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 …
Howdy Folks! It’s a brand new day here in Crisis Commsville, and you’ve just been named Public Information Officer (PIO) of a large-scale incident. Congrats! Hopefully, your first job isn’t tearing the dust-covered shrink-wrap off that ol’ Joint Information Center (JIC) Model. Okay, now what? Let me guess … your …
Earlier this year, EMSI released a new Qualified Individual (QI) course and, in February, we successfully conducted our first delivery of the QI course to a railroad industry client. The course received positive reviews from participants and based on feedback was further improved for future deliveries. Specifically, participants noted that …
Five years ago, I traveled to Japan as part of the U.S. Government’s response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. With March marking the five year anniversary of Fukushima, this article attempts to highlight some incident management lessons learned and considerations for nuclear and radiological incident management. This month marks …
