We recently had the pleasure to spend ten days teaching both LACK and CTBS to every Howard County Fire Rescue firefighter, no matter rank. Want to peek into the class?
Want to sneak a peek into our class?

 

Chief William Goddard - His Opening Remarks
 
  
 
 
  Part #1 The objective was to set the tone, establish pace, and challenge these students to consider changing traditional beliefs regarding courage and heroism to heroism as it can be today. Subtle heroism. Every delivery of this program is different. Because of the opening remarks by Chief Goddard I selected a softer approach. I planned on building a case for a challenge. I also choose this opening presentation style because Danny McDonough style is completely opposite and the contrast needed to be vivid.    
  Part #2 Dan McDonough finds great value in storytelling. They are his stories based on his experiences. Finding stories that help deliver our messages in various ways help your audience find resonance in his words. Dan builds his case to his audience for the impact a preventable LODD can have on a family, community, and department.    
     
  Part #3 Danny takes us through the introduction of the matrix and to the Oscar Armstrong Story. Watch and learn how he utilizes this as an interactive training exercise.    
     
  Part #4 He continues to bring the Oscar story to the fore front of this particular delivery. The audience was engaged and involved. With these exchanges in place we decided to maximize the experience and make up the time in the upcoming segments. These delivery decisions were made on the day of delivery based on the reality of the situation.    
  Part #5 We reveiwed initiative four and five taking the time necessarry to discusss the health and wellness initiative number six. We choose to review the sequences leading to initiative six fairly quickly.    
  Part #6 After six we did the same for initiatives seven through eleven. We introduced the Raleigh Truck Accident video. This took seventeen minutes but made a case for seat belt use. We wrapped up with a quick review of the remaining initiatives and closed with a thank you video. This left the audience with an upbeat mood as we shook hands at the exits of every fighter we could.