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5G .Probationary Firefighter Keefe is a reserved individual in that his hasn't talked much about his personal life, background, or goals and can be typically be found eating alone or looking at his cell phone during slow times.As with no having no previous firefighter knowledge, Probationary Firefighter Keefe doesn't understand the importance of teamwork when doing different tasks around the stations such as maintenance or cleaning.The Probationary Firefighter, Damien Keefe had no previous firefighter knowledge before entering the Fire Department Academy and graduated with average to below average scores in Firefighter I and EMT.You have reminded Probationary Firefighter Keefe about the requirement and have been told he is working on the project portion but haven't seen him physically working on it. While cleaning the office area that the station, you observe two sets of Firefighter II projects laying on the table.issues with Probationary Firefighter Keefe that are needing to be addressed through different personnel actions, counseling, evaluations, and development plans.2.3.

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Scenario-FO_II-13-1

You are the Company Officer on a crew containing an 18-year veteran as the driver operator, a 7- year veteran as a firefighter, and a 5 month probationary firefighter. You have been the supervisor for the veteran members for two years and received the Probationary Firefighter when he graduated the Fire Department Academy. The Probationary Firefighter, Damien Keefe had no previous firefighter knowledge before entering the Fire Department Academy and graduated with average to below average scores in Firefighter I and EMT. During his first 5 months, you are noticing different. issues with Probationary Firefighter Keefe that are needing to be addressed through different personnel actions, counseling, evaluations, and development plans. Below are the three largest issues you have observed:

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   With Probationary Firefighter Keefe having no previous firefighter knowledge, he had a large uphill challenge learning all the information contained in Firefighter I and EMT.. When reviewing his file, you have found that Probationary Firefighter Keefe scored average with his class in the EMT and below average with his class in Firefighter I. As the Company Officer, you are required to complete a daily company level training activity that lasts longer than two hours. During this time, yourself and the veteran members of the crew have attempted to train Probationary Firefighter Keefe. During the training, you have found that he doesn't understand different equipment names and locations on the apparatus, is slow to don his PPE and SCBA during training and incidents, and makes constant mistakes during different evolutions that make(s) it appear that he doesn't understand the components of the evolution.

   
   


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   You have noticed that Probationary Firefighter Keefe is having a difficult time relating to other members of your crew and has difficulty self-starting tasks or conversations with others. As with no having no previous firefighter knowledge, Probationary Firefighter Keefe doesn't understand the importance of teamwork when doing different tasks around the stations such as maintenance or cleaning. He is typically found doing an unrelated task while others are working together or will wait until someone else tells him how to complete the task step by step. Probationary Firefighter Keefe is a reserved individual in that his hasn't talked much about his personal life, background, or goals and can be typically be found eating alone or looking at his cell phone during slow times.

   
   


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   During the probationary year, all probationary firefighters are required to obtain their Firefighter II certification within 6 months of graduating the Fire Department Academy. You have reminded Probationary Firefighter Keefe about the requirement and have been told he is working on the project portion but haven't seen him physically working on it. While cleaning the office area that the station, you observe two sets of Firefighter II projects laying on the table. One set is Probationary Firefighter Keefe's and the other set is a different probationary firefighter assigned to a different shift. When quickly reviewing the information, it appears that the information on the projects has been plagiarized but you are unsure of which work is the original copy and which one is the plagiarized copy. As mentioned above, you are required to initiate personnel actions, provide counseling, personnel evaluation, and development of a personal action plan according to your own department's regulations, SOPs/SOGs, policies, and procedures.