No element of response to fires and other incidents is more important to fire department leadership, incident commanders (ICs) and municipalities than the safety of their firefighters. Evidence of ...

Over 100 water rescue calls were made in a single hour, with residents being rescued from attics and roofs. A shelter and incident command center were established at the Texas AgriLife Center, later ...

STEPS TAKEN TO KEEP BIRD FLU IN CHECK INCLUDE CREATING A JOINT INCIDENT COMMAND CENTER, TRIAGE TEAMS, PARTNERING WITH THE FEDS, AND PUTTING IN PLACE A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. IT’S A WAKE UP ...

EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 31, 1999, killing all 217 people on board. Newport, Rhode Island, served as the U.S. incident command center due to its proximity and ...

Wednesday afternoon high winds hampered cleanup efforts in Phelps County where more than 200 homes and three schools were ...

TWO HARBORS, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are on the North Shore Friday morning, taking in the damage caused by wildfires that have devastated some of the ...