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RESIDENT COURSES—
NIMS ICS
EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
National Incident
Management System (NIMS)
Incident Command System
(ICS) All-Hazards Position-
Specific Training Program
Curriculum
The purpose of the NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-
Specific Training Program is to provide a portion of
the training that may be needed to establish Type
III and IV Incident Management Teams (IMTs). This
training program is designed to provide all-hazards
competencies and behaviors for the eight Command
and General Staff and selected Unit Leader positions
within the NIMS ICS and specifically within
the IMT environment. Competencies within the 15
individual courses of instruction that comprise this
training program are focused around the ability
of the student to assume specific position responsibilities,
lead assigned personnel, communicate
effectively, and to ensure the completion of assigned
tasks to meet identified objectives for the position(s).
Selection Criteria, Regular Course Offerings: NIMS ICS
All-Hazards Position-Specific training should be
completed by personnel who are currently members
of Type III or Type IV IMTs, or by those seeking
credentials/certification for ICS Command and
General Staff or Unit Leader positions. Participants
who wish to apply for NIMS ICS All-Hazards
Position-Specific training shall have completed
IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and ICS-300 as a prerequisite
to entering the program.
Course Length: The length of each Position-Specific
course and related information is noted in each
course description.
NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific:
Incident Commander (IC) Course (E950)
This course is designed to provide local- and
State-level emergency responders with a robust
understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and
capabilities of an effective Incident Commander
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(IC) on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team
(AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories:
1) responding to the incident and command
needs of the incident, and 2) effectively fulfilling the
position responsibilities of an IC on an All-Hazards
ICS IMT. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a
final exam enable participants to process and apply
their new knowledge.
Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-
Specific training should be completed by personnel
who are regularly assigned to functional, support,
or unit leader positions on United States Fire
Administration (USFA) or other Type III AHIMTs,
or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/
certification in those positions.
Prerequisites:
Required: ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System
(ICS) for Expanding Incidents; IS-100.b, Introduction to
the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-200.b,
Incident Command System (ICS) for Single Resources and
Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200; and IS-700.a, National
Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction.
Course Length: 5 days
CEUs: 3.5
NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position-Specific:
Public Information Officer (PIO) Course
(E952)
This course is designed for a Public Information
Officer (PIO) assigned to an incident as a member of
an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT)
and local IMTs, as well as for the PIO assigned to an
incident as an assistant PIO in a variety of capacities.
This course will help participants develop a strong
set of core PIO skills and the ability to apply them
within the context of an AHIMT. This course is also
distinct from other information function courses
in that it combines elements from both the basic
and advanced functions to concentrate training on
the fundamental duties and responsibilities of PIO
in an all-hazard environment. The course material
does not assume or require experience as a PIO, but
also is not a basic PIO course. Exercises, simulations,