te·nac·i·ty - noun - /təˈnasəde
The quality or fact of being very determined; Determination; Not quitting; Finding a way to get the job done, especially when relied upon for success.
Command Proficiency Training
Mayday Command Academy
Officer Development
Operations Consultation
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Who we are…
This teaching group consists of command level officers from all over the nation. Built on the foundation of getting the job done, and improving where we have seen change needed, we have come together to produce a command proficiency course like none other. We are able to work with single or multiple agencies to cater to your current and future needs, help educate and train your personnel to face the challenges of commanding incidents and enable commanders to operate at a more efficient and functional level.
Programs provided by Tenacity Saves Lives
Command Proficiency*
Mayday Command Academy*
Company Officer Size-Up - Learn and Do*
Mayday Management for Communications Center Personnel*
Large Scale Incident Command Applications*
Building Construction - Hazard Recognition in Your Town
Managing the Mayday
Tactical Comprehension
Reading the Fireground
What Do You Do…? Personnel Supervision/Issue Management
Leadership Points
Developing and Implementing a Field Training Program
*Designed to incorporate Communications Center Personnel
Command Proficiency
Our main program is built for up to 36 students lead by experienced instructors and evaluators, who can apply their skills with interaction from experienced live radio role-players.
This scalable course runs 2-4 days that integrates lecture discussions with hands-on training followed by immediate, individual feedback reviews
Various aspects of incident management with contingency considerations are presented
Recognizing and managing stress and it’s impact on command operations and decision making are covered
Students will use radios to command scenes with a virtual environment and live radio roleplay
Experienced commanders provide immediate feedback to be applied to the next given scenario
Mayday Command Academy
By taking participants and agencies from the written policy and SOP/SOG to the after-effects a mayday event brings, we share best practices, challenge participants and enable preparation and learning for mayday incidents reducing the risk of not being ready for one of the worst situations a commander can face. This program encompasses principles from Command Proficiency using interactive radio role players, experienced instructors and challenging scenarios.
Additional Interactive Programs
Company Officer Size-up - Learn and Do*
This interactive program will cover size-up, tactical decision-making, and communication, with a practical application using a host building with information presented on each side for the officer to read, make determinations from and communicate appropriate tactical decisions.
Mayday Management for Communications Center Personnel*
This 8-hour interactive discussion and radio-role play program runs your communications personnel through mayday scenarios to allow them to practice your policies, SOP/SOGs and enable a safe environment to determine best practices and build decision-making skills to aid Command in managing maydays.
Managing the Mayday
Likely the worst possible situation is having a mayday or multiple maydays while commanding an incident. This program is designed to cover the foundations and individuality of the various types of maydays, how to recognize when one may unfold, mechanisms to prevent their occurrence and tactics to employ to manage the situations, the stressors that come with them and the courses of action afterwards. 1 day lecture or multi-day lecture and hands-on interactive incident management programs available.
Large Scale Incident Command Applications*
This program is an interactive discussion and practice of controlling and managing incidents from their small scale start to large scenes spanning several days or operational periods. Concepts and considerations will be discussed with the audience helping build out the scene control and management for various situations.
Reading the Fireground
The fireground is a dynamic work place that changes every minute. How it began and how it ends will be vastly different. Solid decisions need to be made for the best potential outcome. Reading the Fireground helps pull together all the continuing elements so that each of the various personnel on the scene can determine the best actions for their given roles for the best chance of a successful outcome.
What Do You Do?
This interactive program brings the challenge of managing issues that arise when supervising all types of personnel. Genuine situations are posed to participants with collective responses and considerations for handling. Attendees are placed in “the hot seat”, presented situations and tasked with determining appropriate solutions in accordance with law, regulations, policy and culture. The potential responses are then evaluated and the good/better/best decisions are shared. Each of these scenarios is based on true events with genuine outcomes and impacts, both positively and negatively for the organization and personnel. These hard lessons are shared to minimize the risk agencies and leaders can face when confronting human behavior management. This engaging program is a must for supervisors.
Leadership Points
Leadership is a developed skill that seems to come naturally for a few but for many, we toil with what we can do to improve our skills to serve and lead those around us. This program is designed to cover the various aspects of leadership and examples of application. Continuous practice and study along with situations to challenge students with what actions could and should be taken are offered.
Developing and Implementing a Field Training Officer Program
Much of today’s fire service has inexperienced personnel joining it. Many promoting personnel are youthful in their positions. Each situation needs guidance, tasking and supervision to ensure success. Considering the challenges of recruiting, hiring, onboarding, teaching, instructing, managing, maintaining and developing new personnel in the organization, the investment is extensive and crucial. The risk of not preparing our members for their given roles has a considerable risk potential for the organization, the people within it and the people we are charged to protect. Having a Field Training Officer Program can help guide new personnel toward the success of meeting department vision, goals and missions while reducing risk to the personnel and organization.
Building Construction - Hazard Recognition In Your Town
This interactive program brings experienced fire service commanders to your town to do personalized building construction and tactics discussions for your respective hazards. This program allows for the instructors and your personnel to go to the sites, discuss in person the challenges and help build plans and determine best courses of action for your agency and the community.
Tactics and Strategies
Tactical Comprehension
From pre-dispatch to fire out, we need to be able to understand our size-up, tactics, strategies, best actions and contingencies for every type of emergency we can be called to. This program will cover size-up, determining tactical priorities, management, evaluation and considerations for first-in officers and incident commanders.
Tactics and Leadership Mixer
Combination of Leadership Points and Tactical Comprehension programs to offer an 8-hour session for your Officer Development Academy. Interactive discussions that have a practical application and relevant context for today’s fire service.
Officer Development
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