For decades, ICS courses have taught a familiar Logistics Section structure. Students learn that the section is organized into a Service Branch and a Support Branch, with six primary units underneath: Communications, Food, and Medical on the Service side, and Supply, Facilities, and Ground Support on the Support side. There …
Building a high-performing Incident Management Team (IMT) requires more than just an introductory foundation; it demands continuous progression and the refinement of complex coordination skills. Recognizing a critical gap in the national training curriculum for teams seeking the “next step” after the USFA O-305 course, EMSI developed the ICS- 320: Intermediate …
The Incident Management Team Association (IMTA) Mid-Year Academy will be held at the South Carolina Fire Academy June 23-27. Have you enrolled? EMSI is proud to partner with the IMTA, South Carolina Emergency Management Division, South Carolina State Fire, and Palmetto Incident Support Team to offer the following courses at …
Greetings ICS Practitioners! Here is your one stop shop for Environmental Unit Leader information qualification and performance task book. Enjoy! As you know, one of the key principles when utilizing the Incident Command System (ICS) is to build and sustain a modular response organization. This ensures that your Incident Management …
As we ring in the new year (its already March!), the staff at Emergency Management Services International (EMSI) have an additional reason to celebrate…being in business for 25 years! Since its inception in 2000, EMSI has played a significant role in building capacity across all levels of government and within …
As we enter a new year, EMSI is looking forward to seeing our clients, partners, and friends at several 2024 conferences. Additionally, we look forward to meeting new members of our ever-expanding All-Hazard community at the upcoming AHIMTA, Clean Waterways, IOSC, and Clean Gulf conferences. The All-Hazard Incident Management Team …
After a four-year hiatus, EMSI is excited to re-launch our blog and newsletter. These tools previously allowed EMSI to communicate with our clients, partners, and the broader emergency management community, and were an effective means to share best practices and new developments from EMSI. As the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the …
As you respond to hurricanes and other natural disasters amid the COVID pandemic, EMSI resources remain available to respond in support of your organization or community, including our Type 1 IMT resources. While many of us are still reeling from the effects of a global pandemic, hurricane season has not …
“You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.” –General Dwight D. Eisenhower There are approximately 30,000 wildland firefighters in the United States. On a large wildland fire, it is not unusual to have thousands of …
As part of the unified national response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, EMSI is deploying subject-matter experts to support our clients. One EMSI Team is supporting the Area Command of Fulton County, Georgia. This EMSI Incident Management Team (IMT) is providing detailed Situation Unit capabilities and spearheading the “forward” planning …
