Institution: FEMA

Course Description: This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS).  This course expands upon information covered in ICS-100, ICS-200, and ICS-300 courses.  

Prerequisites: IS-100, IS-200, and IS-300

CEUs: N/A

Course Objectives: Explain how major incidents engender special management challenges, describe the circumstances in which an Area Command is established, and describe the circumstances in which multi-agency coordination systems are established.

Target Audience: Senior personnel, middle management, strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, branch directors and Multi-Agency Coordination System/Emergency Operations Center staff.

Course Format: Direct Delivery

Time Requirement: Approximately 8-12 hours

Training is available from the Fire Service Training Bureau (888-469-2374) and the Iowa Central Homeland Security Training Center (800-362-2793, ext 1264) or http://www.iowatrainingnow.com/index.asp

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