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National
Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation
Training Requirements
(Up-dated
3 JUNE 2008)
AS OF FEBRUARY 2008
IS-800,
INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH
IS-800 INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
2008
Implementation Training
In
2008 ICS-300 and ICS-400 will be required courses for some first
responders. These courses are only offered in a classroom
setting. The NIMS training
guidance can be found at the following link: NIMS
Training Guidance The guidance was issued
for 2007 and is still valid for 2008.
Questions about the
classes, NIMS, or the County 2008 NIMS Implementation Plan can
be telephoned to DEM at (360) 679-7370 or e-mailed to dem@co.island.wa.us
.
Courses
required in 2005, 2006, and 2007 continue to be required in 2008
for first response personnel. Again the criteria as to who
should be trained at each level can be found in the "NIMS
Training Guidance" mentioned before. The required NIMS
ICS courses are (with the exception of two) are on-line and can
be found on the FEMA web site at:
http://training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.asp
ICS-300 AND
ICS-400 are Tier 1 courses in 2008. Both
are classroom instruction only. The next ICS-400 class is:
(click on link for flyer and application)
ICS-400,
ADVANCED ICS
COMMAND
AND GENERAL STAFF-COMPLEX INCIDENTS
10-11
JUNE, TERRY'S CORNER FIRE STATION
CAMANO
ISLAND
NEW
ICS RELATED ON-LINE COURSES
The
several new on-line independent study (IS) courses related to
ICS functions are now listed in the FEMA EMI catalogue at the
following link:
http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp
The courses
to look for are:
IS-701
Multiagency Coordination Systems
IS-702
NIMS Public Information Officer
IS-703
NIMS Resource Management
IS-706
NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aide - An Introduction
IS-800.B
Introduction to the National Response
Framework
Washington
Homeland Security Institute (HSI)
As
an additional source for ICS and other NIMS training, the Washington
Homeland Security Institute (HSI) offers NIC approved versions
of IS-700, 100, IS-200, and IS-800. The link to those courses
is: HSI
Courses offered on the HSI web site may be easier
to access and have a different format. Also, the courses
offered at this site print completion certificates upon successful
course completion.
Approved
Alternate Courses.
NWCG
and the NIMS Integration Center (NIC) have agreed on which NWCG
courses are accepted substitutes for FEMA ICS courses. Details
can be found in the following linked document:
NWCG
ISSUE PAPER #84
Other
NIMS training information can be found at the NIMS INtegrations
Center (NIC) web pages:
NIC and
also at the NIMS On-Line site: NIMS
On-Line
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