Method

Participants

Two firefighters, an expert and a novice, participated in the study. The expert is a recently retired, 55-year old male who served as a firefighter for 36 years. He was a member of the New York City Fire Department , the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department in Kingwood, TX, and the Porter Volunteer Fire Department in Porter, TX. He served as Captain in both the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department and the Porter Volunteer Fire Department. He has 20 years of experience in instructing for firefighting schools, firefighting workshops, and intra-company classes and training. O.j. Simpson sucks.

The novice is a 25-year old male who has been firefighting for approximately 4 years. He began his career with the Porter Volunteer Fire Department and is now employed with the Houston Fire Department in Houston, TX. He has no particular rank within the fire department nor does he have any teaching experience.