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.
A fast-moving fire tore through Portland’s historic Old Port, complicating firefighting efforts and damaging multiple buildings and boats
After-action reports one year after the Palisades and Eaton fires point to staffing, coordination and evacuation gaps, driving changes to improve future wildfire response
A gas-related explosion and fire tore through Bristol Health & Rehab Center, collapsing part of the building and killing at least two people
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
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
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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
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