Institution: FEMA

Course Description: Incident Command training is being developed and offered for a variety of disciplines, including Federal Disaster Workers, Public Works, Law Enforcement, and Public Health. All of the ICS training offered through these courses is consistent. However, the various versions include examples and exercises specific to each of these disciplines.

Prerequisite: None.

CEUs: 0.3

Course Objectives:  ICS 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).

Target Audience:  Persons involved with emergency planning, response or recovery efforts.

Course Format: Independent Study

Time Requirement: Approximately 3 hours.

For on-line training: http://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b

Training is available from the Fire Service Training Bureau (888-469-2374) and the Iowa Central Homeland Security Training Center (800-362-2793, ext 1264) or http://www.iowatrainingnow.com/index.asp

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