Hazardous Material Incidents

Introduction

Hazmat personnel are regularly faced with the question of where we hazmat teams do and related personnel fit in within the overall scheme of things in the incident command system (ICS)? Let's look at the basics of ICS. First of all, how did we end up with the ICS template we are using today? The FIRESCOPE (Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies) template of ICS was developed in the 1970s to ensure a coordinated and competently managed response to wild land fires in California.

Discussion

The FIRESCOPE ICS model is the best fit for managing a diverse ...