As they prepare to host Super Bowl LIII early next year, the City of Atlanta and Fulton County, GA, are leaning forward and adopting an Area Command concept to help manage more than a dozen geographic and functional command posts planned for the 10-day event. As part of their preparedness …
As one of the world’s busiest strategic waterways, the Panama Canal is critical to global transportation, trade, and security. Due to its key strategic importance, the United States has a stake in maintaining its continuous operation. Should an oil spill, hazardous material release, or radiological incident occur in the Panama …
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 updated Area Command course and job aid! Both were recently updated to help better align with NIMS title changes, as well as …
Are you attending the American Public Power Association (APPA) Conference in New Orleans right now? Be sure to stop by and visit the EMSI and URTA team at booth 604. The APPA is the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities nationwide. The APPA advocates and …
Recognized as a critical element of the Incident Command System, Staging Areas are established to maintain a ready reserve of tactical resources and operational overhead to support evolving or emergent operational resource requirements. Staging Areas with adequate resource reserves are a critical component of maintaining a proactive posture on the …
Planning your trip the American Public Power Association (APPA) Conference in New Orleans next month? Make sure to stop by and visit EMSI at booth 604. The APPA is the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities nationwide. The APPA advocates and advises on electricity policy, …
Continuing to introduce innovative and advanced Incident Command System (ICS) training courses and support tools, EMSI recently developed an ICS Advanced Planning Process course and is working to develop an ICS Planning Process Guide Book. This course greatly expands on operational planning concepts, to better prepare response personnel to develop …
Continuing in our quest to develop emergency responders of every level, EMSI is proud to announce the availability of our new Incident Management Handbook! Cultivating the best practices from our decades of response and training, EMSI is honored to offer our very own FREE Incident Management Handbook (IMH) to assist …
Continuing to lead from the front line of contemporary incident management, EMSI recently facilitated a unique workshop for Command & General Staff members from the National Capital Region (NCR) Incident Management Team (IMT). Recognizing that the NCR IMT brings a wealth of experience and qualifications, EMSI worked with the NCR …
You’ve asked for it and we’re developing it! Cultivating the best practices from our decades of response and training, EMSI is nearing completion of our very own FREE Incident Management Handbook (IMH)! Yes, we said FREE! While it is important that all responders come into an incident with sufficient training …
