Qualities of Effective Incident Commanders

By Daniel P. Sheridan

Qualities of Effective Incident Commanders

This course describes and examines 16 qualities effective incident commanders should possess. These principles apply no only to managment of wildland and structural fires, but to every aspect of good fire service management. Students will learn to apply these 16 qualities by using the L.E.C.E. and L.O.D.A.N.C.E acronymns to prevent fireground and firehouse mistakes.

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