Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice, among other publications. Emergency situations are simply a part of life, but schools now have a wider range of ...

Purdue University’s Integrated Emergency Management Plan (IEMP) uses a management system widely known as the Incident Command System (ICS). The ICS provides an organizational structure capable of ...

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I am absolutely positive that everyone will not agree with what I’ve written below. Perhaps it will provoke some discussion on the topic where you live and work. I have noted that where I live, some ...

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 ...

THE 1103rd Infantry Brigade (1103Bde), in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Jolo and the Office of Civil Defense–Zamboanga Peninsula, successfully c ...

The fireground doesn’t wait for perfect conditions. Textbooks and training scenarios often include a robust command structure with the incident commander (IC) supported by operations, logistics, ...