Eight Saves at 800 Casanova: Mastery of Command

About this episode

The episode discusses a challenging structure fire response and modern incident command techniques.

Hosts Anthony Kastros and Brian Brush welcome Monterey (CA) Fire Department firefighters Lou Valdez, Patrick Moore, Greg Greenlee, and Matt Harris. On this episode of Command Show, the panel discusses responding to a nightmare scenario structure fire at the Casanova apartment complex. They detail this three-story, 90-unit building and how they were able to save residents from a smoke-filled hallway. What follows is a masterclass in modern incident command. This podcast is brought to you by Tablet Command. www.tabletcommand.com/get-started-lp Quick favor: take our 3-minute (anonymous) listener survey to help shape what we cover next: https://sprw.io/stt-9EB04

People in this episode

Hosts: Anthony Kastros, Brian Brush

Guests: Lou Valdez, Patrick Moore, Greg Greenlee, Matt Harris

Topics covered

• incident command
• firefighting
• rescue operations
• structure fire
• emergency response

Keywords

• firefighting
• incident command
• Casanova apartment
• rescue
• Monterey Fire Department

Sponsors

Tablet Command

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Monterey Fire Department

Products: Tablet Command

Places: Casanova apartment complex, Monterey (CA), Casanova

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