Three weeks into fighting the flames, a National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) has taken over managing the Jenkins Creek Fire. With the Jenkins Creek Fire remaining at 16,091 acres and 94% ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We are finally hearing from those within the Los Angeles Fire Department who planned for and led the Palisades Fire fight. Lakers ...

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 ...

It's important for fire department incident commanders to maintain an impartial and composed perspective. Engaging in simulations of ambiguous and chaotic incidents and conducting thorough reviews of ...