NIMS/ICS Certification
Course Descriptions
National Incident Command System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) Certification
Course Length: 16 Hours
Description: This course meets the requirements to obtain NIMS IS 700 level certification and ICS Level 2 Certification. The course incorporates parts of JICSTC-1 Introduction to Homeland Security/Defense. If a student is enrolled in JICSTC-1, they should not enroll in this course.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Certification: This module provides a comprehensive review of the national approach to incident and event management. The student will learn the basis of a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, local and tribal governments to work together effectively to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents regardless of size, cause, or complexity.
The following major components of the NIMS IS 700 will be discussed:
Command and Management
Preparedness
Resource management
Communications and Information Management
Supporting Technologies
Ongoing Management and Maintenance
This module will include an interactive, scenario-based tabletop exercise. Following completion of this module the student will receive certification at the IS 700 level.
Incident Command Systems Certification, Level 2: Concepts of incident command and the Incident Command System (ICS) are discussed and differentiated from concepts and terms associated with a Tactical Command Center (TOC). Descriptions and concepts underlying ICS will be a primary emphasis, as well as the relationships of ICS to Unified Command, the area emergency operations center (LEOC), and to the support of the first response/responders. In-depth instruction is provided on how to prepare for, participate in, and demobilize from an incident. This module will include scenarios, examples, and opportunities for students to apply what they have learned. Certification, Level 2, is provided upon completion of this module.
Target Audience: Students will include military and civilian medical and non-medical personnel who may be part of a disaster response team or employed by public or private sector healthcare organizations or related emergency services.
Prerequisites: All soldiers must meet height and weight standards IAW AR 600-9.
Required Equipment: None