NIMS Training Program - Federal Emergency Management Agency
NIMS Training Program - Federal Emergency Management Agency
NIMS Training Program - Federal Emergency Management Agency
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APPENDIX B: <strong>NIMS</strong> CORE CURRICULUM COURSE SUMMARIES<br />
G-191: Incident Command System/ <strong>Emergency</strong> Operations Center Interface<br />
Purpose<br />
The course provides an opportunity for emergency management and response personnel to begin<br />
developing an ICS/EOC interface for their communities. The course reviews ICS and EOC responsibilities<br />
and functions and depends heavily on exercises and group discussions to formulate an interface. This<br />
course works best when delivered to Incident Command System and <strong>Emergency</strong> Operations Center<br />
personnel from the same community.<br />
Audience<br />
Participants should be personnel who are active in a community’s ICS and EOC activities.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
N/A; FEMA recommends IS-100, IS-200 and/or EOC management courses.<br />
Course Topics<br />
Relation to <strong>NIMS</strong> Document<br />
At the end of this course, participants will be able I Preparedness<br />
to:<br />
I.A Concepts and Principles<br />
Describe ICS principles.<br />
I.B Achieving Preparedness<br />
Describe MAC/EOC principles.<br />
I.B.3 Preparedness Roles<br />
Identify the roles of ICS and EOC during I.B.4 Preparedness Elements<br />
emergency operations.<br />
III Resource <strong>Management</strong><br />
Using scenarios, analyze the ICS and EOC IV Command and <strong>Management</strong><br />
systems and identify various interface issues.<br />
Apply ICS/EOC interface concepts in an<br />
exercise situation.<br />
Begin developing an ICS/EOC interface action<br />
plan for their communities.<br />
Instruction Standards<br />
IV A Incident Command System<br />
Minimum course length for actual instructor-led classroom: 8 hours<br />
Instructor Qualifications<br />
Instructors should have formal instructor training (NWCG Facilitative Instructor, M-410, EMI Master<br />
Trainer <strong>Program</strong>, Office for Domestic Preparedness Instructor Course or equivalent).<br />
Instructors must have sufficient experience in presenting all units of the course. It is recommended that<br />
instructors have:<br />
Successfully completed ICS-100 through ICS-400<br />
Successfully completed IS-275—The EOC’s Role in Community Preparedness, Response, and<br />
Recovery Activities; IS-701—<strong>NIMS</strong> Multiagency Coordination Systems; IS-702—<strong>NIMS</strong> Public<br />
Information Systems; and IS-703—<strong>NIMS</strong> Resource <strong>Management</strong><br />
Served in the ICS command staff or in a general staff (supervisory position)<br />
Served in a leadership position at an EOC<br />
Adjunct instructors may provide limited instruction in specialized knowledge and skills at the discretion of<br />
the lead instructor. Adjunct instructors must be experienced, proficient, and knowledgeable of current<br />
issues in their field of expertise.<br />
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