How to Conduct Collaborative Crisis Communication

This post should really be titled, “If You’re Not Collaborating With Others During a Crisis Situation, You Need to Rewrite Your Crisis Plan.” That’s a bit wordy, though. Here’s the thing about being at the center of a crisis – whether you look at it from the standpoint of your …

Why Collaborate on Public Communication During a Crisis?

“BLUF.” If you’ve never seen the acronym, it means, “Bottom line, up front.” Insert it at the beginning of any piece of written communication, and you’re telling those receiving the message, “This is the most important part.” If you’re a professional communicator, it’s similar to the concept of “flagging” during …

Transitioning from a Reactive to Proactive Response

“KA-BOOM!” happens and we launch our response. It is the ingrained nature of responders; when something happens, we react and respond to it. If set up for success and the response starts right, this initial reactionary response will lay the ground work for the next several operational periods, should the …

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 …

Happy New Year from EMSI

Happy New Year from EMSI! As we transition into the New Year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on 2015 and highlight some things to come in 2016. First, 2015 was a great year for EMSI. Not only did we celebrate our 15 year anniversary but we launched …