In a week long class conducted in San Bernardino, 20 west coast firefighters from all across southern California participated in training simulations for the CSFM Fire Command 2E.
The Class was held at the headquarters for the San Bernardino unit of Cal Fire. Battalion Chief Dave Golder with The California Fire Department lead the instruction for the week with assistance from Battalion Chief Jim Topoleski from Redlands.
In preparation of the 2008 wildfire season, students were able to utilize an incredible tabletop simulation station. The pool sized table consists of dirt strategically arranged throughout, with hills, model homes, and roads. The vegetation was saw dust and wood shavings.
The students were able to simulate operating at wildland incidents and coordinated resources utilizing the incident command system. The uniqueness of the training table left all of the students with laughs, sighs and of course, spotlight anxiety as they each took turns being in charge of resource assignments and establishing a command presence.
Fire Command 2E left a lasting impression, more slides for the carousel, and bettered the skills of all who participated, including myself.
Written by Jason Serrano, WC911 Editor
2 comments ↓
the sand tables above are an exellant way to train on incident command system on wildland fires. I have had the same class with a captian that offers it with our department. the captains class also offers simulation tables for structure fires, traffic collisions, and as complicated to a jumbo jet crash into a school. you get a chance to relize how overwhlemed and IC can get on such incidents
i agree this is a great training tool that every department should train with to be prepare
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