Volunteer Training Officer's Handbook

by Eddie Buchanan

Overview

This comprehensive guide, by Eddie Buchanan, Jr., will provide the volunteer training officer everything needed to develop and implement a successful program while promoting quality and discipline in today's volunteer firefighter. Alternative delivery options will be presented that allow the volunteer to achieve their training goals while meeting their responsibilities at home. Each chapter is broken down into subcategories that thoroughly explain all of the duties of the volunteer training officer. Buchanan carefully covers topics such as fire service training philosophies, organizational needs, recruiting, discipline, scheduling, marketing, drills, and graduation. Each chapter ends with review questions. Volunteer Training Officer’s Handbook is ideally suited for the volunteer training officer, chief officer, or fire fighter of any rank looking to develop drills and training programs for their department. Both volunteer and paid departments will find the lessons invaluable. Each book comes with a CD-ROM that includes appendices, instructor materials such as roll call forms, presentation material in PowerPoint, and student material.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878148349
Publisher:	Fire Engineering Books & Videos
Publication date:	03/01/2003
Edition description:	Book & CD-ROM
Pages:	161
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Elin Criswell is a fourth-generation Williamson county, Texas soap maker of Swedish descent. Her soap making roots can be traced back to both of her Swedish great-grandmothers, Amelia Johnson and Elin Carlson.

Elin has been making soap for over 13 years and has owned and operated her business, The Country Soaper, since 2003.

In September, 2010, Elin published her first book, Creative Soap Making. She has also been featured in articles in the Hill Country Magazine, The View and the Williamson County Sun.

Together with Starlene Moore, she co-leads Lone Star Soap & Toiletries, a Texas-based soap maker's group, and she serves as the seminar planner for their annual Soapmakers Seminar.

Her life's motto is "Simply Living for God." Her greatest enjoyment in life is to encourage others.

Elin also enjoys amateur photography, long drives in the country, peaceful solo piano music and greeting the sunrise with coffee cup in hand. Central Texas is her home with the love of her life, Danny, and their children. They live out in the country at their northwest Williamson County outpost, keeping their distance from the city beyond the hills.