Command Competence provides fire service training resources for firefighters, company officers, chief officers, and instructors. These materials support professional development in fireground decision making, incident command, fire dynamics, strategy and tactics, and scenario-based training.
10-Minute Training
10-Minute Training uses Tactical Decision Games to provide repeated, scenario-based practice in fireground decision making. The searchable 10-Minute Training Library includes incidents involving residential and commercial fires, Maydays, hazardous materials, water supply, and other operational challenges.
Training Bulletins
Training Bulletins provide focused learning materials addressing fire dynamics, strategy and tactics, incident command, communications, and other operational topics. They may be used independently or to support company-level and officer-development training.
Fire Service Case Studies
Fire Service Case Studies examine significant emergency incidents to help firefighters and officers build vicarious experience and recognize patterns. The studies explore relationships among incident conditions, decisions, actions, and outcomes.
Papers
Papers include articles, conference papers, and other professional material addressing compartment fire behavior, extreme fire behavior, ventilation, simulation and training, and the application of fire science to firefighting operations.
Small Scale Fire Dynamics Props
Small Scale Props includes plans for single- and multi-compartment dolls houses and other small-scale fire dynamics props. These tools support demonstrations of fire development, ventilation effects, and extreme fire behavior when full-scale live fire training is not available.