- Helitanker
- A helicopter equipped with a fixed tank or suspended bucket type container that is used for aerial delivery of water or retardants.
- Incident
- An occurrence or event, either human-caused or natural phenomena, that requires action by emergency service personnel to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to property or natural resources.
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The Incident Command System (ICS) has been covered in other bulletins (see EMCOM001-020 on the ACS archive or Web page). Here we'll cover the typical fire service terms/definitions since the first place many communications unit participants
How and where unit participants are assigned for work is an interesting and demanding task. Of necessity there are a variety of ways of assessing the talents, skills and abilities of personnel. Much depends on the view of the unit leadership as
The experience of "hurry up and wait" that occurs during assignment to incidents can be very frustrating if one is not mentally prepared for the situation. This bulletin is intended to help you understand why that occurs. The "hurry and wait" syndrome is a
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