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.
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A small plane crashed into San Diego’s Murphy Canyon neighborhood, igniting about 15 homes and vehicles
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The top-floor fire in a Brooklyn apartment building extended into the cockloft and attached exposures
One worker had been critically injured after coming in contact with a high-voltage power line while at the top of the tower in Burleson
FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito and other commanders went to the Palisades and Eaton fireground to speak with firefighters and bring back information to use in the city
‘We were behind the eight ball from the very beginning': Mo. FFs burned during rescues at fatal fire
Two Independence firefighters suffered third-degree burns in an apartment fire that killed a family of four
Firefighters from several counties faced extreme cold while fighting a fire in Ovid that destroyed six businesses
Fire from the 164-year-old abandoned St. Louis church extended into four other abandoned structures
Four Colorado Springs firefighters were injured while fighting a house fire in below-freezing weather
Phase Three of the Firefighter Safety Research Institue’s report prioritizes recommendations aimed at improving state and county wildfire preparedness and response
“This is a disaster,” Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church said when describing the fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant
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Firefighters were unable to get into the fire apartment from the inside during a two-alarm blaze in Brooklyn that injured 16 occupants
While this year is certainly not the first Inauguration Day, it is the first one for a candidate who has already experienced two assassination attempts
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Close to 200 occupants were displaced after fire ripped across the top floor of a six-story Bronx apartment building
Powerful winds that fanned four wildfires in the Los Angeles area have calmed, giving fire crews hope to increase containment of the blazes
Three people died in a Davenport house fire where firefighters faced two floors of fire and occupants trapped in the basement
A mayday followed by a partial roof collapse left one firefighter dead and at least four others in serious condition
Three Houston firefighters suffered serious burns when they were blocked by a heavy door during an apartment fire
12 residents and three staff of the Mount Carmel Senior Living Community were among those transported to a hospital during a 3-alarm fire
Kansas City firefighters withdrew from the building and switched to defensive operations minutes before the roof collapsed
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A Broussard Fire Department captain underwent neck surgery for injuries he sustained when part of a brick wall collapsed on him and two other firefighters
Officers in Ewing tried to reach a 6-year-old boy trapped in a fire on the fourth floor of a seven-story apartment
Authorities call “vehicle as a weapon” attacks a catalyst for reshaping cities, prompting concrete barriers and anti-vehicle obstacles in public and new spaces
The FBI identified the driver as an active-duty U.S. Army soldier
“This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act,” said Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division
A sanitation truck, snow removal equipment or public works vehicle are moveable barriers that can harden mass gatherings from vehicle terror attacks and other threats
Officials said some of those wounded in the New Year’s Eve blast had severe burns and shrapnel injuries
Allentown firefighters faced a report of an occupant trapped in the basement and fire extending into exposures
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Five firefighters were trapped by a roof collapse, and a sixth during the rescue, at a fire in Fairfield
Two Southington firefighters became disoriented during a basement fire
Vacant for over 15 years, the LAFD said firefighters often used the Hope Street building for training
Firefighters rescued a woman trapped inside her burning vehicle after she crashed into a daycare center
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