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
Video showed smoke filling the platform at the Eastern Market station
Fire in the Martin’s Country Market building extended to the roof and quickly spread
The victim stayed inside the burning Bronx apartment as neighbors begged him to leave
Firefighters in South Huntingdon Township faced a lack of hydrants and relied on a water shuttle
Bloomington firefighters used thermal imaging cameras to locate bulk of fire in attic
Bloomfield police checking on the well-being of a person found a working house fire
Three homes under construction were fully involved when Lexington firefighters arrived
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
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