NIMS ICS-300 Training:

All Mid-level Management Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Nongovernmental personnel to include should take ICS-300, including:

Persons serving 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.

* ICS Staffing and organization to include: reporting and working relationships and information flow.

* Transfer of Command

* Unified Command functions in a multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency incident

* ICS forms

* Resource Management

* Interagency mission planning and procurement

 NIMS ICS-400 Training:

All Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Nongovernmental personnel should take ICS-400, including:

Persons 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.

• Command and General Staff

• Deputies and assistants

• Unified command

• Organizational relationships between Area Command, Unified Command, Multi Entity Coordination Systems, and Emergency Operations centers (EOCs)

Prerequisites:  ICS-100 and ICS-200 Level Courses (Required)/ ICS-700 and ICS-800 Level Courses (Highly Recommended). They can be taken online through FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute’s Independent Study Program (ISP) at http://training.fema.gov/is/nims.asp.

Target Audience: Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, Fire Service, EMS, and other Public Safety Personnel.

Costs: Tuition and course materials are free. Lunch will be provided at no cost both days. Students are responsible for travel and lodging.