Training Division
IFCA Training Officers Division
Updated: June 29, 2010
The mission of the Idaho Fire Chiefs Association, Training Division is to increase the level of public and emergency service provider safety through standardized, accountable, and accessible training and education
Message from TO Division President Gates,
Several exciting things happened during the IFCA Annual conference in Post Falls at the Annual Training Officer's Division Meeting. First, we have Jerry Schroeder’s permission to move forward with a FO-I course delivered via Elluminate with a tentative start date of September. So I would like to know who would be interested and qualified to teach one or more of the modules in the course.
Remember you will be able to do this from your office. No travel required. We would like each module to not exceed 4 hours and we are currently thinking of one module per week. I am open for teaching 3 different times to try and hit each of the platoons but also know that matching platoons could be challenging what with all of the different schedules. I am open for suggestions on who best to accomplish this.
I do believe that Elluminate should be used primarily for live delivery and that the recording should be used in extenuating circumstances. Generally speaking I think we should put some minimum level of live attendance requirement to be issued a certificate of completion but I am also open to suggestions on this point as well. Marc Anderson of Tetton County Fire has indicated a willingness to start creating a schedule so if you wouldn’t mind emailing him at manderson@tetoncountyfire.com with which modules you would like to teach he will start developing a schedule.
Also, I think it would be good to start developing estimates of student numbers as well as connections. Some locations may have to have one student per connection while others may choose to group students together. As we approach the start date we will want to test each of the sites to ensure they work.
Second, for those of you who did not attend, I taught an “Introduction, connecting, participation and moderating Elluminate course that was well attended and received. The enthusiasm was great and I anticipate a bright(Elluminated) future.
I am still working out how to get the links posted securely on the IFCA web site but for now I have copied the link for both the moderator and participate below. Remember that the link is accessible to anyone who has it and you may pop in and find someone else practicing but that is ok for know. If you would like to use the link to actually teach a class just send me an email and I will either forward it to the other TOs (so that they stay off) or I will create a temporary link for you to use for your class. The first link is the moderator link. The second link is the participant link. If more than one person signs in under the moderator they will be listed as Pocatello Fire Department, Pocatello Fire Department 1, Pocatello Fire Department 2, Pocatello Fire Department 3 and so on . . . but yours will always say ME next to it. Please feel free to practice all you would like to become proficient.
Lastly, I have also placed the link to the recording of the IFCA Conference Elluminate training sessions. It is the last link.
The following Elluminate Live! session has been updated:
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Apr 27, 2010 03:30 PM Mountain (MDT, North America/US) |
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Apr 27, 2011 03:30 PM Mountain (MDT, North America/US) |
To join the session, please click on the link below within 30 minutes of the specified time.
Join the Elluminate Live! session
To invite others to join the session, e-mail the following link:
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2010011&password=M.6AF53229290C8F9E23E6A4A4494BF2
IFCA Conference Elluminate Recording
View the Elluminate Live! recording
Thank You,
David G. Gates, MBA, EFO
Assistant Chief - Operations
Pocatello Fire Department
Office (208) 234-6204
Cell (208) 681-9616
Fax (208) 233-4043
dgates@pocatello.us
For further information on the TO Division contact:
Deputy Chief David Gates, TO Division President
Pocatello Fire Department
408 E. Whitman
Pocatello, ID 83201
Phone: 208-234-6201
Fax: 208-233-4043
dgates@pocatello.us
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