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RITrac
Keeping track of RIT (firefighter rescue) deployments. This board
includes a waterproof stopwatch, a team equipment checklist, and time checks.
Custom HEICS Board for Newton Memorial...
 We
were contacted by Newton Memorial Hospital, Newton, NJ, about providing a HEICS
Board to meet their needs. The final product was a board that matched
their HEICS organizational chart exactly.
If you have a special need for a accountability, patient tracking, or other
board, please contact us.
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS...
We are always looking for ways to improve our products, and have found one.
All of our command and accountability board will now be made using a new type of
Velcro©. This new material uses a urethane adhesive that is designed to
withstand temperatures up to 240ºF. This will insure that the material
will remain securely attached, even if stored in the hot trunk of your vehicle.
If you are experiencing any problems with your current board related to
the adhesion of the loop material, please call or email for information on
exchanging your board for a new one.
From the World of Emergency Planning:
Agencies seeking DHS Grants MUST have NIMS training to receive FY2006
grants.
NIMS Compliance Activities to be Achieved during FY 2005:
State, Territorial, Local and Tribal Jurisdictions:
- Complete the NIMS Awareness Course: National Incident Management
System (NIMS), An Introduction IS 700.
- Formally recognize the NIMS and adopt NIMS principles and policies.
States, territories, tribes and local entities should establish
legislation, executive orders, resolutions or ordinances to formally adopt
the NIMS.
- Determine which NIMS requirements already have been met. Clearly
state, territorial, tribal, and local entities have already implemented
many of the concepts and protocols identified in the NIMS.
- Develop a strategy and timeframe for full NIMS
implementation.States,territories, tribes, and local entities are
encouraged to achieve full NIMS implementation during FY 2005. To the
extent that full implementation is not possible during FY 2005, federal
preparedness assistance must be leveraged to complete NIMS implementation
by FY 2006. By FY 2007, federal preparedness assistance will be
conditioned by full compliance with the NIMS. States should work with the
tribal and local governments to develop a strategy for statewide
compliance with the NIMS.
- Institutionalize the use of the Incident Command System (ICS). All
state, territorial, tribal, and local entities are required to adopt ICS
in order to be compliant with the NIMS.
FY 2006 and FY 2007 Requirements:
In order to receive FY 2006 preparedness funding, applicants will need to
certify as part of their FY 2006 grant applications that they have met the
FY 2005 NIMS requirements. For more
information on NIMS, check out the NIMS NEWS page, here.
On-Line Ordering
You can now order TACT-ICS products on-line. Look for the link on the
TACT-ICS page, or click here.
Recent projects completed by
FireWorks Consulting & Command Concepts
September, 2006
- Delivered custom incident command boards to the Lisle-Woodridge (IL) Fire
Prevention District
August, 2006
- Contracted to perform a detailed HVA and radiological response planning
for Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago
- Completed development of a public health radiological training course for
the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
May, 2006
- Contracted to provide HEICS training for Chinook Healthcare Region,
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
September, 2005
- Contracted to rewrite the emergency operations plan for Battle Creek
Health System
- Completed development of a first responder radiological training course
for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
June, 2005
- TACT-ICS adopted as requirement for membership in MABAS Division 201,
Indiana/Michigan
- East Providence, RI, assists with development of RITrack system - 3
RITrack boards delivered
March, 2005
- Completed NIMS training for Oak Park (IL) Public Health Department
- Participated in US DOE TEC/WG conference planning for nuclear waste
transportation
February, 2005
- Working with East Providence, RI, to develop accountability systems
meeting specific needs.
- HEICStrac ordered by Middlesex Hospital, CN
- Participated in an Argonne National Lab sponsored conference on the
development of technologies to support first responders for WMD incidents.
January, 2005
- Preparing HEICS training for St. Joseph Hospital, Reading, PA
- Added NIMS IS-700 to training offered by FireWorks Consulting
- MABAS Division 11 (Illinois) adopts TACT-ICS as its standard for
accountability
December, 2004
- Supplied a set of TACT-ICS, TAC-SEC, and TAC-OPS boards to the West Valley
City, Utah, Fire Department
- Another MABAS Division in Indiana is reviewing the TACT-ICS system as a
standard for their entire division.
- Took part in a US Department of Energy conference on the distribution of
funds under section 180(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.
November, 2004
- Design of an information brochure for the Colorado Department of Public
Heatlh's FOSTER training program.
- Provided preview materials to another Illinois MABAS Division.
- Contracted with St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading, PA to provide HEICS
training and our HEICStrac system.
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