The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Series is designed for:

• Fire Departments
• Rescue and EMS Services Agencies
• Law Enforcement Agencies
• Homeland Security and Terrorism Preparedness Agencies
• Special Operations
• Technical Response
• HazMat, WMD and other Specialized Teams
• Educational and School Institutions
• Hospitals, Medical, Research, and Health Care Providers
• Emergency Management Departments and Agencies
• Governmental Agencies and Offices
• Corporate, Business, Commercial, Industrial and Military Facilities, Complexes, Groups, and Agencies

ICS Training and NIMS

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) National Standard Curriculum: Training Development Guidance outlines the system's ICS concepts and principles, management characteristics, organizations and operations, organizational element titles, and recommendations for a model curriculum. It also provides an evaluation checklist for content that may be used to make sure that the training meets the "as taught by DHS" standard. The guidance document is available for download from the NIMS homepage at www.fema.gov/nims.

The model NIMS ICS curriculum organizes four levels of training: ICS-100, Introduction to ICS; ICS-200, Basic ICS; ICS-300, Intermediate ICS; and ICS-400, Advanced ICS; ICS-700, National Incident Management System; and ICS-800, National Response Plan.

According to the NIMS Integration Center, emergency management and response personnel already ICS trained do not need retraining if their previous training is consistent with the DHS standard. This would include ICS courses managed, administered, or delivered by EMI, NFA, NWCG, USDA, EPA, or USCG. For more information about NIMS ICS, e-mail the NIMS Integration Center at NIMSIntegration-Center@dhs.gov, or call 202-646-3850.

Course Background Information
• ICS 100
• ICS 200
• ICS 300
• ICS 400
• ICS 700
• ICS 800
• ICS/EOC Interface
• WMD Radiological / Nuclear Awareness Course

 

ICS-100 Introduction to ICS

ICS-100 - Incident Command System Training
The ICS Overview lesson introduces you to:
The background and development of ICS
ICS as the standard for emergency management across the country
ICS as interdisciplinary and organizationally flexible
Applications of ICS
ICS as a key feature of the National Incident Management System (NIMS)

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
Identify requirements to use ICS.
Identify three purposes of ICS.

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ICS-200 Basic ICS

Purpose This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). This course focuses on the management of single resources.

Who Should Attend?
ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.

The primary target audience is response personnel at the supervisory level.

ICS Instructor Guidelines
The NIMS Integration Center (NIC) is responsible for “facilitating the development of national guidelines for incident management training and exercises at all jurisdictional levels.” This document provides guidelines for Incident Command

Instructor Levels
Lead instructors must have sufficient experience in presenting all units of the course to be capable of last-minute substitution for unit instructors.
Unit instructors must be experienced in the lesson content they are presenting.
Adjunct instructors may provide limited instruction in specialized knowledge and skills at the discretion of the lead instructor. Adjunct instructors must be experienced, proficient, and knowledgeable of current issues in their field of expertise.

Instructor Qualifications
This training be team taught by instructors with the following minimum qualifications:
One instructor required, two recommended.
Lead instructor successfully completed ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300, ICS-400, ICS-700 and ICS-800.
Lead instructor served as Incident Commander, or on Command or General staff in 10 incidents.
Unit instructor served as Incident Commander, or on Command or General staff in five incidents.

Course Objectives
The course objectives are to allow course participants to:
Describe the ICS organization appropriate to the complexity of the incident or event.
Use ICS to manage an incident or event.

