Incident Command

Jake Pelk joined Tablet Command as Vice President of Sales & Customer Success.
Tablet Command has hired distinguished fire service professional Jake Pelk as Vice President of Sales and Customer Success.
Aug. 11, 2025
Images courtesy of Andrew Bozzo
The drawing and the command board here demonstrate a simple set up of divisions and groups. When assigning divisions to a wildland urban interface fire, the author makes sure that division supervisors know their title, objectives, resources that are assigned and the communications plan, aka TORC.
Aug. 7, 2025
Photos by Curt Isakson
Fire officers/fireground commanders must recognize that their tactical options are constrained when they are limited to low staffing and a restricted amount of tools and equipment. For example, an engine company that’s staffed with three firefighters might dictate that the driver operate a top-mounted deck gun that has a gate valve installed on it as part of an exterior/defensive attack, including to protect exposures.
Aug. 6, 2025
Photos by Michael Terpak
Given the potential complexities of a church’s construction and its occupancy possibilities, chief officers and company officers must prepare for a difficult operation.
July 19, 2025
Photo by John Kaminski
Sharing real-time information between agencies and organizations that are involved in a unified command allows for a comprehensive understanding of the situation and enhanced situational awareness and decision-making.
July 15, 2025
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June 23, 2025
Photos by Michael Daley
Initial-arriving crews must make a complete assessment of conditions of the entire incident, not just the front. Here, the bars that are on the windows immediately require another alarm to the assignment to deal with that hazard.
June 4, 2025
Irmo Fire Department
Irmo firefighter James Muller died during a fire in apartment building in the Columbia-Richland Fire Department's response area in May 2023.
May 6, 2025
Peter Matthews
Most of our firefighting decisions are intuitive and based on previous experience. Your gut tells you much and will generally steer you in the right direction.
March 18, 2025

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