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 ...

Scott Richardson explains why the incident commander must be the calmest person on scene of a technical rescue and empower ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...