Ep 116: Incident Management vs. Tactics

C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management · Jul 21, 2025 · 24m

Emergency response agencies tend to spend much more time on tactics training—like room clearing or forming rescue teams—than on incident management, which focuses on organizing resources and ensuring everyone works together effectively. The podcast argues that both are equally important and should be integrated, suggesting agencies use small, realistic joint drills with law enforcement, fire, and EMS to build communication skills, clarify roles, and improve overall incident outcomes, rather than keeping these trainings separate or overly complicated.

We dive deep into:

The differences and…