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List of Courses
I-700 NIMS: An IntroductionI-100 Introduction to Incident Command
I-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
I-800 National Response Plan: An Introduction
NIMS: Incident Command System for the Fire Service
NIMS: Incident Command System for Emergency Medical Services
NIMS: Advanced Incident Command System
NIMS: Command and General Staff
I-700 NIMS: An Introduction
NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents. This course introduces NIMS and explains the purpose, principles, key components and benefits of NIMS. The course also contains “Planning Activity” exercises that provide participants with an opportunity to complete some planning tasks during this course. This course meets training requirements to become NIMS compliant.
Contact Hours: 4
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/50
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I-100 Introduction to Incident Command
This course will introduce students to the Incident Command System (ICS), providing a foundation for higher-level ICS training. The course will cover the history, features, principles, and organizational structure of ICS, as well as the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This course is NIMS compliant and meets the NIMS “Baseline Training” requirement for I-100.
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisite: I-700
Min/Max: 15/50
I-200 ICS for SIngle Resources adn Initial Action Incidents
This course will enable personnel to operate efficiently within the Incident Command System (ICS) during an incident or event. The course will focus on the management of single resources.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: I-100
Min/Max: 15/30
I-800 National Response Plan: An Introduction
The National Response Plan, or NRP, specifies how the resources of the Federal Government will work in concert with State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector to respond to Incidents of National Significance. The NRP is predicated on the National Incident Management System, or NIMS. This course introduces you to the NRP, including the concept of operations upon which the plan is built, roles and responsibilities of the key players, and the organizational structures used to manage these resources. The NRP provides a framework to ensure that we can all work together when our Nation is threatened. This course meets training requirements to become NIMS compliant.
Contact Hours: 4
Prerequisite: I-700
Min/Max: 15/50
NIMS: Incident Command System for the Fire Service
This course meets the needs of emergency response personnel who are responsible for implementing and/or functioning within a departmental Incident Command System (ICS). This course will cover the need for ICS, an overview of the structure and expandable nature of ICS, the command skills needed by departmental officers to effectively use ICS guidelines, and an overview of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). In addition, students will have an opportunity to practice applying an ICS to a scenario and will be given resource information about how to set up and implement an ICS.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: I-700
Min/Max: 15/30
ACE Credit Recommendation:
1 semester hour in the vocational and in the lower division baccalaureate/associate
category
NIMS: Incident Command System for Emergency Medical Services
This course meets the needs of emergency response personnel who are responsible for implementing and/or functioning within a departmental Incident Command System (ICS). This course will cover the need for an ICS, an overview of the structure and expandable nature of ICS, the command skills needed by departmental officers to effectively use ICS guidelines, and an overview of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). In addition, students will have an opportunity to practice applying an ICS to a scenario and will be given resource information about how to set up and implement an ICS.
Contact Hours: 16
Prerequisite: I-700
Min/Max: 15/30
NIMS: Advanced Incident Command System
This course will address the functions of command within an Incident Command System (ICS). The focus will be both on activating the necessary elements on the prolonged incident and on documentation to assist in the incident. Discussion will include the responsibilities of each section chief and the various branch, division, group, and unit leaders, as well as a short review of ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This course will provide a valuable command learning experience in a “real-time” learning environment. The course is highly recommended for emergency response personnel interested in learning how to effectively operate within a fully functional ICS.
Contact Hours: 24
Prerequisite: NIMS: ICS for the Fire Service, or NIMS: ICS for EMS, or I-200
Min/Max: 15/30
ACE Credit Recommendation:
1 semester hour in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category,
G & T approved
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
[Return to top]NIMS: Command and General Staff
This course builds on the NIMS: Advanced Incident Command System (ICS) course. The focus will be on the roles and responsibilities of section chief at major incidents. Each ICS section (i.e., incident commander, planning section chief, operations section chief, logistics section chief, and finance/administration section chief) will be discussed in detail. This course includes an intense activity designed to expand the ICS to its full potential.
Contact Hours: 16
Prerequisite: NIMS: Advanced ICS
Min/Max: 15/30
ACE Credit Recommendation:
1 semester hour in the vocational and in the lower division baccalaureate/associate
category
G & T approved
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
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