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 ...

No element of response to fires and other incidents is more important to fire department leadership, incident commanders (ICs) and municipalities than the safety of their firefighters. Evidence of ...

Washington, D.C.- Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, announced today the release of the new IS-200 Basic Incident ...

When disasters strike, confusion often follows, bringing overlapping orders, scattered resources, and delayed decisions. For responders undergoing the Office of Civil Defense’s (OCD) Basic Incident ...