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Stephanie Bice: “Gary Mars...was the incident commander for the Murrah…”

Featuring: Stephanie Bice, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, District 5

2025 IAFF U.S. Legislative Conference – Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK)

Published March 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:33

In 1947, Gary was not only the fire chief for the Oklahoma City Fire Department, he was Gary Mars...was the incident commander for the Murrah bombing. Under his leadership, Oklahoma City set the benchmark for terrorism and disaster emergency response and rescue. You he implemented the Incident Command System, or ics, which is now the mandatory structure for any incident being worked under under federal Response plan. (03:33–04:07)

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Asserts Gary Mars' role and the impact of his leadership during the Oklahoma City bombing response.

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