NIMS Training Program - Federal Emergency Management Agency

APPENDIX B: NIMS CORE CURRICULUM COURSE SUMMARIES
E/L 971: All-Hazards Position Specific Facilities Unit Leader 37
Purpose
The course will help emergency management and response personnel establish the essential core
competencies required for performing the duties of the FACL during an all-hazards incident. The course
walks students through general information, including an overview of the Logistics Section and information
on incident mobilization, initial situation awareness, and unit management. It also provides detailed
instruction in setting up and maintaining incident facilities, including facilities infrastructure, services,
layout, and security. Each unit contains a discussion-based exercise and there is a capstone tabletop
exercise at the end of the course to give students hands-on practice functioning as a FACL.
Audience
NIMS ICS Position Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to
functional, support, or unit leader positions on Type III or Type IV All-Hazards Incident Management
Teams (AHIMT), or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions.
Prerequisites
ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300; IS-700, IS-800.
Note: Completion of the ICS-400 course is highly recommended for all Position Specific training classes,
and is a requirement to serve as an instructor for the program.
Course Topics
Relation to NIMS Document
Describe the function and components of the III Resource Management
Logistics Section and the Facilities Unit; III.A.1 Concepts
Describe the information gathered and III.A.2 Principles
preparation needed during the pre-incident, III.B Managing Resources
dispatch/mobilization, and arrival phases; IV Command and Management
Design and establish the layout of incident IV.A Incident Command System
facilities;
IV.A.1 Management Characteristics
Establish and manage the Facilities Unit IV.A.2 Incident Command and Command Staff
Instruction Standards
IV.A.3 General Staff
Minimum course actual student contact classroom hours: 35 total (5 days)
Instructor Qualifications (in addition to the General Position Specific Instructor Guidelines)
FEMA recommends that at least two instructors be used to teach all Position Specific courses
Successful completion of accredited ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300, ICS-400; IS-700, and IS-800
Service in an incident management position within five years in real-world incidents, planned events,
or accredited exercises that required a written IAP and/or went more than one operational period
Instructors should hold certification as instructors from a recognized program of study such as State
Fire Instructor (NFPA 1041, Level II or above); EMI Master Trainer Program; or other recognized
qualifications in techniques of instruction and adult education methodologies
37 Course information can be found in the EMI course catalog, available at
http://training.fema.gov/EMICourses/EMICatalog.asp.
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