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.
Identifying drone needs, building training program, and deploying on the incident scene
A fire in an abandoned house in Oakland extended into the attic of a house next door displacing 12 occupants
First responders from four agencies rescued several people in an underground intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
Texas City firefighters responded to an apartment fire and a report of people trapped inside
An occupant who jumped from the fourth floor was one of several people injured during a two-alarm South Shore high-rise fire
The after-action report information from the Boise hangar collapse focuses on rescues, triage and scene safety
Emergency response requires increased focus; this is a balancing act when approaching a scene with numerous factors in play
Several people were injured, rescued as fire tore through a house in Queens
Firefighters in Loudoun County were investigating a gas leak when the house they were inside exploded
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
Fire Chief
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
