BOISE, Idaho--The National Wildfire Coordination Group and the U.S. Fire Administration have jointly developed and implemented a new online course that will enable firefighters, incident responders ...

In the 1970's, California (U.S.) resources were severely taxed by major wildfire outbreaks. These incidents required the cooperation of multiple agencies that did not usually work together. Many ...

Tens of thousands of people have taken the online basic Incident Command System (ICS) training. How much of that do they really retain over time? It all becomes very real when someone is told they are ...

When disasters strike, confusion often follows, bringing overlapping orders, scattered resources, and delayed decisions. For responders undergoing the Office of Civil Defense’s (OCD) Basic Incident ...

I’ve run into many, many people who are aspiring emergency managers who have told me they have taken the basic incident command system (ICS) courses and the Professional Development Series. All well ...

On an upper floor of the San Diego Convention Center, above huge halls where several hundred people have been sheltering nightly during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a nerve center. Staff members ...