1. Which training methods described earlier in this chapter appear in these scenes? Link the training methods discussed to specific moments and examples in the scenes.
2. Did Brian McCaffrey receive any classroom instruction?
3. Review the earlier section “Phase 4: Evaluating the Training Program.” Assess the training Brian received using the criteria discussed in that section.

Watch the scenes from the film Backdraft to see examples of the training and development discussions in this chapter. Use the discussion questions below as guides to your viewing of the scenes. Two brothers follow their late father, a legendary Chicago firefighter, and join the City of Chicago Fire Department. Stephen “Bull” McCaffrey (Kurt Russell) joins first and rises to the rank of lieutenant. Younger brother Brian (William Baldwin) joins later. After graduation from the fire academy, Brian becomes a member of Bull’s Engine Company 17. Sibling rivalry tarnishes their work relationships, but they continue to fight Chicago fires successfully. Add a plot element about a mysterious arsonist, and you have the basis for an extraordinary film. The intense, unprecedented special effects give the viewer an unparalleled experience of what it is like to fight a fire. Chicago firefighters applauded the realism of the fire scenes.