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The Command School
Story
Using a diorama as a training tool is a concept that
provides tactile utility for critical incident
management teams.
Don Abbott developed the model city diorama, "Abbottville™",
to provide training sequences for
fire and hazardous materials teams. Since then thousands
of firefighters and community critical incident
management teams have strengthened their
decision-making, communications, leadership,
strategic and tactical skill sets as Abbottville™
transitioned into Command School and, subsequently,
Command School TTX.
The Command School TTX "Abbottville™" diorama
features model landscapes that simulate
suburban, rural, industrial, urban, high rise
buildings, airports or special hazard environments.
Experienced discipline facilitators make the events
as real to life as possible. Fire, smoke and HazMat
simulations are used; emergency equipment is
dispatched. During the exercise scenarios,
participants will use radios and wear identifying
vests as they strategize and role-play the response
activity. The participants use scale model
apparatus, police cars, ambulances and other types
of props. This is as real as it gets! Actual
incidents are used as the basis for most of the
scenarios. Scenarios can run as short as 40 minutes
and as long as eight hours.
Command School TTX has employed the tabletop diorama
in exercises and training for municipalities, fire
and rescue, law enforcement, EMS, public works and
public health departments around the country to
practice tactics and Incident Command. It is often
used by local LEPC's and by state and county Emergency
Management Agencies who are required to hold annual
drills, and wish to provide practice command and
Emergency Operations Center operations for the local
emergency responders. Commercial enterprises, such
as chemical producers, refineries and large
corporations use the table-top allow their Emergency
Response Teams, and facility directors to practice their
in-house emergency response plans, and to practice
Unified Command with surrounding fire and police
departments.
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