Incident Command

The Incident Command course is designed to illustrate the responsibilities to use, deploy, implement, and/or function within an Incident Command System (ICS) as well as functioning within multi-jurisdictions incident under the Incident Management System (IMS). The course emphasizes the need for incident management systems, an overview of the structure and expandable nature of ICS, an understanding of the command skills needed by departmental officers to use ICS guidelines effectively, and scenario practice on how to apply ICS and IMS. The National Incident
Management System (NIMS) will illustrate and provide the consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private- sectors, and non-governmental organizations to work together during virtual all domestic incidents. These course competencies will cover those objectives entailed in NIMS 100, 200, 700, and 800.

Required textbooks and materials (one-time purchase for all classes):

• Essentials of Firefighting and Fire Department Operations, ISBN 978-0-13-314080-4, $75.69