Course Background Information
Training Content
The training is comprised of the following lessons:
Unit 1: Course Overview
Unit 2: Leadership & Management
Unit 3: Delegation of Authority & Management by Objectives
Unit 4: Functional Areas & Positions
Unit 5: Briefings
Unit 6: Organizational Flexibility
Unit 7: Transfer of Command
Unit 8: Course Summary

The below table presents the recommended training agenda.
Unit 1: Course Overview 1 hour 30 minutes
Unit 2: Leadership & Management 2 hours
Unit 3: Delegation of Authority & Management by Objectives 2 hours
Unit 4: Functional Areas & Positions 2 hours
Unit 5: Briefings 1 hour 30 minutes
Unit 6: Organizational Flexibility 1 hour 30 minutes
Unit 7: Transfer of Command 1 hour
Unit 8: Course Summary 1 hour

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ICS 300 Intermediate Incident Command System

This course is intended for non-first response personnel who could fill supervisory-level positions in ICS organizations. Topics include organizing for events and incidents, planning for events and incidents and incident resource management. Participants will use ICS forms.

Course Logistics Overview
Course Materials
Listed below are the materials that you will need in order to conduct this course:
Student Manual: Secure one copy of the Student Manual for each person attending the session.
Course Evaluation Forms: Make sure that you have one sign in rooster, registration sheet and one copy of the course evaluation form for each person attending the training.
Course Equipment
The following equipment is required for conducting this course:
Computer, Projection Device and screen
Tables and seating for the size of the class (recommend no more than 30 students)

This course makes no use of copyrighted/proprietary material.

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ICS-400 Advanced Incident Command System

This course is intended to train personnel who may be assigned to large incidents in the critical aspects of major incident management and area command. Topics include unified command, major incident management, area command and multi-agency coordination. Course is equivalent to NIIMS 400 series. This is an "Elective" course in the Advanced Professional Series (APS) program.

Prerequisite: Intermediate ICS or NIIMS

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WMD Radiological / Nuclear Awareness Course

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) radiological/nuclear overview designed for first responders and other personnel who are likely to be the first to arrive on the scene of a radiological/nuclear incident. It focuses on the basics of radiation, possible health effects, hazard identification, and proper notification procedures.

TARGET AUDIENCE / DISCIPLINE
* Law Enforcement
* Emergency Medical Services
* Emergency Management Agency
* Fire Service
* Hazardous Material (HazMat)
* Public Works
* Governmental Administrative
* Public Safety Communications
* Health Care
* Public Health

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To describe the radiological/nuclear threat of terrorism and its potential effects on the community
* To describe the basic properties of radiation and its effects on responders in a radiological environment
* To explain the health effects on the responders and victims in a radiological/nuclear incident and the basic principles of emergency medical treatment
* To apply time, distance, and shielding concepts to reduce exposure while operating in a radiation environment
* To operate a variety of radiological instruments to determine the presence and quantity of radiation
* To use survey techniques to determine the radiological hazards and to make tactical decisions
* To describe the design and construction features of containers used for radiological/nuclear material
* To describe the issues and considerations associated with managing large-scale radiological/nuclear incidents

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WMD: Threat and Risk Assessment

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course trains key response personnel within a local jurisdiction who are required to prevent, mitigate, manage, and/or resolve a WMD/terrorism incident. Participants are placed on multidisciplinary teams. Upon completing the course, these teams will be able to conduct comprehensive WMD/terrorism risk (threat and vulnerability) and needs (planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercises) assessments. The course is delivered via lectures; small group discussions; participant activities; multimedia scenarios; and by conducting vulnerability assessments for facilities, sites, and infrastructure selected by the host jurisdiction. Participant activities focus on the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy (SHSAS) Program’s jurisdiction assessments.

TARGET AUDIENCE / DISCIPLINE
Emergency response supervisors, manager, staff and community leaders from the following disciplines or functional areas are encouraged to attend this course: Public Safety Communications, Law Enforcement, Fire Services, Emergency Medical Services, Hazardous Materials, Health Care, Governmental Administrative, Public Health, Public Works, Emergency Management and Private/Public industry.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
* To identify the requirements and benefits of conducting a threat and vulnerability assessment within the jurisdiction
* To define terrorism and conduct a threat assessment
* To understand the common components of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, and explosive agents and how they can be used by potential threat elements in an act of terrorism
* To describe the process used to determine the needs for required capability to respond to the most likely WMD scenario for their jurisdiction
* To describe how the Jurisdictional Risk (Threat, Vulnerability, and Public Health) and Needs Assessments are integrated into the Domestic Preparedness Strategy

