Incident Command System Training
Having experienced instructors who can demonstrate real-life application of incident command system techniques is vital to student success.
ICS Training
ICS 100 –Introduction to the Incident Command System
ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training.
This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
ICS 200 –ICS for Single Resources & initial Action Incidents
S200, Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, reviews the Incident Command System (ICS), provides the context for ICS within initial response, and supports higher level ICS training.
This course provides training on, and resources for, personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within ICS.
ICS 300 –Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
ICS-300 provides an in-depth focus on the NIMS Incident Command System (ICS) that includes the tools, practices, and procedures that are available in ICS to effectively manage emergency incidents or planned local events at a local Type 3 level.
Expanding upon ICS-100 and -200, this course ensures that responders understand the basic ICS concepts that allow an incident management organization to expand and contract as needed to fit the incident and maintain its operational effectiveness.
Specific Course Topics:
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Initial response activities
- Staffing and organizing
- Relationships and interactions with staff and other stakeholders
- Executive-level interactions
- Command’s direction
- Exercise Learning Components
- Meetings, Briefings and Support Activities
- IAP Prep and Approval
- Executing Plan and Assessing Progress
- External Coordination
- Transitioning and Demobilization
Target Audience:
Target Audience Responders who may assume a supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 incidents, such as command staff, section chiefs, strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, branch directors, and multi-agency coordination system/emergency operations center staff.
Duration:
Duration: 3 days (24 hours)
ICS 400 –Advances ICS for Command and General Staff
ICS-400 provides training and resources for responders who require advanced application of the ICS by providing overall incident management skills rather than tactical expertise.
Expanding upon information covered in ICS-100 through ICS-300 courses, ICS-400 emphasizes large-scale organizational development, roles and relationships of the command and general staff, and planning, operational, logistical, and fiscal considerations related to large and complex incident and event management.
The course also describes the application of Area Command and the importance of interagency coordination on complex incidents and events.
Specific Course Topics:
- Fundamentals review for Command and General Staff
- Major and/or Complex Incident/Event Management
- Area Command
- Multiagency Coordination (MAC)
Target Audience:
Responders who will serve as command or general staff in an ICS organization, select department heads with multi-agency coordination system responsibilities, area commanders, emergency managers, and multi-agency coordination system/emergency operations center managers for expanding or Type 3 incidents.
Duration:
Duration: 2 days (16 hours)
Pre-Requisites:
Successful completion of ICS-300
G-402 –Incident Command System (ICS) Overview for Executives / Senior Officials
Selection Criteria: Executives and senior officials, including elected officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.
Course Objective:
- Explain the National Incident Management System.
- Explain the NIMS Management Characteristics, the organizational structure of the Incident Command System, and the role of the Command and General Staff.
- Explain the attributes and purpose of Emergency Operations Centers.
- Explain the interconnectivity between the MAC Group, EOCs, the Joint Information System and Incident Command.
- Explain the Senior Official’s role in preparedness.