dangerous, says Bill Godfrey, deputy chief of training and information technology at the Orange County Fire Rescue Department (OCFRD). Fires and emergencies are unpredictable, so incident commanders need to learn specific skills that will help them anticipate and plan for what might arise on any given day. With over 900 firefighters on staff and 86,269 emergency calls handled in 2004 alone, the OCFRD had to make hands-on training widel

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