As today’s first responder matrix becomes more complex, having a solid understanding of the Incident Command System (ICS) and how it is implemented via “best practices” is more important than ever before. The good news is that via cross … Read More
Are You a Natural?
<img class=" wp-image-192 aligncenter" title="fire-scene" src="http://pcnews cialis generika indien.rcomcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fire-scene1.jpg” alt=”firefighters arrive at an auto fire” width=”800″ height=”323″ /> When your company arrives on-scene at an incident, within seconds, you as company commander will need to make a series of decisions. … Read More
Fire Departments and Gathering of Data: Part One
Data collection is a sensitive issue when putting the fire service in front of politicians and the public. There is a lot of data out there, and while some of it is complete and useful, much of it leaves … Read More
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Is Your Agency Ready for Severe Weather?
<img class=" wp-image-158 aligncenter" title="severe-weather" src="http://pcnews.rcomcreative cialis rezept.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/severe-weather1.jpg” alt=”FEMA says be ready for severe weather” width=”800″ height=”286″ /> No matter your perspective on why, we’re encountering more severe weather than in years past. These issues are affecting us in a … Read More
The Importance of Simulations
In the 1960s, structure fires were a common occurrence in large urban cities. As a result of evolution of the fire code, technology, and fire suppression tactics, fires are no longer the daily part of many firefighters lives. In Los … Read More
Updated iPad App Development
The Command Journal iPad application has been updated to support the protocol set forth by NFIRS 5.0 specification. This addition will enable appropriate addition of data either while on-scene or when back in quarters. The iPad app is designed to … Read More
Navy F/A 18D Crash Highlights Value of ICS Training
When a Navy F/18D suffered a catastrophic engine failure after takeoff from NAS Oceana, in Virgina Beach, VA, the first two officers from VBFD on scene had some immediate and critical decisions to make. District Fire Chief Michael Barakey and … Read More
Fire Officer Survey Will Help Define Tools For the Future
If you’re a fire officer, fire commissioner, or fire chief, you’re invited to take a free, short but quality online survey related to the use of technology in the fire service. Today, too many developers think they know all of … Read More
Getting Started with ICS 100
FEMA offers a series of online courses in Incident Command. If you’re in the fire or emergency services business, you’ve probably already completed a series of ICS education programs. If you’re new to ICS, then get ready to rev up … Read More
ICS Origins
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-61" title="ICS-promo-banner" src="http://pcnews.rcomcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ICS-promo-banner1 c20 cialis.jpg” alt=”” width=”696″ height=”250″ /> The issue of incident management is one that continues to evolve. In the early 1970s, a number of significant wildfires in Southern California proved challenging to the point of … Read More
