Five Questions on Training: Forest Reeder
Forest Reeder, longtime “drillmaster” for Fire Engineering, talks about assessing the needs of fire instructors and training officers.
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The Larry Conley Show: Forest Reeder
Larry Conley and company talk to guest Forest Reeder about crew resource management on the fireground.
ISFSI Fall Conference Quick Drills
Forest Reeder brings the ISFSI's Fall Conference, currently taking place in Cincinatti, Ohio, to Fire Engineering readers for a quick look at some of the drills students are expected to perform.
C.O.R.E. Skill Drills: Street of the Day
Use Forest Reeder's eighth C.O.R.E. drill to identify specific grids, streets, or buildings such as a target hazard location to stress the importance of knowing your skill and assist districts in your community.
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C.O.R.E. Skill Drills
Some of the highlights of this week's training include staging for law enforcement and identifying a specific feature of building construction in your response area.
C.O.R.E. Skill Drills: Kick-Starters
Forest Reeder offers these drills that training officers or company officers can issue at the start of a shift or a drill night to get members thinking and practicing basic skills.
C.O.R.E. Skills Drill: Master Streams and More
This week's C.O.R.E. skills drill includes some hands-on and scenario-based situations for you to work on.
C.O.R.E. Skills Drill: Inside the Hot Zone
This edition of the C.O.R.E. (Company Operational Readiness Exercises) series covers a range of skill or job areas focusing on both basic skills and knowledge along with emergency operations.
Drill: C.O.R.E. Skills
Muscle memory has to be developed and exercised regularly for learning to properly take place. Check out a new set of C.O.R.E. skill drills from Forest Reeder.
Drill: Developing Your C.O.R.E. Skills
Forest Reeder presents another set of positional skill drills for you to train your company on.
Drill: C.O.R.E. Skills Training
Welcome to Edition 1 of a joint Fire Engineering and Firefighter Close Calls Weekly Skill Drill, brought to you by Forest Reeder.
Firefighter Training Drills: The Role of the Safety Officer
In this collection of firefighter training drills, Forest Reeder takes a look at the various roles and responsibilities that fall to the incident safety officer on the fireground.