Purdue University’s Integrated Emergency Management Plan (IEMP) uses a management system widely known as the Incident Command System (ICS). The ICS provides an organizational structure capable of ...

Plenty of crisis events and safety initiatives can and do, receive extensive attention and pre-planning from hospital officials, but the reality is that when an emergency incident unfolds, time is not ...

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How Does Your Incident Command System Benefit Your Department? Does your department use the traditional whiteboard and checklist as part of your incident command, or do you use a digital incident ...

When COVID-19 swept into New York City in early 2020, it did not just test hospital capacity; it stress-tested the very systems designed to manage crisis. At the Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS), the ...

Download your copy of the Fire Command Ready digital edition, featuring content about the difference between being in command and in control; command drills for every incident commander; and how to ...

Justin Rodino informs incident commanders that they needn't rely only on the tried-and-true tools of the 2000s. Software that runs on smartphones and tablets has stepped into the realm of mobile data ...

State officials have launched an incident command system as they brace for health care service disruptions in eastern Massachusetts, escalating patient safety and access efforts amid the financial ...

As a young officer, one of the most important lessons I learned was simple in theory but hard in practice: When you’re in charge, you have to be in charge. That principle extends from the fireground ...

A COMMAND CENTER NOW ACTIVATED TO DEAL WITH THE FALLOUT FROM THE FINANCIALLY TROUBLED STEWARD HEALTH CARE. WHAT STEWARD LEADERSHIP DID WAS TERRIBLE AND REALLY IRRESPONSIBLE, AND WE KNOW IT’S PUT ...

John McDonald, COO of the MSBA Center for Education Safety and The Council for School Safety Leadership, explains how a fleet of vans are outfitted to aid schools across the state. Rebecca Torchia is ...