Course Description:
IMTC’s Intermediate ICS class explores Incident Command System (ICS) organizational and operational issues in more detail, identifying when ICS should be applied and how it is optimally-implemented with NIMS compliance under “All-Hazard” situations.  The ICS Planning Process, resource management, and ICS position duties are given special focus with real-life examples that demonstrate the practical value of ICS principles in real incidents and authentic pre-incident planning sessions.   

Selected Course Objectives:
The IMTC Intermediate ICS course prepares ICS-qualified team members for additional NIMS-compliant supervisory responsibility when called on to participate in real- time/real Incident Command System situations.  After completing the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the general duties of the organizational elements, terminology, staffing considerations, and reporting relationships within each section of the ICS.
• Describe the steps in transferring and assuming incident command.
• List the major elements included in the incident briefing.
• Describe how incidents can best be managed by appropriate and early designation of primary staff members and by proper Delegation of Authority.
• Describe how Unified Command functions in a multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency incident.
• Describe the role and use of forms in effective incident management.
• List the major steps and personnel involved in the planning process.
• Explain the use of operational periods in the planning process and how operational periods are derived.

Course Length:
24 (minimum) – 32 hours of instruction, depending on requestor’s needs.

Target Audience:
Personnel with ICS supervisory responsibility and members of Incident Management Teams at or above the Unit Leader level.

Benefits to Organization:
Personnel will be –

• NIMS-compliant at I-300 level
• Conversant in the intermediate concepts of ICS for expanding incidents
• Trained to move to the next ICS level
• Effective in supporting, assisting, and implementing your agency’s use of ICS

Suggested Prerequisites:
I-100 - Introduction to ICS                                             I-200 - Basic ICS