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Tactical Decision Game: Vacant Strip Mall Fire
You are the company officer on Engine-1, while crew is restocking medical supplies after an EMS response, the following dispatch comes in: “Dispatch to Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 4, Ladder 1, Battalion 1, and Battalion 2 respond to 2212 22nd Street this your nearest cross will be F Street, this is a commercial fire response, all units responding to 2212 22nd Street switch to tactical channel-2 and acknowledge en route.” 2212 22nd Street is in a mixed commercial and residential urban...
Tactical Decision Game: Big Box Store Fire
You are the company officer on Engine 1. While conducting the morning roll call, the following dispatch comes in: “Dispatch to Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Ladder 1, and Battalion 1 respond to 10200 Coors Bypass this will be at the Home Repository, we have a report of a fire in the loading dock area with sprinkler activation.”. The Home Repository store is a typical’ “big box” home improvement store of tilt-slab construction.
Tactical Decision Game: Town House Fire
Home/Firefighter Training Your engine company is preparing lunch when the following dispatch comes in: “Dispatch to Engine-1, Engine-2, Engine-3, Ladder-1, and Battalion-1 respond to 210 Anniston Court. The nearest cross street is Ashmore Drive. We have a report of a structure fire.” 210 Anniston Court is a two-story town home located in an upscale residential neighborhood. The town homes are of lightweight, platform-frame construction with pitched asphalt tile roofs.
Tactical Decision Game: Apartment Building Fire
Your crew is conducting the morning equipment check when the following dispatch comes in: “Dispatch to Engine-1, Engine-2, Engine-3, Ladder-1, and Battalion-1 respond to 425 Singing Arrow Avenue the closest intersection is Dorado Place we have a report of a structure fire.” The address, 425 Singing Arrow Avenue, is part of an apartment complex consisting of five three-story buildings in a working-class neighborhood.
Tactical Decision Game: Garage Fire
Home/Firefighter Training Welcome to Tactical Decision Gaming (TDGs), where you learn by doing. Click the link at the bottom to begin the simulation, which models your response to a garage fire. This is how a TDG works: You are the company officer on the first-arriving engine. You will be dispatched to a fire. Uncertainty is part of the game. You will get some, but not all, information. Just like the real world you will arrive at the fire and make decisions. Give your size-up IN RADIO LANGUAGE.
Tactical Decision Game: Residential Fire
Welcome to Tactical Decision Gaming (TDGs), where you learn by doing. Click the link at the bottom to begin the simulation, which models your response to a residential fire. This is how a TDG works: You are the company officer on the first-arriving engine. You will be dispatched to a fire. Uncertainty is part of the game. You will get some, but not all, information. Just like the real world you will arrive at the fire and make decisions. Give your size-up IN RADIO LANGUAGE. Direct your crew.
Tactical Decision Game: 2½-Story House Fire
Welcome to Tactical Decision Gaming (TDGs), where you learn by doing. Click the links at the bottom to begin the simulation. This is how a TDG works: You are the company officer on the first-arriving engine. You will be dispatched to a fire. Uncertainty is part of the game. You will get some, but not all, information. Just like the real world you will arrive at the fire and make decisions. Give your size-up IN RADIO LANGUAGE. Direct your crew. Give orders to the next arriving companies IN RADIO LANGUAGE.
Tactical Decision Game: Garden Apartment Fire
Welcome to Tactical Decision Gaming (TDGs), where you learn by doing. Click the links at the bottom to begin the simulation. This is how a TDG works: You are the company officer on the first-arriving engine. You will be dispatched to a fire. Uncertainty is part of the game. You will get some, but not all, information. Just like the real world you will arrive at the fire and make decisions. Give your size-up IN RADIO LANGUAGE. Direct your crew. Give orders to the next arriving companies IN RADIO LANGUAGE.
Tactical Decision Game: Structure Fire
Welcome to Tactical Decision Gaming (TDGs), where you learn by doing. Click the links at the bottom to begin the simulation. This is how a TDG works: You are the company officer on the first-arriving engine. You will be dispatched to a fire. Uncertainty is part of the game. You will get some, but not all, information. Just like the real world you will arrive at the fire and make decisions. Give your size-up IN RADIO LANGUAGE. Direct your crew. Give orders to the next arriving companies IN RADIO LANGUAGE.
Tactical Decision Game: Strip Mall Fire
Welcome to Tactical Decision Gaming (TDGs), where you learn by doing. Click the links at the bottom to begin the simulation. This is how a TDG works: You are the company officer on the first-arriving engine. You will be dispatched to a fire. Uncertainty is part of the game. You will get some, but not all, information. Just like the real world you will arrive at the fire and make decisions. Give your size-up IN RADIO LANGUAGE. Direct your crew. Give orders to the next arriving companies IN RADIO LANGUAGE.
Tactical Decision Game: Structure Fire Response
Welcome to Tactical Decision Gaming (TDGs), where you learn by doing. Click the links at the bottom to begin the simulation. This is how a TDG works: You are the company officer on the first-arriving engine. You will be dispatched to a fire. Uncertainty is part of the game. You will get some, but not all, information. Just like the real world you will arrive at the fire and make decisions. Give your size-up IN RADIO LANGUAGE. Direct your crew. Give orders to the next arriving companies IN RADIO LANGUAGE.
Tactical Decision Games
Welcome to Tactical Decision Gaming (TDGs), where you learn by doing. Click the links at the bottom to begin the simulation. This is how a TDG works: You are the company officer on the first-arriving engine. You will be dispatched to a fire. Uncertainty is part of the game. You will get some, but not all, information. Just like the real world you will arrive at the fire and make decisions. Give your size-up IN RADIO LANGUAGE. Direct your crew. Give orders to the next arriving companies IN RADIO LANGUAGE.
Tactical Decision Games 2H
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