Dynam-ICS Training Solutions

04/23/2026

03/19/2026

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02/15/2026

Enjoy, free videos!!

Incident Command System Basics...
- Initial Action Cycle,
- The Players (Positions review),
- Review of the Management Characteristics.

All in a short 4 part - Plain Language - video series.

Don't forget to use these for your agencies annual ICS review!

- Link to your LMS!

Cheers.

Mark Emrick (The ICS Rebel)
Founder of Dynam-ICS™ | The Next Generation of ICS Learning

12/19/2025

Sending some love over the holidays to anyone feeling lonely, overwhelmed, or a little blue.

Just know there are definitely people out there — including me 😉 — who care about people in general, and that includes you!

December can be a tough time for many, and I know what it’s like when your brain plays games with you.

I’ve lived with depression since I was 19, and I just turned 61.

Thankfully, meds and support have made the last 20 years pretty amazing for me — and I’m grateful every day for that.
I've never felt a stigma attached, so no issues discussing it, it's a medical condition and nothing more!

My door is always open if you need to chat.

I mean… send a DM — don’t actually come to my house 😄😉
(Just kidding.)

Anyone reading this, feel free to pass along your support ❤️ in the comments to those who could use a little "pick me up" right now! If you like.

Sincerely,
Mark ❤️

12/12/2025

Free ICS Training video series!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvrXDYjscRU5385jeRSRm5gqqDmAd1bn&si=Qx1tr0CTvC0zDP3d

12/10/2025

Free ICS training videos on YouTube! You're welcome! 😃

Welcome to Part 1 of the Dynam-ICS™ Essentials Training Series — the next generation of ICS learning.This isn’t your typical ICS lecture. No scripts. No mono...

10/23/2025

Don't forget to check out the ICS Rebel Blog at theicsrebel.blogspot.com

10/22/2025

🧩 ICS Myth #47 — “Planning, Logistics, and Finance grow from the top down.”

Not quite.

In the real world, most Type 5 and Type 4 incidents don’t start with Section Chiefs.
They start with people doing work.

The IC might hand out tasks like:
📋 “Track who’s here.” (Planning)
📦 “Grab radios and lunch.” (Logistics)
💰 “Write down hours.” (Finance/Admin)

Those aren’t sections — they’re functions.
ICS grows from the work, not from the titles.

If the incident expands, those same duties evolve into units, then sections.
That’s modular ICS — simple, scalable, and real-world.

👉 Duties first. Titles later.
That’s how Dynam-ICS™ keeps it real.