Command Post Management for New Officers

In this four-part video series, Fire Chief Marc Bashoor provides an overview of command post management for new officers.

Bashoor first addresses the importance of training on command post management to ensure officers know how to bring calm to already chaotic scenes. In the next three videos, Bashoor details the acronym LABOR: Location, Announce, Box, Observe and Relax. He concludes with a mayday checklist for mitigating emergencies on scene.

• Bringing calm to chaos: Command post management for new officers, Part 1

  Critical tips for new officers running incident command, including an acronym to help control the scene

• It's all about location: Command post management, Part 2

  Detailing the pros and cons of the incident commander's three options for the command post: inside the vehicle, at the back of the vehicle and in front of the incident

• Running the scene: Command post management, Part 3

  Detailing three parts of the incident command acronym LABOR: Announce, box and observe

• Learning to relax: Command post management, Part 4

  The final step in the LABOR acronym, relax underscores that ICs must not bring more chaos to an already dynamic scene