Clear! Just Kidding...

Crew! Just a reminder that we will be getting together this Saturday (Feb 18th) in the Great Room at GCC from 9am - noon to do some fun team building exercises with some very special people!

The basic "point" of the exercise is to both build team dynamics, trust and cooperation, as well as learn some cool stuff that will make you feel better about being "on the field".

We will be joined by two very special individuals on Saturday, both of whom are not only very experienced in their particular fields, but who have a passion for training and preparing our teams for the field.

Mr. Scott Crouch
Scott and i have been talking about how to do team building exercises for some time, and he regularly helps train firefighters, EMS personnell and private groups in such things. A professional fire-fighter and long-time member of GCC, Scott's passion for engendering the kind of cohesiveness necessary for teams to function under high stress comes through whether he is training men and women to charge a building ablaze, or head into the far wilds of India. Scott will teach us how teamwork can move a truck with just the "power of team", as well as negotiate the wiles of "The Laser"!

Mr. Dave Cherrone
Dave is a career fighter, one of the founding members of GCC's Medical Team, and an educator for the community's firefighting programs. Dave as well has a passion for training GCC teams so that they will be prepared for the field, and will be on hand on Saturday to help us understand basic first-aid for 3rd World environments, as well as how to address some of the medical or preventative issues we may want to engage before going. Dave will take us through the basics of everything from CPR to Heat Fatigue, so you won't want to miss his recommendations for packing and preparation for the field.

Again, this is not one of our "Mandatory Meetings"... but we'd still really like to see you there if you can come.

But you can leave your defibrillator at home if you have one... really...