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.
Four key steps for minimizing incident command challenges
Explosions were heard coming from the 560,000-square-foot factory in Abington Township that makes bolts and fasteners for airplanes
Rescue crews endured freezing waters, jet fuel exposure and trauma while recovering victims from the Potomac River
Detailing how the Yarnell Hill Fire tragedy unfolded and the community’s determination to honor the 19 fallen firefighters
Binghamton Firefighter John “JR” Gaudet was known as “the kind of firefighter you could always count on”
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The fire took two hours to get under control and had extended into two a Buddhist temple and another exposure
Saegertown crews battling a fire at Parker Lord Corp. were thrown by a powerful blast but escaped with minor injuries
Passengers aboard the six-car SEPTA train reported a strange smell shortly after departing Philadelphia
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FDNY Chief Kevin Woods said that the stability of the building was so bad that firefighters were ordered out and switched to an exterior attack
Learn how NERIS is providing first responders with more accurate and actionable post-incident information.
San Bernardino’s increased staffing of four firefighters per truck plus an added medic squad proved crucial in the swift rescue of a young girl trapped in a burning home
A second and third alarm were quickly struck as the fire extended into all floors and the roof of the four-story building in Jamaica Plain
D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly Sr. said the wreckage of the plane’s fuselage will probably have to be pulled from the water to get all the bodies
Incident command challenges are heightened in a region replete with jurisdictional anomalies
Bethlehem Fire Chief Michael C. Reich said firefighters “found heavy fire on multiple floors of the structure,” and the wind pushed flames to two exposures
First responders have recovered at least 28 bodies from the Potomac River after the midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter
Officials said 28 bodies have been recovered from the crash involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter
D.C. fire boats as well as police helicopters are conducting search and rescue efforts on the Potomac River
Grand Rapids Fire Chief Brad Brown described firefighters hearing the children screaming from inside the house, saying it “will live on in our heads for the rest of our lives”
Investigators are asking the public for any photos and video of the Cleveland Heights in its early stage
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The top-floor fire in a Brooklyn apartment building extended into the cockloft and attached exposures
One worker had been critically injured after coming in contact with a high-voltage power line while at the top of the tower in Burleson
FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito and other commanders went to the Palisades and Eaton fireground to speak with firefighters and bring back information to use in the city
‘We were behind the eight ball from the very beginning': Mo. FFs burned during rescues at fatal fire
Two Independence firefighters suffered third-degree burns in an apartment fire that killed a family of four
Firefighters from several counties faced extreme cold while fighting a fire in Ovid that destroyed six businesses
Fire from the 164-year-old abandoned St. Louis church extended into four other abandoned structures
Four Colorado Springs firefighters were injured while fighting a house fire in below-freezing weather
Phase Three of the Firefighter Safety Research Institue’s report prioritizes recommendations aimed at improving state and county wildfire preparedness and response
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