Forge The Basics – Own The Fire Ground (2 day class)

Course Description:

Basic skills within the fire service have been forgotten in the past few decades. We have been focused on new technology and overly creative ways of accomplishing simple fire ground tasks. In reality, the same basic skills that we learned in the academy, when mastered, create winning outcomes on the fire ground. Combine efficient skills with speed and effective thought processes and you have a well-rounded firefighter.

The 2-day HOT Class is designed to get you back to the basics of firefighting. It consists of a morning workout, followed by skills stations (hose, forcible entry, search, ladders, masking up, water supply, vertical vent) that will be instructed by East Metro Firefighters and others from around the region. Evolutions will follow on Day 2 that build on the combination of multiple skills and increase speed/efficiency while at the same time adding stress. The goal is to create an environment similar to the fire ground in order to “practice how we play.”

It is the mastery of these basic skills that create high performers on the fire ground. The ones that perform the basic skills correctly with the most speed and efficiency are the ones that own the fire ground.

Biography:

Craig Stalowy is a Lieutenant with Aurora Fire Rescue and has been a career firefighter for 20 years. He is currently the Recruit Training Lieutenant at the Training Academy and is the cofounder of The Standard.

Tom Johnson is a Battalion Chief with Aurora Fire Rescue and has been a career firefighter for 18 years. He spent two and a half years as an instructor at the Training Academy, six years as a Truck Company Captain, and is the cofounder of The Standard.