National Incident Management System (NIMS) Briefing

1. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Briefing What this means to your qualification!!

2. Paragraph 1 from NIMS Memo dated 10 APR 2008 • The National Board recently voted to implement NIMS training for CAP emergency services personnel. • The board made the decision to become NIMS compliant so that our volunteers will be better prepared to support all our Federal, state, and local customers. • Completing the same NIMS training that all other agencies are striving toward will make CAP a more viable partner that is able to work well with other similarly trained organizations. • It will also help your units qualify for grants that are only available to those organizations that are NIMS compliant.

3. Our Requirements • Members will need to complete online courses by 31 December 2008 in order to remain qualified • All online courses are available at: http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp • ICS 400 training is the exception and needs to be completed by 30 September 2009.

4. Requirements • If you did not complete any of these courses your qualifications are currently suspended • You have until 1 February to complete the courses or your qualifications will expire and you will have to requalify • The next slides tell you what courses are required for you to maintain or earn your qualifications

5. Numbering • The numerical numbering is not sequential • They have been described by order of need

6. IS-700 • Course Name:National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction • CEUs: 0.3 College Credits: n/a • Required for All personnel training for any specialty beyond GES • If you have a GES and plan to train you need this

7. IS 200 • Course Name:ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents • CEUs: 0.3College Credits: 1.0 (When combined w/ IS-100.a) • Required for Mission Pilot, MSA, GTL and Radio Operator or Higher • If you are or want to be any of these you must take this course

8. IS 800 • Course Name:National Response Framework, An Introduction • CEUs: 0.3College Credits: 1.0 (When combined w/ IS-1900) • Required for Branch Directors (Ground, Air) and Key base Staff (Comm Unit Leader, Information Officer) or higher • If you are or want to be these qualifications you must take this course

9. IS 300This is not an Online Course • ICS 300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents • Required for Branch Directors (Ground, Air) and Key base Staff (Comm Unit Leader, Information Officer) or Higher • This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently using the Incident Command System (ICS) in supervisory roles on expanding or Type 3 incidents. • This course requires 24 hours for presentation. The course unit topics include ICS fundamentals review, incident/event assessment, unified command, incident resource management, planning process, demobilization, transfer of command, and closeout.

10. IS 400This is not an Online Course • Required for Incident Commanders and Recommended for Section Chief Positions. • ICS 400 Advanced ICS for Major and/or Complex Incidents • This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently in the advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). I-400 provides training for senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in a major and/or complex incident environment. This course will require 16-20 hours for presentation. The course units and lessons provide fundamentals review for Command and General Staff, unified command (optional), major and/or complex incident/event management, area command, and multi-agency coordination.

11. Breakdown • MSA, UDFT and FTMs need ICS 200 • FTLs need ICS 700, and ICS 200 • Pilot, Observer, Scanner need ICS 700, and ICS 200 • Air Branch, Air Operations, Ground Branch and Ground Operations need ICS 700, ICS 200, ICS 800 and ICS 300 • Incident Commanders need all plus ICS 400

12. Questions? • RCS Emergency Services Officer • LtC Candi Jones • Email candi.jones@caprcs.org