EMSI welcomed two new members to our team in July: Ted Jakubowski and Wendy Chernesky. Ted and Wendy bring diverse backgrounds with a tremendous wealth of experience to EMSI. Both will provide considerable support to the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) under our new contract. Bringing more than …
EMSI routinely receives questions seeking an advanced explanation of an emergency management or incident management concept. Recently we received a question regarding a Safety Officer’s “stop work” authority under ICS. This is a thought provoking question and we thought we would share the answer with our followers. If you have …
Standard NIMS ICS training curriculum typically falls short in addressing initial response issues and preparing responders for effectively utilizing ICS in the initial response phase of an incident (stem of the Operational Planning Cycle (“P”)). While ICS-200 is intended for single resources and initial action incidents, the concepts tend to …
On July 1st, EMSI began work under a new contract with the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), awarded as a task order under the DOE/NNSA Technical, Engineering, and Programmatic Support (TEPS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). EMSI’s partners on this TEPS task order include Project Enhancement Corporation (PEC) …
Proactima is a Norwegian company specializing in risk management, national security, and health, safety, and environmental (HSE) management. Founded in 2003, Proactima has completed a number of projects in the oil and gas, transport, maritime, public, banking, and insurance sectors. With complimentary capabilities and similar philosophies, EMSI and Proactima have …
EMSI is pleased to share that our home state, the Commonwealth of Virginia, has adopted the All-Hazards Incident Management Team Association (AHIMTA) Interstate Incident Management Team Qualification Systems (IIMTQS) Guide. Formally signed on April 14, 2016, the adoption of this standard will ensure that all Virginia IMTs and their members …
In 2015, EMSI completed a significant update to our ICS-320 Incident Management Team (IMT) course and are pleased to announce that we continue to enhance delivery options of this course to meet the ever evolving incident management needs of our clients. In addition to the standard delivery of ICS-320, the …
This summer, EMSI will be working with the City of Boston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to develop citywide Joint Information Center (JIC) and Joint Information System (JIS) plans, policies, and procedures. OEM’s goal is to have all Boston Public Information Officers from across the city government available to staff …
Having recently developed a new Joint Information Center course, EMSI successfully completed its first delivery the week of May 9th to a corporate pipeline company. This first course included members of their corporate and business communications teams and received outstanding reviews. Working with this client since 2014, EMSI has provided …
A 10 kiloton (10kt) nuclear detonation is one of the most complex scenarios emergency response personnel can face. During the week of May 2nd, EMSI helped Department of Energy (DOE) responders prepare for this very scenario during the Vibrant Response 2016 exercise. An annual exercise directed by U.S. Northern Command …