Incident Command
The FireRescue1 incident command resource page offers in-depth information about incident command principles, crew and resource deployment, best practices related to incident action plans and size-ups, training for specialized fireground teams, plus the latest news about incidents involving command issues.
Seven victims were shot inside a Tumbler Ridge secondary school, and two were found dead at a connected residence
More than 230 FDNY firefighters and EMS personnel responded as flames tore through a subdivided Elmhurst home and an exposure
Flames tore through the Scranton Orthopedics part of Lehigh Valley Hospital in Dickson City, forcing the evacuation of patients and staff as firefighters rushed to extinguish the blaze
Birmingham firefighters rescued two people trapped on the third floor during an abandoned apartment building fire
Police officers and firefighters in Lyndhurst rescued four people in a house fire
Firefighters from six departments faced sub-freezing temperatures, a heavy fire load and a firefighter trapped by a piece of furniture in the Phillipsburg blaze
Police said two kindergartners are in “extremely critical condition” after a shooting at a private Christian school in Palermo
Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson said that authorities no longer believe they will find Pollard alive, but that work to find her continues
‘Ticking time bombs': FDNY responds to e-bike store fire, finds hundreds of damaged Li-ion batteries
Firefighters faced heavy fire on the first floor of the Manhattan e-bike store and found Li-ion batteries stored in the basement
A camera located what could be a shoe 30 feet down in the sinkhole in Marguerite
A four-alarm fire on the fifth floor at an apartment in Edison left two occupants in critical condition
An Orlando firefighter bailed out of a second-floor window with flames overhead
Mutual aid companies worked in the snow to supply water to an apartment fire in Geneva Township
An apartment fire on Manhattan’s Upper East Side began on the fifth floor and extended into the sixth and fourth floors before being extinguished
Fire and EMS crews faced an explosion involving multiple victims in Jefferson City
16 adults and seven children were displaced by the Kansas City apartment fire
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A fire in a stormwater drainage system caused the collapse of two areas of a parking lot behind the Williamsburg Premium Outlets
The first arriving firefighters found several vehicles on fire inside a railcar in downtown Las Vegas
Battalion Chief John Walsh died at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital after being stricken while working as the incident commander during a house fire
The Scranton Fire Department spent years researching drone types and speaking with other departments using drones before making the purchase
Orion Township Fire Chief Ryan Allen said that “possibly or probably a gas leak” led to the explosion, based on initial reports after the blast
Firefighters from several departments faced limited access and water supply, as well as collapses on the fireground in Chelsea
Grant funding brought together personnel from 26 agencies to hold ASHER training involving a simulated shooting at a polling place in Amesbury
The fire’s intensity and the building’s stability led Kansas City firefighters to evacuate and battle the blaze outside
Fire on the top of the 44-story high-rise sent smoke across the Manhattan skyline
Video from the scene in the Kensington neighborhood shows fire through the roof of a former auto body shop
Fire ripped through 16 apartments at a complex in Pine Hill
An estimated 2 million gallons of water was used to extinguish the fire in Sterling
Louisville firefighters rescued several from inside the collapsed food coloring plant
Residents have been urged to shelter in place after an explosion ripped through a business in Louisville
Firefighters from 11 departments assisted Norwalk firefighters at a large house fire
Oakland firefighters faced a significant amount of fire showing from a two-story multi-family dwelling
The Mountain Fire in Ventura County destroyed 168 structures despite increased containment
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