Incident Command

There are many issues police leaders should address to reduce the public anxiety that can accompany an increased military presence in communities

Prioritizing calls for service, regional policing and engaging retired officers are some of the strategies agencies can deploy

Solid planning, sufficient personnel and resources, mutual aid and a willingness to act were all key to ensuring a peaceful event

The story behind one of the busiest mobile incident command and communication resources in Silicon Valley

In August 2018, two major reports on the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival mass shooting incident were released. The first, from Las Vegas Sheriff Joe Lombardo, assessing law enforcement response to ...

Why anticipating how your plan could fail is key to developing an effective incident action plan

Contingencies are being put in place if “Storm Area 51” does indeed bring a large influx of people, friendly or not, into this remote corner of Nevada

Implementing a flexible response policy is key to effective management of critical events

Five years made a world of difference to first responders on the ground in Boston on race day

Your involvement in an EOC will allow you to represent your department at the highest level in an emergency response incident command role

After years of resistance, law enforcement is coming to realize it needs a proven program management tool to help agencies coordinate response

Purchasing a mobile command vehicle for a law enforcement agency requires combining up-front decisions and long-term planning

ICS is a powerful system that can help you organize chaos on all scenes

Stop switching between various platforms by using visualization software to integrate multiple data feeds

The bipartisan panel is to first hear testimony from local officials as a prelude to calling upon members of Gov. Jay Nixon's administration in the coming weeks