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INDEPENDENT STUDY
COURSES
EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
basic introduction to NIMS; it is not designed to
replace Incident Command System or positionspecific
training.
CEUs: .3
Study Hours: 3
Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS)
Course (IS-701 .a)
This interactive computer-based NIMS course
prepares participants to use the components of a
Multi-Agency Coordination System and establish
relationships between all elements of the system.
After taking the course, participants should be able
to:
• Define multi-agency coordination at the local,
State, and Federal levels of government.
• Identify each agency involved in incident
management activities to ensure appropriate
situational awareness and resources status
information is shared through multi-agency
coordination.
• Identify typical priorities established between
elements of the Multi-Agency Coordination
System.
• Define key terms related to the Multi-Agency
Coordination System.
• Describe the process of acquiring and allocating
resources required by incident management
personnel in relationship to the entire Multi-
Agency Coordination System.
• Identify typical future resource requirements for
the entire Multi-Agency Coordination System.
• Identify potential coordination and policy issues
arising from an incident relative to the entire
Multi-Agency Coordination System.
The primary functions of Multi-Agency Coordination
Systems addressed in the course are: to support
incident management policies and priorities; facilitate
logistics support and resource tracking; make
informed resource allocation decisions using incident
management priorities; coordinate incident
management-related information; and coordinate
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interagency and intergovernmental issues regarding
incident management policies, priorities, and
strategies.
There also is a group study version of this course by
which it may be delivered in the classroom.
CEUs: .5
Study Hours: 5
National Incident Management System
(NIMS) Public Information Systems
(IS-702 .a)
The public information systems described in NIMS
are designed to effectively manage public information
at an incident, regardless of the size and
complexity of the situation or the number of entities
involved in the response. The goal of this course is to
facilitate NIMS compliance by providing participants
with the basic information and tools that they need
to apply the NIMS public information systems and
protocols during incident management. This course
is designed for local and State Public Information
Officers.
CEUs: .3
Study Hours: 3
National Incident Management System
(NIMS) Resource Management (IS-703 .a)
This interactive computer-based course provides
the principles, tools, processes, and systems used in
NIMS that incident managers need for timely and
effective resource management during an incident.
Primary tasks addressed in this course are:
• Establishing systems for describing, inventorying,
requesting, and tracking resources;
• Activating these systems prior to and during an
incident;
• Dispatching resources prior to and during an
incident; and
• Deactivating or recalling resources during or
after incidents.