Learn more about LACES—a safety system used by wildland firefighters. And how it's used on the fireline.

Originally ICS was used only for responding to wildfires. Why? Because wildfire had a habit of crossing jurisdictional boundaries and impacting large areas of the public. As a result, its response required involvement from a number of agencies across various municipalities.

Have you ever heard of explosive decompression in an aircraft?

Neither had I, until I had read about a situation in 1990 on a British Airline flight. You see, shortly after takeoff, the front windshield of the plane blew out. The loss of pressure sucked one of the pilots out the front window of the aircraft.