In Section 1.4, "The Birth of IMS Method," Warnock and Molino identified 13 challenges/problems with early incident response. On page 23, the authors discussed 11 similarities between California and nationwide multidisciplinary response in the early 1970's. These challenges and commonalities led to the identification of five essential requirements for ICS development. Locate a recent news story related to incident management, and then answer the following question:

Have current incident management practices improved substantially since the beginning of the FIRESCOPE development process?

Some things you should include are:

• Describe the incident management story located
• Any evidence of the 13 challenges/problems mentioned by Warnick and Molino?
• Are the "commonalities" discussed by the authors still an issue in incident response?
• Does the incident response seem to meet the five essential requirements identified in early ICS development? Why or why not?
• Is the history of the development of ICS important to you as an emergency management practitioner? Why?
• Don't just address the "what," but also explain the "so what?" Why is this important?
• Provide examples to support your position