New Joint Information Center (JIC) Job Aid!

Continuing to provide critical emergency management performance support to responders, EMSI is proud to offer our new Joint Information Center (JIC) job aid and JIC course . The job aid and course were recently developed by Type 1 PIOs with extensive public information and joint information experience, in consultation with …

Prism Inflatable Lights Available through IMT Gear

Now available through IMTGear.com: The Prism Inflatable Light and other Prism Lighting Services products. The Prism Inflatable Light (PIL) is characterized by a supporting structure in synthetic fabric and an air-inflated cylinder, which raises the metal halide lamp (1000W equivalent to 9500 lm of brightness) up to 4.5 meters (15 …

EMSI Releases a New Communications Unit Leader Job Aid

EMSI continues to provide emergency management performance support to responders through the development of Incident Command System (ICS) courses and job aids. We are proud to offer our new Communications Unit Leader (COML) job aid. This job aid was recently developed in consultation with government and industry subject matter experts …

EMSI Releases a New Qualified Individual Course and Job Aid

In addition to EMSI’s guidance on performing in the Operational Planning Process, this job aid offers several key checklists and reference sheets for the COML. You can order the Communications Unit Leader job aid or any one of our other ICS job aids exclusively at IMTGear.com. EMSI continues to provide …

EMSI Participates in the All-Hazards IMT Association Training and Education Symposium

Continuing to build the emergency management community, EMSI recently participated in the annual All-Hazards Incident Management Team Association(AHIMTA) Training and Education Symposium in Denver, CO, which was attended by nearly 500 all-hazards incident management professionals.  As part of the conference, EMSI provided an ICS-310 Incident Commander course for attendees.  Nearly …

Upcoming Conferences: Clean Gulf and All-Hazards IMT

EMSI is excited to announce that we will be participating in two important upcoming industry conferences, the Clean Gulf Conference and the All-Hazards IMT Association Training and Education Symposium. Clean Gulf The Clean Gulf Conference will be held November 10-12 in New Orleans.  Clean Gulf covers spill preparedness and response …

Advanced Safety Officer Workshop for the Railroad Industry

Looking for a new angle to improve your organization’s Safety Officer’s skills? What could be better than taking a handful of great like-minded safety individuals, putting them in a room for two days, and allowing them to dissect a scenario to better enhance their overall safety skills?   (Nothing, right?) In …

The History of the Incident Command System

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) and the subsequent release of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) have recently made the Incident Command System (ICS) a household concept among emergency management and incident response personnel.  Many people misleadingly point to NIMS as the commencement of ICS application to all-risk, all-hazards …