Explore how fire agencies are moving beyond the whiteboard. Tactical worksheets and command boards have long been part of the job—but they come with significant limitations such as hard-to-read ...

Technological advancements within the public safety industry have evolved rapidly in recent years, and Tablet Command, which was built by firefighters, has become a leader in the space by ...

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Before an organization initiates business continuity and disaster recovery activities, incident management is critical. Incident management starts when an organization identifies the severity of a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Appropriate management of an incident begins with the incident size-up. The information we obtain from dispatch, performing a 360, radio reports from crews already on scene, reading smoke, occupants ...

This is the first in a four-part video series on command post management, detailing the acronym LABOR: Location, Announce, Box, Observe and Relax. Watch Part 2, which focuses on command post location, ...

Public safety response to an MCI in Fort Worth, Texas, was put fully to the test after a crash involving more than 130 vehicles occurred after a night of freezing rain on I-35W. Last week, public ...

When COVID-19 swept into New York City in early 2020, it did not just test hospital capacity; it stress-tested the very systems designed to manage crisis. At the Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS), the ...