What was your fire class like? Did the instructors mainly yell and scream all the time or talk to you like a human being and actually teach (but yell when it was warranted)? Im an assistant instructor for a Firefighter 2 class and in my opinion we have a great cadre of instructors. Easily 200 years of experience between all of us. We try to talk at the students level and not down to them. We don't set them up for failure but let them make mistakes (that don't affect safety of course!) and then afterward discuss what went wrong, how they could prevent the mistake next time and what they learned. Even us instructors are learning a thinor two, both from our fellow instructors and from the students.
Of course, maybe im biased to these instructors as we all work together on a daily basis and they all taught me when I was in the academy but I honestly think that every single member of this class will pass and turn into great firefighters. They are a few weeks into the program and are really starting to work as a unit.
Tomorrow, I'm the lead instructor for a probationary drill at the volunteer house, we have had great success so far with our probationary training program and hopefully tomorrow will also be a great drill.
Until next time, stay safe.
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