Capabilities
CommandSim is aimed at addressing critical needs involved in collaborative, tactical command training while minimizing technological and logistical resource requirements.  Therefore, it permits...

• Use in a small or large group, via computer network or Internet
• Realistic practice and evaluation for command personnel and line officers
• Rapid scenario creation for Fire, MCI, and other emergency response incidents
• Instructor-led training that allows customization to address specific areas or skills
• Advanced modeling and graphics for more elaborate interactive requirements, such for equipment training.

Benefits
Technology is only useful to the extent that it enables performance improvement in a cost-effective way.  CommandSim customers relate how well training in the simulated environment translates to real-world behavior—practicing a standardized approach leads to standardized outcomes in the field.  Among other benefits of CommandSim are...

• Hands-on practice in a collaborative environment allows evaluation of team performance and their ability to improvise.  Collaborative practice enables everyone to know what to expect from one another before they get into a particular situation
• Sharing scenarios and command best practices with other CommandSim customers via yearly user conferences and online, 24/7 asynchronous discussion
• Allows participants to be in the same classroom or remain in their fire stations
• Use for specialized team or multi-agency coordination training
• Low per firefighter per hour training cost
• Scenarios can be as simple as photographs or complex as involving simulated equipment, animations, graphics, sounds, and 3-D.  Also, because scenarios are made using Flash, designers are not locked into special vendors or esoteric tools to produce more elaborate content—there are millions of Flash developers
• No special software installation for participants besides the free Flash player, which comes pre-installed on almost all computers within the past few years.