While first responders prepared for mass-casualty events such as natural and transportation disasters for several decades, ...

Comprehensive news coverage of the deadly mass shooting in Maine included reports on the hundreds of law enforcement officers who joined the hunt for the gunman. These officers represented local, ...

A two-week programme has helped to teach firefighters how to quickly and properly respond to emergencies. The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service’s incident command training course taught firefighters how ...

County airport staff, multiple public and private agencies and volunteers will practice a realistic disaster drill on ...

Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice, among other publications. Emergency situations are simply a part of life, but schools now have a wider range of ...

For a department to perform its critical mission, competent incident commanders (ICs) are an absolute necessity. The optimal word in this statement is competent. Anyone can wear a badge or occupy the ...

The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District has added incident command training and hired a mental health coordination specialist after reviewing responses to two disasters: the 2013 West ...

Thirty-eight firefighters graduated from the rigorous Company Officer Academy, earning promotion to Company Officer – CAL ...