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 ...

Incident command system training opportunities will be held this month, according to event host Guam Homeland Security and ...

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 ...

A radical overhaul of the National Civil Protection Mechanism will be brought about by the establishment of 13 Regional ...

For a department to perform its critical mission, competent incident commanders (ICs) are an absolute necessity. The optimal word in this statement is competent. Anyone can wear a badge or occupy the ...

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, ...