Fire and EMS personnel are involved in training activities in one form or another on a daily basis. Some of the types of training utilized are: hands on, computer based, books, coaching, class room, conferences and social media. The benefits of training bring value at multiple levels of any organization. Training for firefighters addresses a variety of areas that reinforce and enhance, as well as, continue the growth and education of Firefighters’ knowledge, skills, abilities, community involvement and confidence.
The training provides crews an opportunity to enhance performance, efficiency and chemistry. It gives agencies the ability to focus on improving safety, reducing liability, adding value of the organization and to meet the desired expectations of their community. As you can see there are many motivating factors that drive our training efforts. For this article I am referencing the sum of these efforts as Quantitative Training.