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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.
Topics
Topics covered in this course include:
• Purpose of ICS
• Basic Features of ICS
• Incident Commander and Command Staff Functions
• General Staff Functions
• ICS Facilities
• Common Responsibilities
Prerequisites
Participants should be entry level, or on scene personnel who work in one of the following emergency response categories listed under Audience
Audience
Entry level, or on scene personnel from the following disciplines/services
• Fire service
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
• Law Enforcement (LE)
• Public Health (PH)
• Public Works (PW)
• Emergency Management (EM)
• Government administrative
• Private Sector and military (if invited by the host jurisdiction)
• County, state, and federal agency personnel who will respond with a local jurisdiction during a WMD/terrorism incident
Other Information
Instructor qualifications
ALL TEEX NIMS/ICS instructors are certified Department of Homeland Security NIMS/ICS instructors and meat/exceed all requirements to teach the ICS-100 course and proctor the ICS-100 examination.
Course point of contact: Steve Hightower tel. (979) 458-1432