The best and worst of 2004

wolf · 01-01-2005, 05:42 PM

Incident command's ... even so, it is harder than hell to keep first responders from doing their job.

That contributed to the loss of firefighters on 9/11 ... they kept climbing up, even when it was pretty clear that there wasn't anything for them to do up there, just in case there was.

Even though I'm somewhat familiar with things like incident command, I was always surprised that they set up the command post in the lobby of building. I guess that's something that's common for working a high-rise fire, but it always seemed unusual to me.

01-01-2005, 05:42 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Incident command's ... even so, it is harder than hell to keep first responders from doing their job. That contributed to the loss of firefighters on 9/11 ... they kept climbing up, even when it was pretty clear that there wasn't anything for them to do up there, just in case there was. Even though I'm somewhat familiar with things like incident command, I was always surprised that they set up the command post in the lobby of building. I guess that's something that's common for working a high-rise fire, but it always seemed unusual to me. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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