7. How have you prepared for this position? Flashcards
Outline
I. Four Characteristics
II. Four Priorities
I. Four Characteristics
- I feel that I am prepared for the position of engineer
- I believe that my sense of responsibility well help me to be a good engineer
- I believe that my perseverance will help me to be a good engineer
- I believe that my discipline will help me to be a good engineer
- I feel that I am prepared for the position of engineer
A. I wanted to test after my probation
B. Decided to wait and gain more exp
C. Time in service:
D. Training and experience:
- I feel that I am prepared for the position of engineer
C. Time in service:
- 8 years Gilbert
- 3 years Ak-Chin
- 7 years PMT
- And Army Rangers prior to that
- I feel that I am prepared for the position of engineer
D. Training and experience
- 10 week Engineers Academy
- EVOC instructor at Ak-Chin
- Surrounded myself with mentors
- Train with my crew or on my own regularly
- AE and OOC engineer
- I believe that my sense of responsibility well help me to be a good engineer
A. I have always had a strong sense of responsibility; I was even voted most responsible in the sixth grade
B. I have the responsibility to be the best engineer I can be because I am accountable for the safety of my crew and civilians
B. I recognize that Engineers have an immense responsibility:
- I believe that my sense of responsibility well help me to be a good engineer
B. I recognize that Engineers have an immense responsibility:
- It starts before my shift: sleep, hydration, nutrition, fitness, psychological wellness, no impairment
- in early, gear ready
- Ensuring the apparatus and its equipment is in a state of readiness
- safe and efficient operations of the apparatus during responses and at the emergency scene
- I believe that my perseverance will help me to be a good engineer
A. a relentless effort to achieve goals, despite difficulties, failures, or opposition.
B. Perseverance is required to perfect just about any skill or achieve any goal
C. I have worked very hard to get to this point and I will continue to work hard to get better
D. Demonstrated perseverance in fighting cancer and going right into intern
- I believe that my discipline will help me to be a good engineer
A. Doing what is needed regardless of desire
B. I have found that discipline is best developed through intentional developments of habits
C. I will continue to develop those habits that help me succeed as an engineer
D. I have always been disciplined, but it was honed to new levels in the Army Rangers
E. As an example: work days 0300, study, fitness
II. Four Priorities
- Team work
- Training and the desire for expertise
- Accumulation of knowledge
- Fitness
- Teamwork
A. Everything that we do is done in teams
B. Which is good, because every job I have had, teamwork is essential to complete the mission
C. A team is only as effective as its individual parts
D. And each part must be functioning properly for the group to succeed
E. I will continue to endeavor to be an asset to my crew as an engineer
- Training and the desire for expertise
A. I have a strong desire to continually learn and develop my ability
B. so that I can excel at whatever it is I’m doing
C. the more you sweat in training the less you will bleed in combat
D. don’t do it until you get it right, do it until you cant get it wrong
E. Recognizing that my crew, and the civilians we are called to protect are dependent on me drives me to excel
- Fitness
A. A high fitness level is a prerequisite to most firefighter activities
B. Poor physical fitness can jeopardize our missions and endanger my crew and civilians we protect
C. Engineers especially have to perform under extreme physical exertion
D. I have worked hard to achieve and I will commit to maintaining a high physical fitness level
E. Regular PT with SWAT. Held to same standards as officers which is the level for special operation units. We go above.
- Accumulation of knowledge
A. I have worked diligently to accumulate knowledge of our fleet of apparatus, from the different generation of engines, ladders, Uboat, tenders, and brush truck
B. I have studied and memorized large portions of our IFSTA textbook, manuals, volume 2, and Gilbert policies that relate to engineering
C. I have worked hard to learn fireground tactics that are essential for the engineer
D. And I have worked diligently to learn hydraulic theory so that I can be a more effective engineer
E. I have established a solid basis of knowledge, but I know that I still have a lot to learn and will continue to apply myself to learn it
