2019 High School Fire and EMS Cadet Program Survey
Event Content
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1.
What is your name?
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2.
How many total years of fire service experience do you have?
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0-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
More than 20
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3.
What fire or EMS high school program are you involved with?
(Required.)
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How would you best describe your role within the program? Please check as many as are applicable.
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Instructor employed by the school system
Fire department based instructor
Program director or manager
School administrator
Other (please specify)
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5.
How many years have you been involved with this program?
(Required.)
0-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
More than 20
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6.
Where is the program located?
Please include city, state, and zip code.
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7.
Please check any of the following certifications that students receive upon completion of the program:
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Firefighter I
Firefighter II
Driver Operator
EMT-B
EMT-I
EMS First Responder
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Hazardous Materials Operations
Rescue Technician
Wildland Fire Incident Qualification Card (Red Card)
None
Other (please specify)
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8.
What grades are eligible for your program? Please check all that apply.
(Required.)
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
College
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9.
What is your program's instructional approach?
(Required.)
Traditional didactic instruction
Online learning
A hybrid methodology
Other (please specify)
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10.
Who funds the program? Please check all that apply.
(Required.)
Fire Department
School District
College (including Junior and Community Colleges)
Other (please specify)
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What metrics do you use to evaluate your program's performance? For example, some schools track the number of students who are employed or volunteer in the emergency response professions after graduation. Please list any outcomes that your program measures.
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Please provide any other information you'd like to share about the program, including information such as curriculum, student demographics, affiliations with fire departments, vocational-technical schools, etc.
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13.
How familiar are you with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's Everyone Goes Home program and the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives?
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Not at all familiar
Somewhat familiar
Very familiar
Not at all familiar
Somewhat familiar
Very familiar
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14.
Do you discuss the Everyone Goes Home program and/or the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives in your cadet program?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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If you are interested in attending the High School Fire and EMS Cadet Program Symposium July 9-11, 2019 in Pflugerville, Texas, please give us your email address:
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Below are some potential presentation topics for the Symposium. Please check any that may be of interest to you:
A review of currently available curriculum packages and online tools.
An overview of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's online tools and classroom trainings.
Integrating the Everyone Goes Home program and the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives into the cadet program curriculum.
Modern instructional methods geared to reaching the Millennial student.
Sample drills, schedules, experiences, and programs, presented in a round-table discussion.
Integrating physical and mental wellness into the cadet curriculum.
Using cadet programs to build solid community risk reduction messaging and programs within school systems.
Tips for success, including strengthening your program's performance through data analysis and establishment of performance metrics.
A roundtable discussion of the benefits of a school district/fire department partnership.
Other (please specify)
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One of the key objectives of the Symposium is to find ways to share information with other programs across the country. Do you have any ideas you'd like to share with us about how we can do this?
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Do you have any other comments, ideas, or suggestions for us regarding this event?
