It happens far too often. Understaffed apparatus leave the firehouse and arrive on the scene of a structure fire. We want to follow the ICS rules and establish command, but we also have the task of ...

“We’ve done extensive planning as to how to get additional resources in, how to get people out,” Assistant Fire Chief Brad French Assistant Fire Chief Brad French said the department’s new operational ...

Command presence makes or breaks incident control. The officer of the first-arriving unit serves as the initial incident commander (IC) and sets the stage for the incident. These are fundamental ...

The report was hurried and being shouted. “We have an industrial building that is heavily involved in fire on the first floor. Strike out a second alarm.” “Engine 17, from dispatch. What is the ...

The Lake Fire seen from the Sedgwick Reserve area in the Santa Ynez Valley on Tuesday evening. Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo Five days after it ignited, the Lake Fire burning near Los Olivos has ...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — The city of Warner Robins is changing how its fire department handles emergencies after city leaders approved a new command structure this week. The plan converts three fire ...