The fireground doesn’t wait for perfect conditions. Textbooks and training scenarios often include a robust command structure with the incident commander (IC) supported by operations, logistics, ...

A fatal fire in Norwich, Connecticut, claimed the lives of a mother and her 8-year-old daughter. The incident prompted the city to unify its career and volunteer fire departments under a single ...

A new incident command team was to take over the Wildcat Fire near Bumping Lake on Wednesday. The fire had grown to 2,752 acres since Aug. 25 when it started by lightning in the William O. Douglas ...

Two volunteer fire departments in Norwich, Connecticut, are considering a legal challenge to a new Unified Command Structure. The new structure, implemented after a fatal fire, aims to standardize ...

A radical overhaul of the National Civil Protection Mechanism will be brought about by the establishment of 13 Regional ...