Incident Command
Have we taken the lessons learned from 9/11 and truly changed our practices?
Years of preplanning aided the incident command of an MCI, building fire, technical rescue, hazmat, and terrorism crime scene all in one
Agencies are (or should be) preparing for continued rolling blackouts meant to minimize the risk of electrical line-caused fires
Chief Norris Croom highlights the need to plan and train for when to stage, when to enter the hot zone and when to retreat
Despite the destruction of the medical tent, and a lack of water for attendees, a New Orleans concert continued after several attendees were injured in a stampede
Paramedics were responding to a call in the area when Amber Lynn Sills took the ambulance and, when blocked by police, rammed into a cruiser
Organizations are combating overdoses with outpatient treatment, medication-assisted treatment, and inpatient residential treatment
APCO鈥檚 Voices Behind the Incident seminar brought together dispatchers that responded to the 2017 Las Vegas Shooting to talk about their experiences and share insights
A tragic incident in which a NY firefighter was killed by ambulance should have your department reviewing post-accident/incident plans, EVOC and safety courses
Kris Kaull relates his most memorable call, and how practice, and a mindset to control what you can allows EMS providers to provide help and calm during the chaos
Philip D. White, master fire service instructor, addressed planning effective first responder incident preparedness and recovery training sessions at the recent California Mobile Command Center Expo
Establish a concrete but flexible mission and communicate the vision with EMS providers and the community to chart a course for success
Latest shooting highlights need to stop debating and start implementing ballistic vest plans, protocols and distribution
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission draft report has active shooter survival recommendations for EMS, police and school leaders
EMS organizations can benefit from adopting the fire service model of a command structure as part of their response strategy
Operating in the public eye under conditions that may require evacuation or assisting colleagues at a moment鈥檚 notice means responders must be ready 24/7
Steps to implementing unified command, staging and access learned from the Route 91 Harvest Festival attack
This five-step crisis communication process can improve interactions with both partners and patients
Mass gathering coverage plans and preparedness need to include nearby residents, as well as event staff, volunteers and participants
There will be 11 stationed ambulances, seven spectator clinics and a medical team of first aid volunteers
All patients, including terrorism suspects, are treated with the same fairness and respect we deserve ourselves
Critical incident stress management is a short-term, psychological first-aid intervention strategy that can help mitigate long-term mental health issues
Firefighters and EMTs learn a situational awareness process and complexities to maintaining and acting on situational awareness
Responding to the medical needs of the 2015 Nepal earthquake survivors pushed a Calif. medic out her comfort zone as she strived to make a difference
ICS, communications and pre-staging EMS personnel and equipment were critical components of the presidential candidate debate at Washington University
Here are three proven strategies to deal with good Samaritans who are more preoccupied with making a viral YouTube or Facebook Live video聺
A firefighter-paramedic recalls the incident that was the start of a now old habit to always look underneath a wrecked vehicle
Video from Hoboken commuter train crash showcases best practices for staging ambulances at a mass casualty incident
You responded as the first-in ambulance on a suspected active shooting scene; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to a law office for multiple shooting victims
One chief tells how quarterbacking an MCI with police fatalities changed her professionally and personally
