City of Danville, Illinois
NIMS Training
Emergency Management Institute Required On-Line Training Courses.
IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System, I-100
Course Overview
- Incident Command training is being developed and offered for a variety of disciplines, including Federal Disaster Workers, Public Works, Law Enforcement, and Public Health.
- All of the ICS training offered through these courses is consistent.
- However, the various versions include examples and exercises specific to each of these disciplines.
IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
Course Overview
- ICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS).
- ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.
IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
Course Overview
- On February 28, 2003, President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5. HSPD-5 directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents. You can also find information about NIMS at http://www.fema.gov/nims/
- This course introduces NIMS and takes approximately three hours to complete. It explains the purpose, principles, key components and benefits of NIMS. The course also contains "Planning Activity" screens giving you an opportunity to complete some planning tasks during this course. The planning activity screens are printable so that you can use them after you complete the course.
IS-800 A National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction
Course Overview
- The National Response Plan, or NRP, describes how the Federal Government will work in concert with State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector to respond to disasters.