"What we focus on in the training is how do we sequence these things and do things at the same time," said Bill Godfrey, lead instructor. "Manage it all. communicate, keep everything and everybody informed."
A Benton County first responder stumbled upon the course online. Chief Bill Whealan from Benton County Fire District #4 applied to be the host agency after the discovery.
"All the incidences happening across America--it's become the new norm," said Whealan. "What we have to do is try and save lives to the best of our ability. We have to reduce time off the clock and the better we can coordinate with each other, the better off we're going to be overall."
Godfrey and his team lead a lecture course with nearly 60 first responders. After that, it's all hands on deck. A simulation scenario is created.