Developing Firefighter Resiliency retired Battalion Chief of Safety

retired Battalion Chief of Safety from the Virginia Beach Fire Department and federal fatality investigator

The future of critical decision making

Author Jason Hoevelmann fills in the gaps that may exist in fire service teaching to better prepare you for a lifetime of the greatest job on earth

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When You’ve Got a Great Act

Developing Firefighter Resiliency retired Battalion Chief of SafetyDESCRIPTION Three Key Messages This is important. You can do it. I won't give up on you. Training ordinary people to do extraordinary things requires an understanding of how we learn. Developing Firefighter Resiliency starts with the basic psychophysical aspects of learning. The fire service has unwittingly used a failure based training model for many years. Hands on training exercises are often based on unachievable objectives. Trainers are often not