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FEMA External Support Branch Director Linwood Gantt Jr., left, Robert Bondoni (APO) and Deborah Gordon (Ordering Unit) at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Irma. (K.C ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...