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.
The chain of command and issuance of orders can become complicated if all parties involved do not respect the system and its boundaries
LAFD officials warn that cutting Emergency Incident Technician positions would endanger lives, stressing that the specialized firefighters do far more than drive chiefs
A massive fire at a West Baltimore mattress warehouse escalated to seven alarms before being contained, with no reported injuries
Officials stated there were no injuries as firefighters in Montgomery County fought the warehouse fire
Two firefighters were injured when an explosion leveled one home and damaged several others
Firefighters from nine departments responded to a house fire in Bethlehem Township that injured two occupants and a firefighter
Firefighters from several departments used defensive operations during a commercial structure fire in Wayland
Southgate Fire Chief Justin Graves said the fire extended into the attic and “ran through the whole building”
Fire in the Mattapan building under renovation had extended to an occupied home
Cobb County Engine 10 firefighters threw a ladder to a second-floor window where a neighbor had said the man was inside
Syracuse firefighters used ladders to rescue people trapped on the floor above the fire
Firefighters from three departments worked to protect exposures at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds blaze
Lemon Grove firefighters arrived to find the house and a detached garage burning
Mobile firefighters faced a well-advanced fire coming from a row of structures
The overnight blaze in Oxford was fought by firefighter from two states
Smoke from the Tissue Depot fire in Cheboygan could be seen for miles
Best practices for using built-in fire protection systems
The Decatur Fire Department issued a recall of off-duty firefighters to respond to the 3-alarm fire
Fire at the end of the row burned through the roof and extended into occupied exposures
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The fire in Dorchester involved the collapse of rear porches and extended into nearby buildings
Why technology is the key to avoiding the next 9/11 and MCI preparedness
The state has experienced 600 wildfires in August alone during an unprecedented wildfire season
Join Highland Park Fire Chief Joe Schrage in conversation with Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder to learn how his department responded to this incident.
LFRA command staff share how they have built a culture of openness to new ideas and developed a system of testing, training and deployment
Colington Fire Chief Glenn Rainey credited training and mutual aid as the reason firefighters were able to make a quick attack on the four-unit row
Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley said the first firefighters to arrive at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital faced a total blackout
Firefighters were ferried over to Rhode Island’s Block Island for a fire in a large, historic hotel
Tenders shuttled water to the Granite City fireground as dozens of cars burned for two days
A fire on the balcony of a College Park apartment building quickly extended into upper floors and the roof
Firefighters found three children unconscious inside one of two fires in Brooklyn
More than 300 vendors made their way to the Kansas City Convention Center to showcase the latest and greatest fire service products
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Colorado Springs Fire Department has significantly improved patient outcomes thanks to Pulsara
