WASHINGTON - The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center has developed guidelines for Incident Command System (ICS) training providers that will help them ensure that the ...

For decades now the fire service has been managing large fire grounds through use of the Incident Management System. Within the past few years - since the attacks of nine eleven - it's been realized ...

Adds Whitman, "This year POST has focused on developing and rolling out the required ICS-300/ICS-400 training. Federal requirements have not been finalized, but POST and OES are pushing ahead with ...

The FEMA Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI) Curriculum Management Branch offers the Independent Study Program (ISP). This is a distance learning program which offers training, free of charge, to ...

Sometime in the last few years, your eyes probably glazed over while attending a mandated course on the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS). If you’re an ...

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) established by FEMA in 2004 includes the utilization of a standardized approach to managing critical incidents through the use of the Incident Command ...

The National Incident Management System (www.nemaweb.org), released by the Department of Homeland Security, has major implications for the fire service and inter-agency operations. Adoption of the ...

One of the big changes since the 9/11 attacks has been the institution of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) here in the United States. A core portion of NIMS is the Incident Command ...

With the recent availability of more affordable and multi-functional UAS platforms and sensor technologies, and their demonstrated capability to provide critical information for a wide variety of ...

There is a challenge for many emergency managers in letting elected officials, especially those serving on a governing body (council, legislature) what their role is in the National Incident ...