Firefighter Sims

The Navy just announced last week that Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH)Federal Fire Department (FFD) was presented with an accreditation plaque at the CNRH FFD headquarters building on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The plaque was presented to the CNRH FFD for being recognized as an accredited agency by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. According to navy.mil, "The accreditation was awarded to CNRH FFD for demonstrating that all 298 performance indicators, 84 core competencies and applicable criteria had been met and received a credible rating." There are more than 250 personnel assigned to CNRH FFD. CNRH FFD is one of only three Navy fire departments and one of 16 Department of Defense fire departments that have received accreditation.

Anyone who reads my blog knows that I love to go on YouTube and watch crazy fire videos. The other day the guys were in the station watching these crazy firefighter vs nurse videos. The amount of detail that is in the dialogue just says this is something that really happened. Check it out.

Peer review is the central part of the Accreditation model. The qualifications of the people who make up the visiting assessment teams are critical to the entire accreditation process. The Peer Assessor Workshop is designed to educate, equip and prepare the participant to be an effective CFAI peer team member. This upcoming workshop is delivered by webinar and virtual classroom. This lets you attend without having to leave your office or home. The workshop consists of two separate webinar sessions. Each session is 1 to 1.5 hours in length for a total of 4.5 hours. The workshop includes issuance of Peer Assessor Handbook, lecture, fast poll questions, home-work, final examination and administrative paperwork. The total cost for the workshop is $400.00 per participant. Attendance to the CFAI Self-Assessment (16 hours) and Basic SOC (8 hours) are prerequisite courses to this workshop. Workshop Dates are as follows: Session 1: May 4, 2010 @ 2pm EST Session 2: May 11, 2010 @ 2pm EST Sess