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 ...

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 ...

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 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, ...

The FEMA Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI) Curriculum Management Branch offers the Independent Study Program (ISP). This is a distance learning program which offers training, free of charge, to ...

State officials have launched an incident command system as they brace for health care service disruptions in eastern Massachusetts, escalating patient safety and access efforts amid the financial ...