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.
Spokane firefighters cut the window sill to remove the occupant quickly
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Two Columbia firefighters were hospitalized when a roof section collapsed during a predawn blaze
Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty said they have not had any communication with the second worker in the coal plant collapse
Firefighters worked for several hours fighting a fire in a 16,700-square-foot home in Bloomfield Hills
Gwinnett County firefighters faced fire through the roof of the eight-unit apartment building
Rescuers are in contact with one worker buried in the collapse of a multi-story plant in Martin County
No firefighters were injured while fighting a three-alarm fire at the Uplands Mansion
One worker is dead and another trapped in the collapse of an 11-story coal plant in Martin County
The expanding wildland-urban interface means tree fires pose an even greater risk to city and residential fire crews
Allentown firefighters rescued a woman from a rowhome fire that extended into several exposures
Smoke from wetland fires mixed with fog to create a “super fog,” causing several crashes on I-55 near New Orleans
12 people were injured, two seriously, in a Brooklyn apartment fire
Fort Lauderdale firefighters faced fire showing from a home and an injured person
Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said one firefighter died and four others suffered burns of varying degrees
Fire involving li-ion batteries blocked the doorway of the second-floor apartment in Brooklyn
The fire in Solvay sent up a large plume of orange-colored smoke seen for miles
Paramedics evaluated, transported three people to hospitals for additional testing as firefighters evacuated judges’ chambers
A lack of hydrants and an apparatus problem hindered firefighting efforts in East Windsor
Firefighters avoided injury when the steeple of the 100-year-old church collapsed
11 patients from the Orange County hazardous materials incident are listed in stable condition
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Wichita firefighters were moving up to the third floor to rescue occupants when the stairway collapsed
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One patient in the New Bedford pier collapse was transported to St. Luke’s Emergency Department by rescue boat
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
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