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    The Firehouse.com Incident Command product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire service incident command products and services, including command boards, personnel tracking, incident command and fireground tracking software and fire scene command options.
    Photo by Curt Isakson
    This command post, which was for a four-alarm wildland urban interface fire that involved numerous neighborhoods and damaged nearly two dozen houses, includes a mobile radio, portable radios, numerous cellphones with chargers, and a computer and an iPad with cellular service. The incident involved more than a half-dozen entities and was managed under the Unified Command model. Numerous company officers were assigned to the command post to help to facilitate communications through the use of five channels, numerous cellphones and a computer with CAD to allow the tracking of resources. One channel was assigned strictly for the command staff to communicate nonemergency information regarding coverage, logistics and future potential needs.
    Operations & Training

    Command & Control Success: Considerations on Fireground Communications

    Curt Isakson
    Dec. 12, 2024
    Curt Isakson digs into the details of fireground communication, best practices and the tools to optimize the effort.
    John J. Salka Jr.
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: Where Is the Officer?

    John J. Salka Jr.
    Sept. 27, 2024
    John J. Salka Jr. tells why various engine and truck company operations can dictate where a company officer should be positioned.
    Photos by Shannon Hoffman
    Operations & Training

    Command & Control Success: Command Considerations

    Curt Isakson
    Sept. 3, 2024
    Curt Isakson reflects on a fire at a converted motel to explain why numerous factors of an incident must be contemplated in regard to communication and the request for resources...
    Leadership

    First Due: Lead Like a Genius

    Charlie Butterfield
    Sept. 2, 2024
    Charlie Butterfield explains why fire service leaders can benefit from Einstein's practices of learning through failure, letting one's mind wander and prioritizing relationships...
    John Oates
    Careers & Education

    FireFusion Preview: Technology for Incident Command & Operations Training

    Peter Matthews
    Aug. 2, 2024
    The one-of-a-kind FireFusion conference provides in-depth information to fire departments, chiefs, officers and firefighters on how the latest technology can improve incident ...
    Dennis Reilly
    Incident Command

    How Do You Select Incident Commanders?

    Dennis Reilly
    July 27, 2024
    Dennis Reilly wonders if fire departments are putting and keeping the right people in the right place.