For the last two years, EMSI has been working steadily with BP Brazil to prepare their Incident Management Team (IMT) for effective and efficient response to a simulated or actual incident. In September, 2013, the training’s benefits were finally brought to fruition when the government of Brazil required BP to …
It has often been said that a good incident management team (IMT) can manage any kind of incident as long as they have the appropriate Technical Specialists (THSPs) on staff. So, a high performing IMT needs the ability to identify the kind and type of THSPs that will be required …
By definition, Staging Areas are established for temporary location of available emergency response resources, whether tactical or support. Staging Areas can be located anywhere on the incident where personnel, supplies and equipment can be temporarily housed, parked or moored while awaiting an operational assignment. Staging Areas may also include temporary …
Incident Management Teams (IMT) spend a significant amount of time preparing and planning for the next operational period, while still managing on-going operations. This includes developing required support documents and/or needed contingency plans. As an IMT, we must also consider the need for managing incident potential in the event things …
Simply put, Crisis Management Teams (CMTs) manage a company crisis, while Incident Management Teams (IMTs) manage incidents. Therefore, a comparison discussion has to begin with a clear definition of a crisis and an emergency incident to distinguish between the two. Dictionary definitions are not very helpful in this regard, except …
On Sunday, June 30, 2013, the emergency response community lost 19 firefighters as they battled the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. All of the deceased were members of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew. The entire staff of EMSI is deeply saddened by this loss and we offer our thoughts …
The Federal Register of August 31, 2009* delivered the final requirements for vessel and facility spill removal equipment and planning. These long awaited changes included requirements for “trained observation personnel to support oil spill removal operations, commencing upon initial assessment, and capable of coordinating on-scene cleanup operations, including dispersant and …
Several global energy companies with operations around the world have begun implementing a Position Qualification Standard (PQS) which establishes standardized training and competency-based evaluation of Incident Command System (ICS) positions. The new standard establishes competencies that must be demonstrated on incidents, events or exercises before an individual can be deemed …
The Chevron Corporation has begun implementing a Position Qualification Standard (PQS) which establishes standardized training and competency based evaluation of Incident Command System (ICS) positions. The standard establishes competencies that must be demonstrated on incidents, events or exercises before an individual can be deemed qualified. Each of these competencies and …
EMSI and Sam Sacco, of Strategy & Communications, have teamed up to create a training program that combines both the operations and media elements of a Day 1 response. The program, called ICS-201/ Media Response Workshop, provides interactive training that offers participants the opportunity to hone both the ICS and …
