By David DeStefano
幸运还是好？这完全取决于赌注和赔率。在消防服务中，赌注可能是生死，整个职业生涯中骑幸运连胜的几率非常苗条。我敢打赌消防队员would have better odds of returning safely to his or her family by working to be good, or maybe the best. Imagine telling a loved one that you rely solely on good luck to come home safely at the end of each shift.
Firefighters must work diligently throughout their career to become a master of the skills required in their assignment and those that may be required bynew studies and scientific data。以确保firefighter remains current in knowledge and well-practiced in skills, an individual commitment is required, as is the full support and resources of the fire department in which the firefighter works. The organization should establish a framework that supports individual firefighters with access to quality训练和在部门内外的场所进行教育。
无论组织的支持程度如何，每位消防员都对自己，他们的兄弟姐妹消防员及其家人负有责任，为最大程度的工作做准备，并在事件操作和例行活动中谨慎地进行工作。在漫长的职业生涯中，消防员如何保持挑战和动力，不仅要了解消防部门的新兴趋势和更新的实践，而且还在继续练习技能和avoid hazardous “shortcuts”around the safest policies and practices?
Value those around you.无论您的职位或职位如何understand that the members working with you have the right to expect your best effort. Your preparation and attention will be key to their success and ultimately their safety. Working as a team, we need the maximum effort from every member to operate to best advantage. A firefighter who is well educated, strives for perfection, and maintains excellent situational awareness is a huge asset to any operation.
Be an interested and inquisitive firefighter.花时间参加您舒适区之外的讲座和课程。听新的想法并评估新兴的科学研究。查看在线印刷中可用的良好培训材料。完全了解数据后，您将处于更好的位置，可以评估消防部门的新概念的应用。作为一名了解我们战术选择的最新研究和更新应用的消防员，您对运气的依赖会减少，并且您对整个机组人员取得成功的赔率都会增加。
Prepare for the next step.为了依靠运气，所有成员都应为命令链中的下一个级别做准备。不仅在事件期间较高级别的成员被搁置时，这种审慎不仅是审慎的，而且计划下一个职位或职位有助于确保消防员准备好在机会时立即面临新的挑战。查看下一个排名的责任为会员提供了扩大其战略或战术思维水平的机会。提高批判性思维能力可能与练习软管伸展一样重要。随着消防员在职业生涯的进步，使用最新的消防科学与街头智慧体验相结合的评估情况的能力将被证明是一项宝贵的资产，不依赖幸运。
共享知识两种方式有效。As a firefighter gains knowledge and experience, one of the best ways to ensure an effective team is to share with other firefighters. The fire service has a proud tradition of mentoring our members and passing along institutional knowledge to successive generations. What many members forget is that sharing knowledge doesn’t only flow from a senior firefighter to a junior member. The senior firefighter or officer should always be aware of the talent and experience surrounding him or her. The experience a firefighter may have gained in a previous assignment or the knowledge they may possess from an educational or technical background may help support their current incident strategies. Using all the human assets available to leverage our equipment to its best advantage will greatly increase the likelihood of a successful incident outcome, with all firefighters returning home safely.
Mastering our skills and maintaining currency in the latest scientific research and equipment options is a career-long process. Although we can never be certain what challenges may unfold during our next incident, we can be sure that the more effort we apply to preparation, the less we will rely on blind luck.
David DeStefanois a battalion chief for the North Providence (RI) Fire Department (NPFD), where he has served for 28 years. He is also the NPFD’s chief of safety and training. He was previously the captain of Ladder Co. 1, where he also served as a lieutenant and firefighter. Additionally, he was assigned as a lieutenant in Engine 3. DeStefano is an instructor/coordinator with the Rhode Island Fire Academy and lectures on fire service topics throughout Southern New England. He was also an FDIC International 2017 presenter. DeStefano can be reached atdmd2334@cox.net。
