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 ...
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If there is anything that the last several years have taught long-term care providers about managing emergencies and disasters, it’s that strong leadership is a critical operational component to help ...
How Does Your Incident Command System Benefit Your Department? Does your department use the traditional whiteboard and checklist as part of your incident command, or do you use a digital incident ...
Mobile Emergency Response Team are on location at the Hazard Area Command Center providing assistance in local flood response in Hazard, Kentucky, on July 30, 2022. (Robert Kaufmann/FEMA) FEMA has ...
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, ...
Nevermind the Justice League, make way for the Pitkin County Incident Management Team (PCIMT). PCIMT, under the direction of the Pitkin County sheriff, was established to organize and support the ...
Years ago, a prediction was made by a chief officer in New York City, Joseph Galvin, when he wrote a letter to The New York Times to share insight into the future of the fire service. This experienced ...
When her daughters were younger, Debbie Beard would pick them up regularly from school. Self-described as “always the late mom,” she was more likely one of several moms who didn’t get their children ...