Any experienced and prepared incident responder maintains a comprehensive Go Kit in order to respond quickly and effectively to an emergency. You may want to assemble a “Go Kit” if you think you will be deployed to incidents that will last for more than a day. Even if you aren’t …
Continuing our efforts to support all-hazards Incident Management Teams (IMTs), EMSI will participate in the 2018 All-Hazards IMT Association (AHIMTA) annual Training and Education Symposium. Scheduled for December 1-6 in Hilton Head, SC, the conference will draw national leaders in all-hazards incident management from around the country. For the second …
EMSI is excited to announce our participation in the Clean Gulf 2018 conference November 13-15 in New Orleans, LA. The Clean Gulf conference covers spill preparedness and response topics for the exploration and production; transportation; and storage of oil and hazardous materials. Providing a forum for responders, operators, regulators, equipment …
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 …
