VectorCommand is delighted to announce that it is the main conference and dinner sponsor for the inaugural CFOA Incident Command Conference, which is being held at the Telford Hotel and Golf Resort, Shropshire on 13th and 14th March 2012. This important conference presents an opportunity for principal and senior fire and rescue service commanders to hear first hand a fascinating range of command themes, including case studies presented by the commanders themselves.

Further information on the conference is available from the CFOA website at http://www.cfoa.org.uk/12228

Confirmed speakers include:

• Fire Commissioner for London Ron Dobson and Assistant Commissioner Dave Brown presenting a Gold/Silver command perspective from the London 7/7 terrorist attack
• Roy Wilsher, CFOA Operations Response Director and CFO at Hertfordshire FRS and CFO Hereford & Worcester FRS, Mark Yates presenting Gold/Silver perspectives of their experiences at Buncefield
• Sir Ken Knight who will be covering strategic aspects of the National Coordination and Advisory Framework
• Chief Fire Officer Paul Hancock will invite you to view progress being made against objectives set for the development of a new operational competence model
• Doctor Dave Sloggett will be covering the topic of psychology of command and
• Kevin Arbuthnot will update us on developments afoot for a new version of the ICS manual