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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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