What an honor it is to begin a regular electronic stream of thought about the fire service, fire and life safety, planning, performance management, leadership, and — well, you get the message. There is not much in the fire service that doesn’t interest me, so I have high expectations that we here at Mutual Aid will be able to tweak people’s interest.
Archive for May 8th, 2007
Crank It Up
Are NIMS and ICS the Same?
There has been a growing tendency in the fire service to use the terms ICS and NIMS interchangeably. There may be valid reasons for this to occur. Part of this may have been our rush to be sure our department and our jurisdiction remain DHS-compliant to be eligible to receive additional federal grants.
