The National Incident Management System (www.nemaweb.org), released by the Department of Homeland Security, has major implications for the fire service and inter-agency operations. Adoption of the ...

Climbing all 14 of the earth’s 8000-metre-plus peaks is considered the ultimate mountaineering achievement, with the world record for the fastest time being eight years to complete it. Nepalese ...

My first attempt at this column began with a list of all my department’s endeavors to obtain the Holy Grail of incident management-the coveted “NIMS compliance.” This included defining the five types ...

According to the base camp sources, at least 10 climbers including Nims and American woman climber Anna Gutu scaled the world's seventh highest peak. Anna, who is on her mission to be the first ...

Previstar's Continual Preparedness System has been evaluated by independent, third-party reviewers and was shown to meet the standards set by NIMS Supporting Technology Evaluation Program, the company ...

In the 1980s, when Chief Alan Brunacini was traveling around the country teaching “Fireground Commander” (FGC), I was introduced to such positions as “support officer” and “senior advisor.” (At this ...

“Our industry will need to fill over 100,000 jobs over the next decade, which begins with equipping students and workers today with industry-recognized credentials that prepare them for current and ...

Nirmal Purja says hardest part of his record-breaking feat was solving a diplomatic impasse with China Nirmal “Nims” Purja’s record-breaking ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains in just over six ...

The events of 9/11 have become a part of the fabric of this nation. Those who died, both the heroic rescuers and the innocent victims, are immortalized in myriad ways and will be long remembered in ...

What could you achieve in six months and six days? How about smashing a record that took the last person almost eight years to achieve? One daring climber has done just that. In 189 days, Nirmal "Nims ...