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 ...

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 ...

All State of California employees are considered “disaster service workers” and may be called on to provide assistance if a disaster occurs. Since the SEMS/ICS system will be used by first responders ...

DAET, Camarines Norte (PIA) — In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Uwan (Fung-Wong), the importance of thorough preparation for emergencies and disasters has become increasingly clear in Camarines Norte.

In 2017, my regional training chief asked me if I would be interested in attending the Blue Card Incident Command Instructor course. I'm sure that he could see the hesitation on my face, and he ...

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) established by FEMA in 2004 includes the utilization of a standardized approach to managing critical incidents through the use of the Incident Command ...

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 ...

The Port Richmond Community Emergency Response Team met Thursday night at the Community Board 2 Lou Caravone Community Service Building, to provide training on the Incident Command System for handling ...

It's been a busy spring for Calvin campus safety director Bill Corner. In recent weeks he has led both incident command system training for the college (how Calvin would respond to such things as a ...

[Photo: Officer Erin Gabaldon operates the communicator station during a Hydra simulation; she can see and hear what the Incident Management Teams are doing in the syndicate rooms. Photo courtesy of ...

Integrating tools such as drones, artificial intelligence and real-time data analytics promises to revolutionize how first responders operate. However, one tried-and-true concept from the 1970s is ...