Incident Command
The FireRescue1 incident command resource page offers in-depth information about incident command principles, crew and resource deployment, best practices related to incident action plans and size-ups, training for specialized fireground teams, plus the latest news about incidents involving command issues.
San Jose firefighters were able to keep the fire from extending into exposures
Benton County Fire District 1 stated the 525,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse in Finley is too unstable to enter
Follow the SROVT principles – solid, realistic, ongoing, verifiable training – to develop strong incident commanders
Mutual aid response credited with keeping Durham barn fire from destroying an attached residence
ICs must base their decisions on experience, lessons learned and the intel coming in from crewmembers
Identifying drone needs, building training program, and deploying on the incident scene
A fire in an abandoned house in Oakland extended into the attic of a house next door displacing 12 occupants
First responders from four agencies rescued several people in an underground intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
A Cleveland firefighter was injured in a porch collapse during a house fire
DeKalb County firefighters faced occupants who jumped from windows during an apartment fire
Tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline on I-95 in Norwalk was involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer and a car
A fire in a Brooklyn supermarket quickly extended into residential structures
Allentown firefighters faced fire on the third floor of an end unit that was extending into the exposures
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Eight Spokane firefighters were inside when the roof of the US Bank building collapsed
Several firefighters were injured during the blaze at a popular Destin restaurant
More than 200 firefighters, lifeguards and police officers poured in from Oceanside and nearby cities to help extinguish the fire
First-arriving Brooklyn companies faced fire on two floors extending into an exposure
Miami firefighters found occupants above the boarded-up first-floor
The Firehouse Winery restaurant took over the quarters of the Liberty Hose Company after the department relocated
Firefighters battled a fire involving the attic, roof at the Timberline Lodge featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film
Two children were killed when a suspected drunk driver crashed into the Berlin Township building where the party was hosted
Evacuations lifted in Finley after fire burned through the roof and caused a partial collapse of the Lineage Logistics building
The California Highway Patrol said multiple passengers were ejected in the crash
Plymouth firefighters were dispatched for a report of multiple buildings on fire around the Flying Monkey Performance Center
Dozens of fire departments responded to the Lancaster County fire
Charlotte Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said none of the injuries were considered life-threatening
Focusing on command post location, VES tactics, high-rise incidents and mayday events
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- Photos, video: Seattle firefighters battle abandoned strip mall fire
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