Courses

Homeland Security University Studies

Coursework in homeland security studies

BUSH 685 Directed Study

 

BUSH 656 Fundamentals of Homeland Security

 

ESIMS 100TR Introduction to Incident Command System

8.00 Hours This course describes the history, features and principals , and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident management System (NIMS). In providing this training we use the FEMA ICS-100 “Facilitators Guide”, student manual, and examination.

ESIMS 200TR Basic Incident Command System

16.00 Hours This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). Participants will focuses on the management of single resources. The course is for personnel assigned to a first line supervisor level, single resource leader, field supervisor and other emergency management personnel that require a higher level of NIMS/ICS training.

ESIMS 300TR Basic Incident Command System

16.00 Hours The course is intended to serve as a vehicle to share proven incident management strategies and practices as well as to enhance teamwork and coordination among the agency’s “mid-level managers and command staff” directly responsible for emergency response to incidents of all types; i.e., “all hazards” in which the Incident Command System (ICS) will be employed. The course is designed for approximately 50 students per class and utilizes scenarios and application exercises to highlight key issues and facilitate discussion. The concluding tabletop exercise is intended to allow participants to apply the information provided during the course in a controlled environment.

ESIMS 400TR Advanced Incident Command System

16.00 Hours The course is intended to serve as a vehicle to share proven incident management strategies and practices as well as to enhance teamwork and coordination among all response agencies’ officers directly responsible for emergency response to a WMD/terrorism incident or other “Incident of National Significance”. The course is specifically intended for those emergency response personnel who have duties that require that they be directly involved in incident management or command at either a “field” Incident Command Post (ICP) or in a city, county, or regional, Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

ESIMS 402TR Incident Command Summary for Executives

8.00 Hours This training is intended to provide a forum to discuss the agency’s strategic and executive level preparedness and response issues and challenges related to WMD/terrorism or other Incidents of National Significance. It is also intended to serve as a vehicle to share proven strategies and practices as well as enhance teamwork and coordination among the agency’s senior officials responsible for emergency response to a major incident. It will be conducted as a facilitated workshop and will integrate multimedia scenarios and vignettes that highlight the key issues and facilitate discussion.

ESIMS 700TR National Incident Management System: An Introduction

4.00 Hours This training is an awareness-level course that explains NIMS components, concepts and principles. The course examines how jurisdictions plan, prepare for, organize and respond to major Incidents and events. Participants are also taught the principals of how resources are managed before, during and after an incident.

ESIMS 800TR National Response Plan: An Introduction

4.00 Hours This is a nationally-mandated, awareness-level course that explains NRP components, concepts and principles. The course is intended to introduce the key elements of the National Response Plan so that its implementation can be supported at all levels of government.