Bronze Commander Training: Operational Response (14th – 15th December 26, Chelmsford, Essex)

A two day, exercise led command course for anyone who may have to declare, structure and run an incident at an event or venue, from a medical emergency or crowd surge to a major incident or terrorist attack. Two full immersive exercises, assessed throughout, with a Certificate of Competence for delegates who meet the standard.

What You’ll Learn

Day one: major incident command

• Why command fails under pressure: human factors and decision making blind spots
• Gold, silver and bronze command structures, tasking, reporting and handover
• JESIP and the Joint Decision Model
• METHANE reporting and the CSCATTT framework
• Scene safety, dynamic risk assessment, cordons and casualty command
• Decision logging, accountability and the legal consequences of command decisions
• Exercise one: a structural collapse at a busy venue with mass casualties (assessed)

Day two: counter terrorism command

• Radio discipline, and who decides when communications fail
• Control room coordination, media and stakeholder pressure
• Crowd safety: evacuate, invacuate or lockdown, and protecting vulnerable people
• Counter terrorism threats and what Martyn’s Law requires
• Exercise two: a marauding terrorist attack at a live event through to police handover (assessed)
• Recovery, hot debrief and staff welfare

Course Details

📅 Dates: Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th December 2026

📍 Venue: Chelmsford, Essex (full venue details sent with your booking confirmation)

⏱️ Duration: 2 days, 14.25 guided learning hours

👥 Group size: a maximum of 12 delegates, so every delegate is observed and assessed individually

📝 Assessment: written knowledge test, observed radio METHANE assessment, observation in both exercises and a mandatory decision log

🏅 Certification: Certificate of Competence, valid for 3 years, issued by 1705 Consultancy

📚 Includes: reading pack 7 days before the course and a personal action plan to take away

💷 Price: £595 +VAT per delegate

Delivered by former police, fire and ambulance commanders who have commanded real incidents, led by Rob Brettell, a former Essex Police Detective Inspector, and run in partnership with PFA Patient Focused Ambulance Services.

Full course content is on the Bronze Commander Training page. Bookings are subject to our booking and cancellation terms.

Places are limited. Book now to secure your place, or contact us to run this course for your own team.