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The fireground doesn’t wait for perfect conditions. Textbooks and training scenarios often include a robust command structure with the incident commander (IC) supported by operations, logistics, ...

In the simplest sense, incident command is the individual who oversees what’s going on, be it a straightforward run or the most complex of calls. In more complicated terms, it’s the individual who ...

The report was hurried and being shouted. “We have an industrial building that is heavily involved in fire on the first floor. Strike out a second alarm.” “Engine 17, from dispatch. What is the ...