Command presence makes or breaks incident control. The officer of the first-arriving unit serves as the initial incident commander (IC) and sets the stage for the incident. These are fundamental ...

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High-rise incidents can present a variety of challenges for responding chief officers. Because high-rise fires are inherently complex incidents with myriad challenges, the first-due chief can feel ...

It's important for fire department incident commanders to maintain an impartial and composed perspective. Engaging in simulations of ambiguous and chaotic incidents and conducting thorough reviews of ...

As a student of the fire service, I long have been at odds with the implicit value of seeking individuals who are lauded for their command presence as an indicator of their leadership acumen. In every ...

It's not only what you say, but how you say it that makes a strong leader. Watching the retrospective coverage of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina that marked the one-year anniversary of ...

Watching the retrospective coverage of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina that marked the one-year anniversary of the disaster, it was striking to observe the number of leaders who cried ...

One of the topics discussed in all police training courses is “command presence.” This is all about being able to communicate your wishes to another with both courtesy and authority in a manner to ...