By Forest Reeder
Don’t take for granted the few minutes you have in the cab of your responding vehicle as part of the incident preparation process. Use this time as a crew to set the incident action plan into motion.
The company officer can begin to coordinate incident scene orders even while responding to the scene from within the cab of the apparatus. Listening to radio information, identification of basic incident factors along with other crew preparation activities may help eliminate a chaotic arrival on the scene.
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Forest Reeder began his fire service career in 1979. He currently serves as Battalion Chief / Director of Training & Safety with the Pleasantview Fire Protection District (www.plvw.org) and is the Director of Training for Southwest United Fire Districts (www.sufd.org). In these capacities, he is responsible for the design, implementation and coordination of in-service training activities as well as a full-service fire training academy program. Forest holds numerous Illinois fire service certifications and holds a Masters Degree in Public Safety Administration from Lewis University.
