ICS 320 Course: Intermediate ICS for the Incident Command Team
Duration: 2 days (plus 1 day for drill scenario design)
Intermediate ICS for the Incident Command Team (ICT), consists of the practical concepts of the FEMA NIMS ICS. This is a course designed to foster teamwork in the execution of an incident level 2 or 3 management. The course presents the practical concepts for the establishment of an Incident Command Post, function-specific responsibilities, assignments, flow of information, and deliverables related to resource management. It also goes in depth on the topics of Command Team, the organization of the Operations Section, and the Planning Cycle during a complex event. The course presents the practical use of the Incident Management Manuals as a critical tool for the adequate performance of the Incident Command Team. The course highlights the importance of the interdependence in the flow of information and the importance of working as a team within the context of an ICT Organization for level 2 and 3 incidents.
Audience:
Personnel working in assignments of command, section chiefs, brigade leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, and personnel in the emergency operation center that coordinates multiple agency systems.
Prerequisites: ICS-300
To implement this course, it is necessary to prepare an incident scenario in collaboration with the client, so that the scenario is as realistic as posible within the client's operations context.
Preparation recommendations (2 hours)
Watch Video 1: Disaster at Valdez
(Watch video online, approx. duration 1.5 hrs): https://www.youtube.com/user/exxonvaldezdisaster/videos
Video 2: BP Houma Incident Command Post
(Watch video online, approx. duration .5 hrs):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ctvFT_Sq7w
Materials
Incident Management Manual
Whiteboards to write on
Paper tape for painting
Printers
Markers, pens, pencils
ICS printed forms
ICS Vests
DAY 1
Unit 1: Introduction to the Incident Command Team materials
· Forms
· Whiteboards
· Vests
· Incident Management Manual
Unit 2: Establishing an Incident Command Post
· Location
· Incident Command Post Diagram
· Entry and exit process
Unit 3: Model scenario
· Scenario presentation
· Assignments
· Participation in response, with interactive instruction
DAY 2
Unit 4: Level 3 Incident Scenario, with interactive instruction
· Initial response
· Incident Command Post organization
· Unified Command Meeting
· Preparation of Objectives
· Command Meeting
· Tactical Meeting
· Planning Meeting
· Operations Information Session
Unit 5: Course Summary
· Review
· Course Evaluation
· Certificate Issuance
Certification:
A certificate of compliance with the NIMS ICS is given, according to the rules and methodology of FEMA.
OPTIONAL: Introduction to the design, implementation, and assessment of drills.
This is a module prepared based on the best drill design and implementation practices, based on the IPIECA, PREP, and NIMS ICS guides.
