"NIMS"
Engulfed in an Instant
June 18, 2012The calm afternoon and the lives of those living in the retirement community of Mayfair Mews in Virginia Beach were forever changed just after noon on April 6. It was at that moment when a U.S. Navy F/A-18 jet with a student pilot and trainer on board experienced serious engine failure from nearby Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and plunged to the ground, crash landing into the buildings and courtyard of an apartment complex. Instantly, several buildings were engulfed in flames fed by jet fuel. The dark black plumes of thick smoke could be seen miles away.
Read full articleRealView CommandScope Completes FEMA’s National Incident Management System
June 2, 2011Chicago, Ill. – June 2, 2011 – RealView LLC, a Microsoft® Partner providing mobile inspection and emergency pre-plan programs for office buildings, fire departments, hospitality, education and others, announced today it has completed FEMA’s NIMS STEP. RealView’s CommandScope Fire/Emergency Pre-plan Solution has successfully tested for adherence to NIMS technical standards, concepts and principles, including emergency support, hazards, communication and information management, resource management, and command and management.
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