Inside The Command Post

Inside the Command Post – Episode 4

January 4, 2009

Here is our fourth episode of the “Inside Command Post”. A series created by Battalion Chief Mike Alder with the San Bernardino City FD, CA. This training series is designed to promote the need for ICS and to help Firefighters train in the area of Command and Control.

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Inside The Command Post – Episode 3

December 15, 2008

Here is our third episode of the “Inside Command Post”.  A series created by Battalion Chief Mike Alder with the San Bernardino City FD, CA.  This training series is designed to promote the need for ICS and to help Firefighters train in the area of Command and Control. Comments, questions and suggestions are welcomed and [...]

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INSIDE THE COMMAND POST – EPISODE 2

December 8, 2008

A look at the first arriving company and chief officers as they arrive on scene, give their size-up, perfrom a dynamic risk assessment of the situation, start developing an IAP and building the IC system. This video shows a working commercial fire as well as three apartment fires, one of which is vacant and abandoned. [...]

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Inside The Command Post – Episode 1

December 1, 2008

A training series using actual on-scene footage from inside the vehicles of first-arriving Officers. The focus of these video posts is on verbiage and methods for performing quality scene size-ups.  An added benefit will be the demonstration of how critical ICS is to operating a safer fire-ground.  Episodes of the  “Inside the Command Post” series [...]

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