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Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice

Overview

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®), International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), and International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) are pleased to bring you Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice. This resource provides you with the up-to-date information required to meet the modern job performance requirements for the Fire Service Instructor I and II as outlined by the National Fire Protection Association’s 2007 edition of (NFPA) 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications.

Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice encourages critical thinking and is the core of an integrated teaching and learning system for Fire Instructor I and II level courses. The textbook is written in a clear, concise, and user-friendly writing style to simplify the material for students. Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice is not only designed to help you meet the requirements to become a fire service instructor, but also empowers you to become a great educator within the fire and emergency services.

Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice includes practical coverage of:

• Legal issues
• The learning process
• Communication skills
• Lesson plan development
• Safety during the learning process
• Instructor management


Editors Forest Reeder and Alan Joos were recently featured in the International Society of Fire Service Instructors’ “The Voice” to discuss the Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice training program. Click here to listen to the Podcast. 

Understanding today’s students and their diverse learning styles is a major focal point of Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice. Teaching tools include:

  • Clear, Concise Writing Style. The text clearly presents the information that students need to meet the job performance requirements for the Fire Service Instructor I and II as outlined by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications, 2007 Edition.
  • Sample Forms, Sample Policies, and Best Practices. These samples provide students access to time saving tools.
  • Applying the Job Performance Requirements (JPRs). This unique feature appears in every chapter and provides:
    • An understanding of the relationship between Fire Service Instructor I and II.
    • Identification of the specific responsibilities of the Fire Service Instructor I and II relating to how the Job Performance Requirements (JPRs) work.
    • A discussion of how each level works together to achieve training goals.
    • Instant application questions allow students an opportunity to review how the JPR works in their department.
  • Practical Tips. Safety Tips, Teaching Tips, Ethics Tips, and Theory Into Practice Tips are found in each chapter and provide helpful advice on important topics.
  • Scenario-Based Learning. You are the Fire Instructor, Voices of Experience, and Fire Service Instructor in Action case studies are found in each chapter to encourage critical thinking.

Listen to a Podcast with Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice editor Forest Reeder to learn more about this training program!
Forest discusses the concise nature of the text, its real world focus on how training is delivered in today's classrooms and training grounds, and the technology resources available to support the text. Listen now.

ShowTable of Contents

  Chapter  1  Today's Emergency Services Instructor
  Chapter  2  Legal Issues
  Chapter  3  Methods of Instruction
  Chapter  4  The Learning Process
  Chapter  5  Communication Skills for the Instructor
  Chapter  6  Lesson Plans
  Chapter  7  The Learning Environment
  Chapter  8  Training Today: Multimedia Applications
  Chapter  9  Safety During the Learning Process
  Chapter  10  Evaluating the Learning Process
  Chapter  11  Evaluating the Fire Service Instructor
  Chapter  12  Managing the Training Team
  Chapter  13  The Learning Process Never Stops
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International Association of Fire Chiefs

Established in 1873, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is a powerful, professional membership organization of more than 12,600 chief fire and emergency officers. The mission of the IAFC is to provide leadership to career and volunteer chiefs, chief fire officers, and managers of emergency service organizations throughout the international community through vision, information, education, services, and representation to enhance their professionalism and capabilities. Members of the IAFC are the world’s leading experts in fire fighting, emergency medical services, terrorism response, hazardous materials spills, natural disasters, search and rescue, and public safety legislation.

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National Fire Protection Association

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, building, electrical, and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden for fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. Developer of the National Electrical Code®, and 300 other codes and standards through a full, open-consensus process, NFPA also produces educational curricula, including the Risk Watch® community-based injury prevention curriculum and the Learn Not to Burn® fire safety curriculum. NFPA headquarters is in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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International Society of Fire Service Instructors

The mission of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors is to be the catalyst for fire service instructors, using realistic, motivational ideas and concepts coupled with a global network of resources to enhance the safety and effectiveness of the fire service.
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    • show overview$471.95 Add to Cart

      Instructor's ToolKit CD-ROM

      ISBN-13: 9780763759711

      Preparing for class is easy with the resources on this CD-ROM. Instructors can choose resources for the Fire Service Instructor I, Fire Service Instructor II, or combined Fire Service Instructor I and II levels. The CD-ROM includes the following resources:

      • Adaptable PowerPoint Presentations: Provides instructors with a powerful way to create presentations that are educational and engaging to their students. These slides can be modified and edited to meet instructors’ specific needs.
      • Detailed Lesson Plans: The lesson plans are keyed to the PowerPoint presentations with sample lectures, lesson quizzes, and teaching strategies. Complete, ready-to-use lecture outlines include all of the topics covered in the text. The lecture outlines can be modified and customized to fit any course.
      • Electronic Test Bank: Contains multiple-choice questions and allows instructors to create tailor-made classroom tests and quizzes quickly and easily by selecting, editing, organizing, and printing a test along with an answer key, including page references to the text.
      • Image and Table Bank: Offers a selection of the most important images and tables found in the text. Instructors can use these graphics to incorporate more images into the PowerPoint presentations, make handouts, or enlarge a specific image for further discussion.
      • Skill Sheets:  Provides you with a resource to track students’ skills and conduct skill proficiency exams. Each sheet is customizable.

      The Instructor's ToolKit CD-ROM is also filled with materials developed to help assist and evaluate Level I and Level II Fire Service Instructor students, including:

      • Sample Fire Service Instructor I Presentations: Twenty-four sample lesson plans and associated PowerPoint Presentations are included to help instructors evaluate each student’s unique presentation style and skills. These lesson plans contain:
        • Cognitive Lesson Plan
        • Cognitive PowerPoint Presentation
        • Cognitive Lesson Plan Quiz
        • Psychomotor Lesson Plan
        • Psychomotor PowerPoint Presentation
        • Skill Sheets
        • Fire Service Instructor Self-Evaluation Form
        • Sample Lesson Plan from Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills, Second Edition
      • Fire Service Instructor II Student Application Package: Provides the Fire Service Instructor Level II candidate with opportunity to develop a practice instructional package for presentation to course instructor(s) and fellow students completing the job performance requirements of the fire service instructor II. The components of the application package contains:
        • Fire Service Instructor II Student Presentation Guidelines
        • Fire Service Instructor II Quiz Template
        • Fire Service Instructor II Test Planning Sheet
        • Fire Service Instructor II PowerPoint Template
        • Fire Service Instructor II Lesson Plan Template
        • Fire Service Instructor II Test Item Analysis Tally Sheet
      • Evaluation Sheets: Self Evaluation, Peer Evaluation, and Instructor Evaluation sheets are included. Additional course management forms and templates are also provided.
      • Activities and Assignments: Daily assignments and presentation guides, student quizzes with instructor answer key, and other resources are included to evaluate students.
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      Student Workbook

      ISBN-13: 9780763760359

      This resource is designed to encourage critical thinking and aid comprehension of the course material through use of the following materials:

      • Case studies and corresponding questions
      • Matching
      • Fill-in-the-blank
      • Short-answer
      • Multiple-choice questions
      • Answer key with page references
  • Bundles
    • $105.95 Add to Cart

      Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice Textbook and Student Workbook

      Bundle ISBN: 0763769991
      This bundle includes the Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice Textbook and Student Workbook.
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