L-969

All-Hazard Communications Unit Leader (COML)

NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific

Course Description:

This course helps attendees establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the COMM UL in an all-hazards incident. This course addresses all responsibilities appropriate to a COMM UL operating in a local- or state-level AHIMT. These responsibilities include the collection, processing and dissemination as needed to facilitate

Operations of Command, general Staff, and Unit Leaders within the confines of a Type 3 AH Incident Management Team. The course is an instructor-led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture, and active participation in multiple exercises. By requiring attendees to bring Communications Unit Leader Kit to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills of a COMM UL.

Selection Criteria:

NIMS ICS Position Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to functional, support, or unit leader positions on USFA or other Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Teams (AHIMT), or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions.

Prerequisite:

Required: IS 100, 200, 700, 800; ICS 300

Recommended: ICS 400

Course Length:

4 days