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Our Customers say
it better than we can!
"On behalf of the Marshall-Wetzel LEPC and NORIMAC (Northern Ohio River Industrial Mutual Aid Council) I would like to thank Brian and his staff for a wonderful class. Everyone knows how dry ICS/NIMS can be. Command School, by far, was the best ICS/NIMS refresher I had attended. Not only did they refresh everyone on the basic ICS/NIMS Structure, Chains of Command, etc. they actually made it enjoyable. Scenarios were great. We certainly look forward to having them back in the future."
Mike Mucheck, Marshall County OEM Deputy Director
and Marshall-Wetzel LEPC Vice-Chairperson
"Thank you for a great learning experience. It was like no other class we've had here. Not only did we learn but we had so much fun doing it. Many in our group have commented to me that playing the role of other responders gave them so much insight as to what everyone else does and that understanding is so important. Having so many from the various disciplines interacting with each other was great. I have also heard comments from many that this was the best course that have attended. I look forward to the next time."
Laurie Sans, Henry County (OH) L.E.P.C.
"I had personally attended Command School several times before our county was able to obtain the funding to conduct a tabletop exercise. On March of this year (2009) we were able to conduct our first Command School and the training was excellent; (the facilitator) did an exceptional job of keeping everyone involved with the scenarios. I have attended other exercises over the years but Command School is the BEST! by far."
Curtis R. Crigler, Director, Pendleton County (WV) Office of Emergency Management
"The Sevier County Fire
Chiefs' Association is in the process of implementing both an automatic aid matrix and communications plan involving the eleven fire departments of our county. This involves major operational changes. Command School TTX was utilized to facilitate both the transition and to discover weaknesses in the plan. The training not only identified these areas, but also identified deficiencies in the amount of command officers of our county and their ability to command and control low frequency, high risk incidents.
"For several years we have interacted with nationally respected speakers & instructors. The Command School facilitator has as much talent and ability as anyone on the national circuit. He was able to mesh the NIMS/ICS principles with the
"real world" of command and control. His insight and experience was a huge added benefit to the success of not only the two day class, but also the operational changes that we are implementing across the county.
"The lessons learned were applied within two days of the completion of the class (Mar 2009). We experienced a wildland urban interface incident that involved not only the eleven fire departments of our county but also fire departments from two other counties.
"Thanks to (Command School TTX personnel) for their part in making us more prepared for the low frequency/high risk events that we will inevitably be confronted with."
Captain Lynn Rawlings, Sevierville (TN) Fire Department
"College Park Fire Rescue hosted Command School TTX in December of 2008 at our Georgia International Convention Center. We had over 100 firefighters from outside agencies requesting to attend. The class far exceeded our expectations. The tabletop exercises were very realistic. We had approximately 12 different agencies during the 2 day session.
"The NIMS overview was a good start for what turned out to be a very fulfilling day of practical exercises. We have several high rise hotels and commercial businesses which we very rarely have incidents at. This training gave us a much needed opportunity to exercise our officers in the many aspects of mutual aid and coordinating an effective Incident Management Process in the event there is an incident at one of these larger facilities.
"It made us that much better and also showed areas for improvement. Our guys did a great job and had lots of fun. It was well worth the cost. I would highly recommend Command School for all Officers and future Officers. Thanks for a job well done and we look forward to our next Table Top Exercise."
Kevin Harris, Training Officer, College Park Fire Rescue (GA)
"We have used Command School several times in the past with great success and the
(4) Tabletop sessions that we held in September 2008 were no exception. It is an excellent dynamic training tool which allowed is to prepare for our 2 day full-scale exercise held in October. The ICS and NIMS deliver for school officials and hospital officials was well received, it helped them put into perspective their roles and responsibilities."
Roy Shipley Jr., EMA Director, Fayette County (PA) Emergency Management Agency
"The state of Maine Emergency Management Agency
sponsored six regional one day (Command School TTX)
programs held throughout the state. The programs
were designed to our specifications and attended by
first response, emergency management and state
agencies. The purpose was to bridge the gap between
training with ICS and NIMS and delivering it in an
actual event. The trainings allowed us to get full
scale exercise dynamics and results in a classroom
setting without the planning and large costs.
Participants were interested and engaged through the
entire program and left a little better prepared at
the end of the day."
Mark Belserene,
Exercise Officer, Maine Emergency Management Agency
"Command School
brought together all the things we have learned in
our NIMS courses. During two days, our counties
emergency responders from Fire, Police, EMS, EMA,
and schools worked side by side implementing the ICS
and NIMS. Once again through your table top
exercises we have proven that the system works for
any type and size of incident. Thank you Command
School for the excellent table top training and the
knowledgeable facilitator that you provided to
Dekalb County Indiana."
Mike VanZile, Fire
Chief, Auburn (IN) Fire Department
"Please accept our
sincere thanks for the excellent table top training
you provided to Marlboro Township in December 2006.
It was thought provoking to learn how necessary it
is for forces to work together during times of
extreme emergency situations. Our police officers,
fire volunteers and first aid squad without
questions gained an understanding of the importance
of establishing a command center and placing one
individual in charge, while at the same time,
working closely together. With members from two
school districts in attendance for one training
session, they witnessed first hand how quickly
situations can arise and the significance of calling
in trained emergency personnel as quickly as
possible. Again, our thanks for an excellent
training session.
Judy Tiernan,
Business Administrator, Township of Marlboro (NJ)
"MABAS Division 16
recently hosted Command School to provide training
for company and Chief Officers. In addition, we
invited local emergency management and dispatch
agencies to be part of the training. The Abbottville
tabletop simulator really helped to put all the new
NIMS requirements into perspective. Our
facilitator.. did a great job working with all the
different organizations. We are confident the
training will help us manage incidents at all levels
more effectively would recommend the training to all
emergency agencies looking to improve their Command
and Control at emergency incidents.
Keith Krestan,
Battalion Chief of Training, Lisle (IL)
"I wanted to thank you
all for the enthusiasm, professionalism and
reassurance that you provided this weekend to us all
in the CVVFD. Thanks to you I am more excited and
ready to help my county, state, and fire company. I
appreciate all of your hard work."
Unidentified
Participant, Volunteer Firefighter/EMT,
multi-jurisdictional Tabletop exercise
"Thanks for all of your work on educating us, you did a fantastic job! You do a great job of taking somewhat dry material and making it fun, several people have already commented to me how good the training was."
Chris Kelly, Manager of Environmental, Safety and Security, Allegiance Health
"I want to thank Brian and the (Command School TTX) team for this valuable exercise program. This program really shows how the ICS and NIMS training come in to play in an emergency. We brought about 75 people together for this two day program from all parts of our town government and everybody had a chance to work together. I would strongly recommend this program to any emergency responder wanting to move forward and better their skills in emergency preparedness."
Captain Glenn Cote, Training Officer, Terryville Fire Department
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