You will be taking part in a discussion style workshop on making training more representative of the job we do. If you are in anyway interested in training (company level to division level) or making a culture change in you dept. This is the class for you! In this class your input matters! This instructor led workshop will focus on building props, setting up realistic training scenarios, teaching with the female perspective in mind - tactics, techniques, bad habits. Leveraging social media to build a culture of continuing education, Textbook to real world - bridging the gap & building a Search Everything culture.
What to bring: Notebook, station wear & your ideas (things that you've liked in your career things you didn't like)
Dan O’Grady
He serves as the Training Officer and as a Captain for the Mattawa Fire Department and a Training Consultant for the Papineau-Cameron Fire Department. He also runs the Department's highly active social media pages. A 3rd generation firefighter with 16 yrs in the service (7 as a T.O.). He specializes in aggressive interior engine work, while also holding qualifications ranging from hazmat to tech rescue. He is devoted to creating a Search Everything Culture and making training work for his firefighters. A member of both the FSWO and True North FOOLS, he is a student of the craft and is always willing to try new tactics and techniques to improve the job. A self proclaimed back seat Captain, he is a working boss wanting to lead from the front and know the issues of the day with his crew. In his free time, he works as a career business owner running a Mobile Heavy Truck, Equipment, and Emergency Vehicle Repair business.
