Saturday, May 17, 2008
Andrew's Legacy
By Joel Gordon
While you're hunkered down trying to shelter yourself from 150mph winds that are tearing the roof off of your home, and torrential rains that are creating...
A Powerful, Destructive Force?
Mike DeGrosky
I tried the comparison out on my wife, who knows a lot about leadership but was on her last fire 20 years ago. She liked the analogy and made some great...
Empty Words
Jules Leboeuf Enforcement Section Head Department of Sustainable Resource Development Alberta, Canad
Fatalities continue to occur as the result of poor communication. Wildland fire agencies need to take an honest look at the human factors of this problem....
Beyond Sirens
On Jan. 6, DHS Secretary Tom Ridge announced the long-awaited completion of the National Response Plan, the cornerstone of a nearly two-year multi-agency...
On-Call Assists
By Jeff Rubin, Ph.D.
Overhead teams take ICS to the next level by providing strategic support for extraordinary responses....
Ridge Completes National Response Plan
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge unveiled the completed National Response Plan at a Jan. 6 press conference at the National Governor's...
Mutual Understanding
Last March, the Department of Homeland Security announced the completion of the National Incident Management System, a comprehensive incident response...
NIC Extends NIMS Implementation to FY 2007
Pat West, Senior Editor
NIMS Compliance Self-Assessment Tool Ready
Department of Homeland Security
DHS/FBI Warn Terrorists May Use Public Safety Vehicles, Uniforms
His Kind of Town
New Chicago Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter isn't afraid to think big, advancing more training for all members....
Prescribed Fire's Useful Lessons
Seven fire management officers shared some of their cumulative experiences and lessons learned from their several decades of combined experience managing...
Buckle Down
By Gordon L. Gholson and Bttn. Chief Kim J. Bolan, Calif. Dept. of Forestry
Departments require that riders and equipment be secure before a rig goes out on a call, so why is it that hose tie-downs often are forgotten? The consequences can be severe....
Accountability Back in the Hot Seat
Mike DeGrosky
I recently moved my office, and as I sorted through some old files, I came across a copy of the field team report assembled for the TriData Firefighter...
Effective Planning Takes Planning
Chief Dennis Compton (Ret.)
The importance of active, integrated planning in a fire department can't be over-stated. When an organization is floundering and lacks focus, the reason...
NIC Revs NIMS Start-Up Resources
The Department of Homeland Security is ramping up tools and resources for implementation of the National Incident Management System. The resource materials...
Command on the Run
As one of the early proponents of mobile command vehicles for military, police and fire, Larry LaGuardia has seen many changes in the rigs, including...
Fire Season Less Severe for Lower 48 States
Despite going into the fire season on the heels of continuing drought and dry fuel conditions, 2004 looks like it will be a below-average year for wildfires...
What Does This Viewpoint Suggest?
Mike DeGrosky
The bickering continues, and the shining star in the office, citing a stressful work environment, jumps ship for another agency. Following a particularly...
Command Confusion
By Bill Sager (Ret.) California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Some departments argue that the training needed for ICS is beyond their means. That is just one misconception that prohibits departments from implementing the system....
Get on the Grid
Down the road, as passive Global Positioning Systems that help incident commanders track on-scene assets become more integrated with personnel accountability...
Collapse CD, DVD Released
By Douglas Page
Roof collapses are always a concern to firefighters during structure fires, and a government multimedia blitz is addressing the issue. A new CD-ROM and...
Command Begins with Self-Control
[ John Linstrom ]
There are different levels of training that must be undertaken to prepare the emergency service work force. There is initial training, skills training,...
Give 'Em Shelter
By Pat West
Still fresh from the disaster left behind by Hurricane Charley in August and going a second round with Hurricane Frances in early September, fire department...
Co-Located, But Still Not Unified Command
John Linstrom
With the advent of the latest draft of the National Response Plan and National Incident Management System documents, the public safety sector, including...
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