On Christmas morning in 2020, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was detonated in downtown Nashville. The blast damaged more than 40 buildings and started multiple fires. Scott Burgess, who was the initial incident commander, will explain the response and the challenges that were faced by the Nashville Fire Department. He will cover the tactics and deployment of suppression, hazmat and USAR teams. Additionally, he will discuss the setup of EMS, triage and MCI components as well as how partnerships with local, state and federal authorities were the keys to a seamless establishment of a unified command and, more importantly, a major incident that ran like a well-oiled machine.

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