An effectively implemented incident command system saves lives by promoting firefighter accountability and controlling activity. Incident command is the fundamental building block of a much larger ...

Purdue University’s Integrated Emergency Management Plan (IEMP) uses a management system widely known as the Incident Command System (ICS). The ICS provides an organizational structure capable of ...

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Four members of the Washington National Guard partnered recently with more than 170 employees from the ...

(TNS) - This year on the Gila National Forest, in New Mexico, there have been 55 wildfires — nine of which were human caused and the rest because of lightning. Based on the Forest’s Fire Management ...

Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice, among other publications. Emergency situations are simply a part of life, but schools now have a wider range of ...

All State of California employees are considered “disaster service workers” and may be called on to provide assistance if a disaster occurs. Since the SEMS/ICS system will be used by first responders ...

Comprehensive news coverage of the deadly mass shooting in Maine included reports on the hundreds of law enforcement officers who joined the hunt for the gunman. These officers represented local, ...

I am absolutely positive that everyone will not agree with what I’ve written below. Perhaps it will provoke some discussion on the topic where you live and work. I have noted that where I live, some ...

President George W. Bush visits a base camp Oct. 25, 2007, for first responders battling the Southern California wildfires. (White House photo by Eric Draper) Following the 2001 9/11 terrorist attacks ...

The local government of Cagayan de Oro City has launched an Incident Command System (ICS) to address public health concerns ...