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Thoughts on incident command in low-staffed environments. ⬇️🔥 In many of our command classes, I talk with firefighters from departments who have minimal manpower on the fireground initially. They’ll often share that their manpower may be so low that the chief can’t just be the IC - they may have to pump the engine, move the line, or do other tasks. 👌🏼 If your manpower situation is so low that “the chief” has to get hands-on and can’t be a dedicated incident commander - that may be what you mu