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.
Key experiences from my early days on the job have revealed a surprising number of lessons for running command
A small plane crashed into San Diego’s Murphy Canyon neighborhood, igniting about 15 homes and vehicles
Learn now to prepare firefighters at every level to step up and lead when it counts
Union President John Sibiga said the report shows the Baltimore County Fire Department “lacks sufficient fiscal, physical, and human resources to accomplish its core mission”
“Take care of your troops and they will take care of you” and other military command lessons applied to the fire service
A mayday was transmitted when four Toledo firefighters were injured in an explosion
Authorities report several people were killed when a plane crashed into a Clearwater mobile home park
Firefighters from a dozen fire departments across three counties fought a three-alarm fire in Rapid Valley
Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel described the scale of the scene as a “global collapse”
Collapse
A collapse at a Hawthorne apartment building fell on boilers and compromised utilities
The Sunday evening fire in Evanston was brought under control by Monday morning
Ill. OSHA report highlights accountability, communication among several errors in the death of a relatively new firefighter
Baltimore County Fire Department cited for 11 “serious” violations in an investigation of a mayday during a three-alarm commercial structure fire
Rock Falls interim Fire Chief New Ken Wolf III led 25 agencies from four counties during the tire shop fire
Firefighters from several counties responded to the New Brunswick warehouse fire
Park Ridge firefighters started with a transitional attack and upgraded the incident to a box alarm
Fire at Port of Ilwaco caused considerable damage prior to the start of the Dungeness crab season
A second firefighter fell into the basement during a mayday at a house fire in Homestead
One adult was injured and a firefighter fell through a floor at the South Bend fire
Lawrence Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said the firefighters in the earlier rescue became disoriented
Considering how to incorporate psychology into investigations to help prevent firefighter traumatic injury and death
Testimony during the Grande Costa D’Avorio fire investigation shows a Newark deputy chief canceled a call for assistance early in the blaze
The mutual aid fire in Epping saw tankers, a foam trailer and an ARFF rig from a regional airport on the scene
Chicago firefighters fought a 3-alarm fire in frigid conditions after an earlier house fire that injured three firefighters
Portland firefighters entered through a window to search for occupants in a second-floor apartment because of fire conditions on the first-floor
Firefighters from Peetz and Crook responded to a burning wind turbine
A firsthand account of not understanding the burden of command
The FDNY and other departments assisted Elizabeth firefighters at the Singer Sewing Machine factory fire
Highland Park Fire Chief Erik Hollowell said Detroit firefighters leaving the scene is “negligent to the highest power”
Fire rages through a large structure with numerous businesses in Elizabeth
The fire near Cochranton involved stacks of over 100 crushed vehicles
The first arriving Grand Rapids firefighters faced heavy fire conditions in an apartment above the Web Bar
The fire in Troy involved mill and factory buildings built in 1920 and 1995
