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Issue: March/April
1998
Focus: Incident Command
Incident Command
by Frank Schaper, St Louis FD
Incident Management is the modern by-word for emergency response. It's no
longer every officer or firefighter or medic for him or herself. Standardized
tactical protocols and effective management an accountability - especially
during major incidents - will go a long way to the efficient and safe mitigation
of that incident.
Emergency Public
Information As A Component of ICS
by Frank Cowan, CSTI
The Incident Command System has included the Public Information Officer
as a component of the Command Staff. But dopes that really go far enough?
In his compelling commentary, PIO Frank Cowan describes the need for Emergency
Public Information to become an entirely separate section of ICS.
Emergency Medical
Dispatch/Priority Dispatch - State of the Art/State Of The Future
A Comprehensive Interview with Dr. Jeff Clawson
by Randall Larson
Storm Warning!
How Public Safety Prepared for El Niño
by Nancy J. Rigg
Winter time means floods, hurricanes, and all manner of weather disasters.
Here's a look at how many public safety agencies have braced for the storm.
Death in the Cayama
River
by Nancy J. Rigg
An on-scene report from Southern California, when a roadway washout and
severe fog led to the deaths of two CHP officers.
Weather Alert
Systems for the PSAP
by Michael Steinberg & Gregg Potter
New technologies and new products that are allowing emergency communications
centers prepare for - and warn their communities about - weather-related
disasters.
OnLine Weather
Resources for the PSAP
by Dave Larton
The Internet unleashes its informational arsenal to eager receivers. Here's
where to find what.
Landslide!
by Jeremy Zakis
A rescue report from Australia on how local responders faced an avalanche
that trapped many people beneath town of snow at the Thredbo Ski Resort.
Voices In The
Sky - Satellite Systems in Public Safety
by Mark Houseman/Stratus Systems
How modern satellite communications systems are aiding public safety during
major emergencies and day-to-day.
