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First Graduates of Blue Card Command Training Program By: James McGuire
The State of Hawai’i, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) unit recently certified eight (8) fire suppression supervisors in the “All Hazard Zone Command Program” from Oct 4 – 19, 2020 at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (DKI) Fire Station 1. Developed by Fire Chief Allan Brunacini of the Phoenix Fire Department, the Blue Card Command (BCC) training program is designed to instruct, train, evaluate and certify fire department officers who serve in the role of Incident Commanders (IC’s).
(L-R): Lt. Dean Okamura, Lt. Larry Duclayan, Asst. Chief Ronnie Arevalo, and Asst. Chief Christopher Fortuno
IC’s supervise and manage emergency and hazard zone operations for every day National Incident Management System (NIMS) Type 4 & 5 events. Members selected must pass and complete the following:
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1. Pass the entire 40-50-hr on-line training program with a 70% grade or higher on the cognitive and knowledge-based classroom. Eligible students will be allowed to attend a 3-day BCC simulation evaluation lab. 2. The BCC simulation lab will evaluate each student in the role of the initial arriving Incident Commander and second arriving Incident Commander. Students will fill both IC positions and be evaluated for each of the programs 5 basic building types: Residential, multi-unit residentials, strip malls, commercial buildings, big box structures and a specialized aircraft module. 3. After successfully passing the evaluation lab and obtaining their local Type 4 & 5 Incident Commander certification the student will be required to attend 12-hrs of Strategic See BLUE CARD on page 8
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