<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Florida Incident Management Teams Foundation, Inc (FIMTF)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporting Florida's Incident Management Teams for Emergency and Disaster Response.]]></description><link>https://www.fimtf.org/newsroom</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:05:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.fimtf.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[FTEM 2026: Building Partnerships, Strengthening Teams, and Advancing Resilience Across Florida and the Caribbean]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2026 Florida’s Training for Emergency Management (FTEM) Symposium brought together emergency management professionals, public safety leaders, nonprofit organizations, private-sector partners, and government agencies from across Florida and beyond for a week dedicated to one central theme: Excellence in Action. ]]></description><link>https://www.fimtf.org/post/ftem-2026-building-partnerships-strengthening-teams-and-advancing-resilience-across-florida-and-t</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a29e7aa8ae4d2c74dd0d6ac</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:43:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb8a06_990b9e32bf5441d09dfe56b4b5c3bb84~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Todd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Incident Management Teams Foundation (FIMTF) Unveiled at Florida’s Training for Emergency Management (FTEM) Symposium]]></title><description><![CDATA[The official launch of the Florida Incident Management Teams Foundation, Inc. (FIMTF) was announced at the 2026 Florida’s Training for Emergency Management (FTEM) Symposium in Orlando. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to strengthening statewide resilience by building capacity to support specialized incident management teams responding to Florida communities during disasters and complex incidents.]]></description><link>https://www.fimtf.org/post/florida-incident-management-teams-foundation-unveiled-at-statewide-florida-s-training-for-emergency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a20a544345fdf6c4251f899</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb8a06_f02895fa154b43839e31368a1a368db8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Todd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida’s New State Emergency Operations Center: A Powerful Tool for Coordinating All-Hazards Incident Management Teams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florida’s new State Emergency Operations Center represents a major facilities upgrade and a strategic investment in statewide coordination, disaster readiness, and operational resilience.  It was designed to improve coordination among partners during disasters and complex incidents. Its expanded operational floor, resilient infrastructure, redundant power, logistics access, and advanced information-display capabilities make it especially relevant to the future of Florida's AHIMTs.]]></description><link>https://www.fimtf.org/post/florida-s-new-state-emergency-operations-center-a-powerful-tool-for-coordinating-all-hazards-incide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a15beb2c51194f8f20b99e3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:32:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb8a06_544cbd3768ef421cba7c398a2c68396d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Todd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the FEMA Review Council Report Could Mean for Incident Management Teams]]></title><description><![CDATA[For incident management teams, the FEMA Review Council report reinforces a clear message: the future disaster environment will demand stronger local command-and-control capacity, more disciplined documentation, faster situational awareness, and deeper integration among response, recovery, and mitigation partners. In that environment, well-trained AHIMTs will not be optional. They will be essential infrastructure for community resilience.]]></description><link>https://www.fimtf.org/post/what-the-fema-review-council-report-could-mean-for-incident-management-teams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a10eb9aa2438924d10db1a1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 23:55:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb8a06_dd2a36474d624e43a27fcae938da596e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Todd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Florida’s 2026 Training for Emergency Management Symposium Matters for Statewide Resilience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hosted in Orlando from Sunday, May 31 through Friday, June 5, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort, the FTEM symposium brings together emergency managers, responders, government officials, nonprofit partners, private-sector organizations, educators, and other stakeholders who support disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation across the state. Registration includes courses and workshops offered throughout the week.]]></description><link>https://www.fimtf.org/post/why-florida-s-2026-training-for-emergency-management-symposium-matters-for-statewide-resilience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fdd3d857c1b4d9876689e0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:22:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb8a06_1ea9f3906172408aa45357883a693775~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Todd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Incident Management Teams: A Critical Resource for Disaster Response, Preparedness, and Resilience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incident management teams are organized groups of trained professionals who help manage complex incidents using the Incident Command System, or ICS. In Florida, these teams support emergency response by helping agencies move from reaction to coordination, from fragmented information to shared situational awareness, and from isolated field operations to integrated incident management.]]></description><link>https://www.fimtf.org/post/florida-all-hazards-incident-management-teams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ee2813cf2afc83b04e8160</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:58:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb8a06_5b23148892324da99b53e742d7dbf6d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_862,h_264,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Todd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supporting Florida Incident Management Teams in Emergencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2026 Florida All-Hazards Incident Management Teams Summit was held March 24–25, 2026, at the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s new Florida Central Operations and Coordination Office, or FL-COCO, in Auburndale, represents an important milestone for Florida disaster preparedness and resilience.]]></description><link>https://www.fimtf.org/post/supporting-florida-incident-management-teams-in-emergencies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ee2813a376fc1e0ec94e20</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:58:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb8a06_d09ae772e61e457bb208417b8e665b2f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Todd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is an All-Hazards Incident Management Team—and Why Should You Care?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When disaster strikes, the public often sees the most visible parts of emergency response: fire trucks, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, utility crews, helicopters, shelters, and news conferences. What is less visible, but just as important, is the organized management structure working behind the scenes to bring order to chaos. That structure is often supported by an All-Hazards Incident Management Team, commonly known as an AHIMT.]]></description><link>https://www.fimtf.org/post/all-hazards-incident-management-teams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ee2816cf2afc83b04e816d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:58:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb8a06_68bf1bc67bc44a61a1eecab6cb80c948~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Todd</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>