command post
noun
: a post at which the commander of a unit in the field receives orders and exercises command
Examples of command post in a Sentence
a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
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For that, Harris credited the LAFD, which had a command post in the expansive parking lot just beyond his patio.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
California Burned and anxious pets fill Pasadena shelter after Eaton fire
Jan. 17, 2025
Tim Sell, Pasadena’s deputy fire chief, said the Eaton fire exploded so quickly his department outgrew its first command post in Altadena’s Charles S. Farnsworth Park in a matter of hours.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The Castaic Sports Complex, also under a mandatory evacuation order, is being used as a fire command post.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
At Will Rogers State Historic Park, near the Palisades Fire command post, several deer were seen making their way up a hill.
—NBC News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
California Burned and anxious pets fill Pasadena shelter after Eaton fire
Jan. 17, 2025
Tim Sell, Pasadena’s deputy fire chief, said the Eaton fire exploded so quickly his department outgrew its first command post in Altadena’s Charles S. Farnsworth Park in a matter of hours.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The Castaic Sports Complex, also under a mandatory evacuation order, is being used as a fire command post.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
At Will Rogers State Historic Park, near the Palisades Fire command post, several deer were seen making their way up a hill.
—NBC News, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20post. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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