Maze Confidence

Training Minutes: Ric Jorge discusses the concepts of training on entangelment scenarios and how to building confidence in students in survival situations.
These videos are for training demonstration purposes only. When you perform these techniques at emergency scenes and evolutions, be sure to wear full PPE and adhere to your agency's procedures and policies.
This video originally ran on the Fire Engineering site in 2014.
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[@230dsnyder]

This guy is Badasss!! He’s got brass knuckles on his helmet!! 😆

[@cattlerepairmancattlerepai9414]

This instructor is first rate. So many are "go-go-go-just do it!" The grasp this instructor has on the background of why recruits might struggle is outstanding. This video should be mandatory watching for RIT instructors.

[@user-nt6ux5sk6q]

Now this is a good instructor. Clearly knowledgeable and willing to take the time to work with those that need extra help.

[@jimheckert5383]

This is some of the best FD instructions ever. The man is tremendous. Thanks

[@Garyvillines]

F. Yes! get them comfortable and familiar then help them succeed. SO pumped that this mindset is catching on. Man. What a blessing.

[@timmbentley1983]

These are some great techniques and strategies! I will definitely be incorporating them in my next class.

[@checkthecorners4570]

This is such an important breakdown of how to instruct high risk incidents by building confidence. I'm here by accident and I'm not even a firefighter. I am, however, a SWAT officer and instructor for high risk type events. If you build up your recruits and give them the confidence to succeed in a supportive learning environment, you will be surprised of the outcome. There is a time and place for simulated stress, and it comes after the recruits have mastered a skill. This is true for all first responder professions. Solid instructing. I'm gonna go find a cop youtube page now and get outta this firefighter one! lol

[@KnifeHandWoodDesign]

Wish my dept did this. They just black you out and throw you into it and wish you the best. Then when you fail they belittle you and tell you that you suck as a firefighter and need to work on your skills.

[@stevecleveland6644]

If all fire departments had instructors like Ric, we would have a lot more good people make a career out of firefighting. To many instructors think its time to show everyone how bad I am and not to instruct the recruit. One has to remember that recruit school is the first time some of these people have done anything like this. i wish I was younger and I would like to train under Ric.

[@marcusguajrdo73]

You seem like a great instructor. Great video!!!!

[@MichaelCook1981]

Great instructor! Our first time doing the search maze, we did it on air, and blacked out, and the instructor is yelling hurry up. It was our first time being on air, never fitted for a mask, I couldn't breathe since my mask was the wrong size and leaking air. I hated the experience, I didn't learn anything from the training.

[@dustyw8868]

Similar experience. No instruction. Blacked out and on air. "Hurry up," "hurry up", "don't panic" . Lost my shit. Their reason....well...we throw you in deep to show that you CAN do it. Sure....after I lose my shit, blow through my bottle, and break down. Fire school is not the military. It also shows who the real instructors are....and who just likes to inflate their ego.

[@jerryskees2809]

thanks for this this drill has taken out a lot of recruits

[@jasonm9024]

Great video

[@joshuahollar9880]

Awesome video!

[@user-dj2sz8qn1w]

I was in the marines and now I'm in the fire academy and I failed twice on the inclined tube with full scba gear. Instructor just called me a p***y. I'm really beating myself up over failing too 😒😔

[@noobie373]

You'll get It eventually brother just got to keep moving forward everyone has something that they have problems with through the academy I had problems with my ladder class just don't give up

[@jakemartinez1354]

Okay the brass knuckles are big anaconda energy Forsure

[@ScottCalame]

Throw that pack to the ground and never go through with it up. Swim swim swim and you'll never get caught.

[@captaina4458]

How about them brass knuckles on his lid…🦾