The spectrum of EMSI’s incident management acumen was on full display with the execution of Gotham Shield 2017, a FEMA-led exercise involving local, state, and Federal response to a nuclear detonation in the United States. The exercise, taking place primarily in New York and New Jersey, is the latest in …
A busy spring has had EMSI on the move, working domestically and abroad. Outside of the U.S., EMSI has conducted activities in Canada, Nigeria, and Norway this spring. In March, EMSI conducted a myriad of activities including: Staging Area Manager training for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Task …
EMSI recently completed development and delivery of a new crisis and incident leadership course for the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA). The course, intended for Senior Energy Officials from the DOE/NNSA Office of Nuclear Incident Response, focused on crisis and incident leadership challenges the DOE/NNSA Senior Energy Official …
A 10 kiloton (10kt) nuclear detonation is one of the most complex scenarios emergency response personnel can face. Through a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), EMSI recently provided nuclear and radiological response incident management training for emergency management officials from New Jersey, including personnel from New Jersey …
In preparation for the upcoming Gotham Shield exercise in April, EMSI recently delivered Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS-300) and Staging Area Manager (ICS-236) training to the Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) in Fort Eustis, Virginia. Gotham Shield (also known as Vibrant Response) is directed by …
Twenty-first century problems require twenty-first century solutions. Together, EMSI and CYGRU bring world-class emergency management experience coupled with industry-leading cybersecurity approaches, to deliver innovative solutions to an evolving emergency management threat: Cyber Incident Management. Our critical infrastructure and IT systems have never been more vulnerable. An increased reliance on cyber …
EMSI is proud to offer two new courses to assist All-Hazards Incident Management Teams (AHIMT) with their incident readiness. We believe that these courses will help develop critical thinking and decision making skills of AHIMTs through interactive instructor-led scenarios and training. Advanced All-Hazards Incident Management (AAIM) Course Adopting a newly …
Anyone who has been through at least intermediate level ICS training (ICS-300) understands that one of Command’s many responsibilities is to establish the incident priorities and objectives and to communicate them to all responders. The two most common mechanisms for communicating these Command Directions are verbally during Operational Planning Cycle …
This February the EMSI team will be in Houston, TX to support various public safety and security operations. Working with the highly specialized Nuclear Emergency Support Teams (NEST) from the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), EMSI Emergency Management Specialist Ted Jakubowski will be deploying to Houston in the …
On January 22, EMSI will present a session at the Midyear Meeting of the Health Physics Society (HPS). Leveraging extensive knowledge in nuclear and radiological response, coupled with all-hazards incident management, EMSI subject matter experts will lead a presentation on nuclear and radiological incident management, highlighting the differences between health …
