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, ...

The fire had already spread from the factory to a warehouse that contains hazardous chemicals when the first patrol car arrives at 2 a.m. The officer's initial assessment sets several automated ...

In the simplest sense, incident command is the individual who oversees what’s going on, be it a straightforward run or the most complex of calls. In more complicated terms, it’s the individual who ...

WE’RE GETTING AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW FIRST RESPONDERS ARE TRAINING FOR ACTIVE ATTACK SITUATIONS, FIRE, EMS AND POLICE WERE AT THE FORMER DES MOINES UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THIS WEEK TO LEARN HOW TO WORK ...

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ALPENA, Mich. -- From July 23- Aug. 3, firefighters from Latvia, Bulgaria, and Estonia attended an Incident Command course at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, gaining familiarity with tactics ...

The worst-case scenario for the Ferguson Fire would be a blaze that stretches into Yosemite West and south into the Chowchilla Mountains, according to the incident commander Tuesday night. Mike ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (March 23, 2023) -- Fort Drum Directorate of Emergency Services, Criminal Investigation Division and South Jefferson Rescue Squad personnel lent their expertise and provided another ...