The Blue Card Rundown for April, 2025

This episode features Josh Blum and John Vance.

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Josh Blum, Blue Card Program Manager, delivers a comprehensive update on Blue Card’s expanding universe of command training programs and system enhancements.
• Successful FDIC presence with over 1,000 meaningful visitor conversations, addressing misconceptions about Blue Card being “just a communication system”
• B Shifter website (bshifter.com) offers free weekly training resources, articles, podcasts, and downloadable SOGs
• New Train-the-Trainer classes announced in Central County (MO), Sterling Heights (MI), Volusia County (FL), and Bay County (FL)
• 2025 Blue Card Conference features pre-conference workshops including safety train-the-trainer, mayday, strategic decision-making, and incident expansion courses
• New Dispatcher 2.0 program launches with refreshed interface, updated content, and comprehensive e-book reference
• Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) program debuts with first train-the-trainer in June, featuring modules for various aircraft emergencies
• New CE modules cover multifamily buildings, radio communications, strategy shifts, and upcoming Technical Rescue Team awareness-level training
• After Action Review module receiving enthusiastic adoption, helping departments target training to specific improvement areas
• Schedule filling rapidly through end of 2025; departments encouraged to book training slots soon

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