ICS-300

Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents, EMI Course Number: G300

This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course is intended for non-first response personnel who could fill supervisory-level positions in ICS organizations. Topics include organizing for events and incidents, planning for events and incidents and incident resource management. Participants will use ICS forms.

The target audience for this course is for individuals who may assume a supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 incidents. During a Type 3 incident, some or all of the Command and General Staff positions may be activated, as well as Division/Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader level positions. These incidents may extend into multiple operational periods. Additionally, this course is for middle management, strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, branch directors and Multi-Agency Coordination System/Emergency Operations Center staff.

This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses. These earlier courses are prerequisites for ICS-300.

Course Objectives:

• Describe how the NIMS Command and Management component supports the management of expanding incidents.
• Describe the incident/event management process for supervisors and expanding incidents as prescribed by the Incident Command System (ICS).
• Implement the incident management process on a simulated Type 3 incident.
• Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated incident.

The training is comprised of the following lessons:

• Course Overview
• ICS Fundamentals Review
• Unified Command
• Incident/Event Assessment and Incident Objectives
• Planning Process
• Incident Resource Management
• Demobilization, Transfer of Command, and Closeout
• Course Summary
• Table Top Exercise to facilitate hands-on Incident/Event Assessments, Incident Objectives and Incident Action Planning.

Course Length:
Minimum course length for actual instructor-led classroom: 18 hours.