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 ...

If there is anything that the last several years have taught long-term care providers about managing emergencies and disasters, it’s that strong leadership is a critical operational component to help ...

Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez speaks at a news conference at a town square in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) The commander at the scene of a shooting at an elementary ...

September 7, 2006 Simulating one of the most demanding and mission critical roles available to a human being, Incident Commander is a PC-based simulation that provides a safe environment for first ...

A lack of organization is at the heart of the failed response to the Robb Elementary shooting. A Texas House Committee report states Pete Arredondo, Uvalde CISD Police Chief, did not take ...

FORT BENNING, Ga., (Dec. 10, 2014) -- The Directorate of Emergency Services recently purchased a new mobile incident command post, and is ready to roll the vehicle out for large-scale emergency events ...

Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo detailed in a new interview the 77 minute delay in breaching a room at Robb Elementary School where a gunman had barricaded himself with students last month. ...

In the simplest sense, incident command is the individual who oversees what’s going on, be it a straightforward run or the most complex of calls. In more complicated terms, it’s the individual who ...