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As agencies came together to respond to a single incident, it became obvious that each had their own command structure. That established command structure did not always coincide with the command structure of other responding agencies. On an agency‐by‐agency basis, the chain of command structure was often strictly enforced by their own agency, and it left no room for deviation. Rather than coming up with a universal command structure or assimilate to the command structure of the agency, they were there to support; some mutual aid agencies would unequivocally refuse to adapt to change their own structure. This refusal to change command structure occurred for a multitude of reasons, but in some instances, the underlying problem fell along the lines of holding on to traditions. In other instances, this defiant attitude was based on past (or current) turf wars between agencies.

The traditionalist agencies were most often the ones to create the biggest fuss over their command structure. They were often unwilling to even slightly change to match up with other agencies. Some believe that this led to a quote about some fire departments that states “150 years of tradition, unimpeded by progress.”