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This episode discusses the evolution of the Fire Command textbook and its impact on incident command and firefighter safety.

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Nick Brunacini and is hosted by John Vance. We trace the origin of the Fire Command textbook from Alan Brunacini and why standardizing incident command changes everything from water-on-the-fire decisions to firefighter safety. We walk through what’s new in Fire Command 3 and how Blue Card training turns hard lessons into a repeatable system that works under pressure: • why freelancing and arrival-order deployment fail under stress • how Alan Brunac...

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