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ICS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS)

National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction, IS-700
On February 28, 2003, President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5. HSPD-5 directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). 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 to include:
• Key concepts and principles underlying NIMS
• Benefits of using ICS as the national incident management model
• When it is appropriate to institute an Area Command.
• When it is appropriate to institute a Multiagency Coordination System
• The benefits of using a Joint Information System (JIS) for public information
• Ways in which NIMS affects preparedness
• How NIMS affects how resources are managed
• The advantages of common communication and information management systems
• How NIMS influences technology and technology systems
• The purpose of the NIMS Integration Center (NIC)

IS-700 NIMS AWARENESS TRAINING IN FY06: WHO MUST TAKE IT?

Who must take IS-700 NIMS before the end of FY06? All personnel with a direct role in emergency preparedness, incident management or response must complete NIMS IS-700.

Who must take IS-700 in FY 2006?

Executive Level - Political and government leaders, agency and organization administrators and department heads; personnel that fill ICS roles as Unified Commanders, Incident Commanders, Command Staff, General Staff in either Area Command or single incidents; senior level Multi-Agency Coordination System personnel; senior emergency managers; and Emergency Operations Center Command or General Staff.

Managerial Level - Agency and organization management between the executive level and first level supervision; personnel who fill ICS roles as Branch Directors, Division/Group Supervisors, Unit Leaders, technical specialists, strike team and task force leaders, single resource leaders and field supervisors; midlevel Multi-Agency Coordination System personnel; EOC Section Chiefs, Branch Directors, Unit Leaders; and other emergency management/response personnel who require a higher level of ICS/NIMS Training.

Responder Level - Emergency response providers and disaster workers, entry level to managerial level including Emergency Medical Service personnel; firefighters; medical personnel; police officers; public health personnel; public work/utility personnel; and other emergency management response personnel.

Note: Multi-Agency Coordination System personnel include those persons who are charged with coordinating and supporting incident management activities. These emergency management personnel typically function from an emergency operations center.

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ICS-800 National Response Plan (NRP)

NRP Overview
NRP Training – Course Overview
Purpose The purpose of this training is to introduce Federal partners to the key elements of the National Response Plan so that they can support its implementation in their departments and agencies.

Objectives
At the end of this unit, you should be able to:
1. Describe the relationship between NIMS and the NRP.
2. Name the five components of the NRP.
3. Define “Incident of National Significance.”
4. Describe, in general terms, the function of the Incident Command Post, Joint Field Office, and Interagency Incident Management Group.
5. Describe the roles of the Principal Federal Official (PFO), Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO), State Coordinating Officer (SCO), and Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official (SFLEO).
6. Explain the difference between “preparedness,” “prevention,” “response,” “recovery,” and “mitigation.”

Scope
The scope of this course will include:
Unit 1: NRP Overview
Unit 2: Roles & Responsibilities
Unit 3: Coordinating Structures
Unit 4: Field-Level Organizations & Teams
Unit 5: Incident Management Actions
Unit 6: Course Summary

Estimated Completion Time
4 hours
Final Test A Final Test is provided as part of Unit 6 of this training.

Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center Interface

Through the use of several classroom exercises, the interface between the Incident Command Post and the Emergency Operations Center is established.

An overview of both the ICS and the EOC are presented. This course focuses on the coordination between the on-scene incident management, Incident Command System (ICS) and the decision-making procedures taking place in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

This will strengthen the coordination during a response and help on-scene managers to understand how the Emergency Managers supports them. Taking the time to look at the strengths and weaknesses of these two elements, local officials will have the opportunity to develop an ICS/EOC action plan for their community's local emergency response personnel.

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