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Friday, November 20, 2009

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Last month in Washington, D.C., two Metro-transit trains crashed, killing nine people. More than 200 firefighters and public-safety personnel from D.C., Maryland and Virginia responded. Dennis Rubin, chief of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and 40-year fire-service veteran, talks about the incident. What stands out to you about the response to this crash? There are a couple of issues I would share. I have seen so many positive changes in the command, the strategy and the tactical levels. The command structure, like it does at every event, fell into place as the units ...

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