...Katherine Jane Lamb; Cecilia Hammar Wijkmark; Ian Greatbatch Purpose This study investigates patterns of strengths and weaknesses in incident command performance across UK Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) and explores how these insights can support the development of evidence-informed training...

... statistics performed. Findings Structured analysis of incident command assessment data should inform subsequent training cycles of individuals, organisations and procedures. Key behavioural markers were identified in Level 1 (L1) and Level 2 (L2) commanders which influence assessment outcomes. Reduced...

...Katherine Jane Lamb; Jim Davies; Richard Bowley; John-Paul Williams Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the use of simulation in both the development and assessment of Fire & Rescue Service incident commanders. Continuous development and assessment is required due to a reduction...

...Paul Michael Young; Alan St Clair Gibson; Elizabeth Partington; Sarah Partington; Mark Wetherell Purpose – Incidents requiring command and control require all personnel from firefighters (FFs) to the incident commander (IC) to make continuous decisions often with limited information and under...