ER 121 - Incident Management System

Credit Hours: 3

A study of the fundamentals and applications of the Incident Management Systems (IMSs). The major forms and concepts of the Incident Management/Incident Command Systems, including the evolution of three of the IMSs are discussed. The coordination of efforts and activities of individual agencies in order to stabilize an incident and protect life, property, and the environment are presented. Advanced Incident Management Systems Concepts: incident management team; incident management team training; unified command; and priorities are learned and applied at the ECC Multi-Scenario Simulator.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

develop an initial organizational structure;
describe the minimum staffing requirements for an incident;
develop incident objectives and prepare an incident action plan;
list and describe the key positions and functions within the ICS organization;
describe the unified command for complex incidents and multijurisdictional responses;
describe the ICS/EOC interface;
identify and explain the steps involved in managing incident resources;
identify factors that may require expanding the command structure;
identify potential issues regarding coordination and communication with other command structures and develop strategies for resolving the issues;
define the elements to consider when developing a unified command; and
describe the features of a unified command organization.

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