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 ...

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. (KABC) -- Despite this week's rainfall in Southern California, recovery efforts continued Thursday in the Palisades and Eaton Fire burn zone ...

It's important for fire department incident commanders to maintain an impartial and composed perspective. Engaging in simulations of ambiguous and chaotic incidents and conducting thorough reviews of ...

Bradley Feely reminds incident commanders that they are are responsible for ensuring that they have the right people and that ...

The fireground doesn’t wait for perfect conditions. Textbooks and training scenarios often include a robust command structure with the incident commander (IC) supported by operations, logistics, ...

Three weeks into fighting the flames, a National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) has taken over managing the Jenkins Creek Fire. With the Jenkins Creek Fire remaining at 16,091 acres and 94% ...

Crewmembers from Lewis Environmental, a remediation contractor, conducts cleanup operations of oil patties that washed ashore at various locations on the Delaware Bay coastline between Fowler Beach ...

Three weeks after it began, the Jenkins Creek Fire sits at 16,091 acres, with 188 personnel still working to fight the flames. “Overall, one thing we’re finding with the hotter, drier weather ...

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 ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A public facility in Grand Junction went from housing a fair to a fire crew. The Mesa County Fairgrounds is being used as an incident command post, which is a central ...