drill as a PDF HERE.
More ‘Are You Smarter Than a Rookie’ drills.
MAD Training and Response Solutions
Forest Reeder began his fire service career in 1978 and retired as fire chief of the Tinley Park (IL) Fire Department in 2021. He has worked extensively in the areas of instruction, firefighter safety, and officer development and earned his Master of Science Degree in Public Safety Administration in 2004. He is the author of Fire Department Incident Safety Officer 4th edition (2025) and co-author of Fire Service Instructor Principles and Practices, now in its 3rd edition. Forest presents nationally on fire service leadership, safety, and instructor development. He was inducted into the Moraine Valley Community College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2020 and awarded the Distinguished Alumnus award in 2021. In 2008, he received the ISFSI George D. Post Instructor of the Year, considered to be the highest recognition for fire service instructors in the nation.
