The number one job of any incident commander is to do everything they can to prevent a line of duty death. ⚠️ 1️⃣ By preparing our members BEFORE the fire. 2️⃣ By managing the incident to support a safe and aggressive firefight DURING the fire. You should always be doing one of two things - leading your people in battle, or preparing them for battle. (Col. Dandridge Malone, US Army, ret). Learn more about the Aggressive Command Supports Aggressive Firefighting program - info in my story & bio. #

When you’re the incident commander - bad things don’t happen to you. They happen to your firefighters. 😬🔥 Are you ready for the NEXT fire you command to be a tough offensive fire, with people trapped, and a mayday from one of your friends? ⚠️ There are only a few seats left in our next Aggressive Command Cohort - which starts in just 2 weeks. In this expanded 12-WEEK program, we will cover FIREGROUND-PROVEN systems and techniques that will give new and current incident commanders the confidenc

The Incident Commander must know where all firefighters are, at ALL TIMES, throughout the incident. ⚠️🔥 Command must balance of both "attendance" and "accountability". 👨🏻‍🚒 Attendance is knowing what members are on scene and to which company or crew they are assigned. This is commonly done with riding lists, ID cards, "passport" systems, etc. But this just tells you WHO is there, not WHERE they are. 📝 Accountability is where the companies are placed on the incident - ideally organized by lo