#22

I’m really sorry to hear that. I’ve had similar training too years ago and they showed the video, it was really awful to watch.

In my most recent fire training with my current employer, they showed a video of how quickly a fire can spread across a building but it looked like it was made specifically for demonstration, rather than showing footage of real events. Seems more responsible and less distressing.

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#23

That’s incredibly inappropriate and irresponsible and were I you I’d definitely complain

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#24

I’ve done fire safety for offshore stuff, and while there are horrific accidents used as lessons learned, they never once used “shock” tactics to make the case for improved fire safety. Sounds completely irresponsible to me - I’d complain. I think the details on alcoves (etc) might be necessary, and reasonable when described verbally, but showing real footage of the last moments of people’s lives is inappropriate (in my view).

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#25

I had a training course where we covered some bomb attacks in recent history, and they were very clear that what we would be shown were CGI recreations of the events, showing the damage the bombs did, but nothing involving real or even digital people. Or when they did show “real” clips it was times when there were no casualties or it was clips from training grounds or testing facilities.

I was quite impressed they were so clear about this, as soon as they mentioned what they were showing I thought there’d be a chance of seeing some pretty vivid stuff. Which wouldn’t affect me that much but I’d feel bad for others who might have much stronger reactions.

Anyway, just shows you can deal with the most horrific events that claim many lives without having to further shock or scar the people you’re trying to inform. So yes, complain or at least comment, hopefully they might change their practices. I’d say just mention that it reminded you of a traumatic event in your past (if you felt comfy disclosing this) and that they should reconsidering the video or st least give much clearer warnings as they have no idea how many people may feel similarly to you.

Hope you feel better man

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#26

Yeah, that’s pretty ridiculous. Not sure you need to see absolutely harrowing footage to do a bit of fire training tbh.
On a lighter note, my colleagues once had a laugh at me for not helping one of our other colleagues down the fire escape stairs when she was on crutches from a broken foot during a drill…like, 99% sure a drill

  • we were on a DRILL!
  • You should have helped her down those 6 storeys

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#27

I’ve heard quite a few people say that video has been used as part of their training. I think a warning at least should be standard.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

#28

Huh, I’ve had this exact same fire training

#29

That’s fucking appalling. Please complain so that they may think twice before showing it again. Especially if they were being all mad lad bants about it.

Someone very close to me died in a house fire and being forced to watch this would make me angry.

PS not fishing for sympathy and apologies if I’m being vague it was a long time ago but things like this piss me off a lot.

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#30

I’ve seen the video in question, it isn’t nice at all, there is the one of the Rhode Island nightclub fire too which genuinely shit me up a few times when I was in gigs away from fire exits. They may be desensitised to it, but that is no excuse as they can easily convey the importance of not locking fire exits (who even does that now?) and having wooden stands with decades of litter underneath (ditto) without it.

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#31

never heard it put like that before

#32

reminds me of the fire drill in The Office