EMD and EFD are how I talk people through medical and fire emergencies on a live 911 line. The FEMA Independent Study courses are the national language for incident command — the same framework I use when the board gets loud. PDFs are the originals.
scope
Protocol-driven medical interrogation, pre-arrival instructions, and priority dispatch for EMS. This is the script behind “tell me if they are breathing.”
where I use it
- Medic911 — live medical and fire channel
- OnStar — telematics medical/fire assists
scope
Structured fire and rescue questioning, coding, and pre-arrival so the right assignment leaves the bay the first time.
where I use it
- Medic911 fire incidents
- Special operations / MCI exercises
Incident Command System fundamentals — roles, span of control, and how a chaotic scene becomes a board.
Single-resource and initial-action ICS. How a first-arriving unit starts command before the cavalry exists.
Emergency public information and interpersonal comms under stress — the same muscle as a clean radio transmission.
National Incident Management System — how local, state, and federal pieces lock together when the incident outgrows one agency.
How the nation responds: ESFs, unified command, and why a TERT deployment during Helene had a chain of command.