Ch. 8: Training and Coaching

Question 1

What ensures that every firefighter can perform competently and every fire company can operate as a high-performance team?

Answer 1

Training

Question 2

What is one of the enduring concepts of the 20th century of skill training?

Answer 2

The four-step method of skill training [PPAE]

prepare-present-apply-evaluate

Question 3

What is the foundation of the work performend at the Fire Instructor I level?

Answer 3

The four-step method [PPAE]

Question 4

Crews able to catch a hydrant, raise a ground ladder, and deploy attack lines so well that the task is automatic.

Answer 4

“unconsciously competent” with these tasks

Question 5

What are the three indicators that training is needed?

Answer 5

A near miss, a fire-ground problem, or an observed performance deficiency.

Question 6

What is known as the lecture or instructional portion of the training?

Answer 6

The presentation

Question 7

What allows the fire officer to stay on topic and emphasize the important points to be addressed?

Answer 7

A lesson plan

Question 8

How can firefighters retain information more effectively?

Answer 8

If they actually perform the skill in the process of learning it.

Question 9

What is a good reinforcing technique for the firefighter during training in the application step?

Answer 9

Explain the task while demontrating the skill.

Question 10

When is student success achieved?

Answer 10

When they can perform the task safely without input from the supervisor.

Question 11

What should training that is related to a certification program always include?

Answer 11

An end-of-class evaluation (written or practical)

Question 12

How can the fire officer be certain that training has occurred?

Answer 12

Only when there is an observable change in the firefighter’s performance when task or skill is applied.

Question 13

What is a developmental relationship in which a more experienced person, or mentor, helps a less experienced mperson, referred to as a protege?

Answer 13

mentoring

Question 14

What is a one-on-one process in which the more experienced person provides a deliberate learning environment through instructing, coaching, providing experiences, modeling, and advising?

Answer 14

mentoring

Question 15

What qualities make for an effective mentor?

Answer 15

• A desire to help
• Current knowledge
• Effective coaching, counseling, facilitating, and networking skills

Question 16

Active learning research recommends spending no more than ___ minutes presenting a formal lecture or video presentation.

Answer 16

10

Question 17

The student loses focus after ___ to ___ minutes of passive learning.

Answer 17

15 - 20

Question 18

What are the four categories of psychomotor skill levels?

Answer 18

Initial
Plateau
Latency
Mastery

Question 19

What psychomotor skill level does the D/O who knows the main street and has a basic understanding of how the street grid and numbering system work fall into?

Answer 19

initial

Question 20

What psychomotor skill level does the D/O who can drive to more than 85 % of the streets in the company’s response area without assistance fall into?

Answer 20

plateau

Question 21

What psychomotor skill level does the D/O who can remember the route to an area of the district where the engine company has not had a response for several months fall into?

Answer 21

latency

Question 22

What psychomotor skill level does the D/O who can easily drive to any address in the district and knows at least two or three alternative routes to each area fall into?

Answer 22

mastery

Question 23

How can firefighters be brought up to the mastery psychomotor level?

Answer 23

The fire officer must work every day to reinforce their skills.

Question 24

What are the skills that a firefighter must learn immediately?

Answer 24

Bloodborne pathogens, hazardous materials awareness and operations, SCBA fit testing, and NIMS.

Question 25

The skills that are learned immediately is expected for the behavior to fall into which three areas?

Answer 25

Responding to alarms, on-scene activity, and emergency operations.

Question 26

What must a trainee be equipped with during live-fire training?

Answer 26

Full protective clothing, PASS device, and SCBA.

Question 27

What are the five steps for developing a training program?

Answer 27

[AED-DE]
Assess Needs
Establish Objectives
Develop the Training Program
Deliver the Training
Evaluate the Impact

Question 28

What four criterias does a good lesson plan satisfy?

Answer 28

• Organizes the lesson
• Identifies key points
• Can be reused
• Allows others to teach the program