In the National Incident Management System (NIMS) guidance released in October 2017, FEMA offers suggestions on how to adopt ICS-like structures to support Emergency Operations Centers (EOC). EOCs are used in varying ways at all levels of government (City, County, Region and/or State) and within private industry to provide coordination, …
Unfortunately, nuclear and radiological incident preparedness continues to be a timely and relevant topic, and while the recent events in Hawaii proved to be a false alarm, it is no reason for anyone to let their guard down. Current threats come from state-sponsored, military grade nuclear weapons; radiological dispersal devices …
In December 2017, EMSI successfully completed two deliveries of our recently revised and enhanced ICS-220 Initial Response course with an updated Initial Response Guide Book (job aid). This course focuses on the functions of Command and key members of the Command Staff, General Staff and a few Unit Leaders during …
EMSI is excited to have recently started work under our new five-year contract to the U.S. Coast Guard, providing advanced Incident Command System position and team training to their responders. Kicking off in November, the contract began with the delivery of a combination ICS 430/440 Operations Section Chief/Planning Section Chief …
EMSI is pleased to announce the recent award of a contract with Fairfax County, Virginia, to provide training and exercise support for the National Capital Region (NCR) Incident Management Team (IMT) and public safety agencies in Fairfax County, a continuation of the work we have performed since 2008. Under this …
On October 17, 2017, FEMA released a long awaited “refresh” of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This update to NIMS attempts to incorporate lessons learned and best practices from a wide variety of disciplines, at all levels of government, from the private sector, tribes, and non-governmental organizations. It also …
In the spirit of the season, we thought we’d take a tongue-in-cheek look at an unlikely event: The Zombie Apocalypse. As professional Emergency Managers, there are a multitude of incidents out there that we routinely prepare for, but are you ready for a Zombie Apocalypse? Laugh if you want, but …
On October 17, 2017, FEMA released the refreshed National Incident Management System (NIMS) doctrine. This refreshed NIMS retains many of the familiar key concepts and principles from the two previous versions, while incorporating lessons learned from exercises and real-world incidents, best practices, and changes in national policy. You can download …
EMSI is pleased to announce the addition of Greg Morrison to our team. Greg joins us after working in law enforcement and emergency response for many years. Under our current contract, Greg will provide considerable emergency management expertise and support to the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA). Greg …
With a mix of government clients preparing for all-hazards incident management and private sector clients preparing for oil spill response on a worldwide basis, EMSI often gets questions about the relationship between the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) tiered response concept and National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident …
