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 AP reconstructed the July 4 Texas flash flood rescue using responder audio and survivor footage, revealing a chaotic response as the disaster killed 136 people
A construction worker jumped from an upper floor to escape the fire at the North Las Vegas construction site
A solid Standard of Cover is the blueprint for effective, consistent fireground operations
Atlantic City firefighters and police officers rescued several people during a fast-moving fire in six rowhouses
A supercell struck Matador killing at least 4 people and causing widespread destruction
Embers from the Clark County blaze caused smaller fires and sent up smoke seen across the Las Vegas Valley
First responders from Divernon and other locations moved injured people out of the storm that persisted for hours
FD spokesperson: “We are going to be out here a few more hours” describing the the Mo. pallet company fire
“We have seen somewhere between 50 and 100 patients,” Ochiltree General Hospital CEO Kelly Judice said
Over 130 firefighters fought a top-floor fire that quickly spread into the cockloft
A multi-alarm, abandoned warehouse fire in South River had spread to homes and other buildings
How the branches, groups and volunteers for the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend work together to support the families of fallen firefighters
The bodies of 1 person and 2 horses were found inside Fulcher’s Red Fox Stables in Merrit after the fire was extinguished
Firefighters used a tow truck rotator and ladder tower to rescue two people hanging over the side of the interstate
Medical helicopters flew 5 teens to Memorial Hermann hospital in Houston
The Norfolk Southern safety train will make 15 stops this year training some 5,000 first responders across the country
Building muscle memory eases stress during critical emergencies
Common questions about when firefighters in bunker gear and SCBA can make a save and when to wait for the hazmat team
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Nearly 100 firefighters were on the scene in Spencer as fire consumed the 160-year-old church collapsing the steeple
Brockton firefighters rescued residents trapped in a rear yard as the fire burned two homes
Easton Fire Chief Henry Hennings said the fire was the biggest in years
Davenport city officials had received several complaints about needed repairs and maintenance from occupants of the six-story building
Charleston firefighters faced three bad hydrants and had to wait on tankers from neighboring FDs
Over 100 firefighters fought a stubborn fire in an abandoned, cut up four-story hotel and a mixed-use structure
“Whoever is the closest resource is going to respond,” Idaho Department of Lands Fire Bureau Chief Josh Harvey said.
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A partial failure of the crane system at a high-rise building caused the evacuation of a one-block radius
Drones helped firefighters find hotspots and at-risk structures during a 40-acre fire in Washington City
Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said firefighters rescued 15 workers and had to call for help themselves during the construction site fire
Go/no-go decisions are often the toughest for ICs managing expanding incident types
If you have a problem with the tactics in another organization, get over it, get over yourself and move on
Evaluating the operational period and logistics, plus the “tactical trifecta,” to gauge response level
Informed decision-making must occur before, during and after the incident
Whether to send crews into the warm zone is one of the most difficult for ICs