Course Overview
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. You can also find information about NIMS at http://www.fema.gov/nims/
This course introduces NIMS and takes approximately three hours to complete. It explains the purpose, principles, key components and benefits of NIMS. The course also contains "Planning Activity" screens giving you an opportunity to complete some planning tasks during this course. The planning activity screens are printable so that you can use them after you complete the course.
What will I be able to do when I finish this course?
• Describe the key concepts and principles underlying NIMS.
• Identify the benefits of using ICS as the national incident management model.
• Describe when it is appropriate to institute an Area Command.
• Describe when it is appropriate to institute a Multiagency Coordination System.
• Describe the benefits of using a Joint Information System (JIS) for public information.
• Identify the ways in which NIMS affects preparedness.
• Describe how NIMS affects how resources are managed.
• Describe the advantages of common communication and information management systems.
• Explain how NIMS influences technology and technology systems.
• Describe the purpose of the NIMS Integration Center
Important Information: IS-800.A NIMS Compliancy
Special Notice: DHS UPDATES NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN: ISSUES NOTICE OF CHANGE
Course Overview
The National Response Plan, or NRP, describes how the Federal Government will work in concert with State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector to respond to disasters.
This course introduces the NRP. It is intended for DHS and other Federal staff responsible for implementing the NRP, and Tribal, State, local and private sector emergency management professionals.
Course goals:
- Describe the purpose of the NRP
- Locate information within the NRP
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of entities as specified in the NRP
- Identify the organizational structure used for NRP coordination
- Describe the field-level organizations and teams activated under the NRP
- Identify the incident management activities addressed by the NRP
You can find more information about the National Response Plan by clicking on the following link NRP.
DescriptionICS 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).
The Emergency Management Institute developed ICS 100, Introduction to ICS (IS-100) course, in collaboration with:
- National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USFA's National Fire Programs Branch
Audience:
Persons involved with emergency planning, response or recovery efforts.
NIMS Compliance:
This course is NIMS compliant and meets the NIMS Baseline Training requirements for I-100.
Course Overview
ICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.
IS-100 is a pre-requisite to the IS-200 course.
Topics
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