Course
Description:
This course enables executives, administrators, and policymakers in
responding agencies to become NIMS-compliant for ICS oversight. These
agency leaders learn techniques for simple integration of
ICS into their agencies’ existing structures. NIMS-based
ICS, Unified Command, Area Command, and Multi-Agency Coordination
guidelines are taught so individual participants will be
IMTC-certified to both set and implement incident management
policy. (This course does not train agency executives,
administrators, or policymakers to participate in the on-scene
ICS organization.)
Selected Course
Objectives:
Course participants learn to facilitate information transfer
between agency executives and incident commanders at
or above the level that is required in an ICS ‘all
hazard’ situation and will also be able to:-
- Define the role of an executive related
to the Incident Command System.
- Describe the basic organization of the
ICS and know the functional responsibilities of the Command
and General Staff.
- Understand the differences between on-incident
ICS organizations and activities and the activities accomplished
by Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), Area Commands,
and Multi-agency Coordination Systems (MACS).
- Describe the three (3) major responsibilities
of an executive as related to an incident.
- Explain the administrative, logistical,
financial, and reporting implications of large incident
operations.
Course Length:
4 (minimum) – 8 hours of classroom instructions depending
on type of exercise
Target Audience:
Agency executives, administrators, and policymakers with
ICS involvement requiring either NIMS familiarity or compliance.
Benefits to Organization:
Personnel will be –
- NIMS-compliant as ICS executives, administrators,
and policymakers
- Conversant in ICS’ administrative
and policy concepts
- Trained to manage and oversee ICS effectively
within their agencies
Suggested Prerequisites:
None |
