SAMatters Radio

SAM 105 | Realistic live fire training challenges and opportunities

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Interview questions discussed included:

  1. While conducting live burn evolutions fire instructors are
    2. bound by NFPA 1403 for safety reasons. And while fire instructors
    do not want to jeopardize the safety of the students (or fellow
    instructors), how can we incorporate fire dynamics demonstrations
    to show students what to expect, versus just lecturing students
    about dynamics?
    1. How can fire dynamics be taught beyond the classroom?
      1. Are lectures on fire dynamics enough to prepare
        2. firefighters?
        1. During live burns firefighters are taught how to fight fires
          2. that consist of a few wooden pallets and some straw. Then, once the
          class is over these firefighters are expected to respond to fires
          that react very different than what they saw during training burns.
          Do you feel that instructors may be setting students up for failure
          on real firegrounds if they are not able to demonstrate the
          behaviors of real fires.
          1. How can tactics be taught when training fires are not the same
            2. a real fires?

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