Advanced ICS-400 Command and General Staff-Complex Incidents

Course Description

Prerequisites

• IS-100.b, FEMA Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100
• IS-200.b, FEMA Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200
• ICS-300, Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
• IS-700.a, Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• IS-800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction.

Course Completion Requirements

Completion of a post-test upon completion of the course achieving a score of at least 75%.

Attendance Requirements

To meet attendance requirements, participants must review each training module and complete all required course assignments, activities, quizzes, and/or end of course exam.

Recommended

Experience using concepts and principles from ICS-300 in a response or exercise.

Topics

• Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS)
• Area Command
• Special management challenges for major incidents/events

Suggested Audience

Personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an expanding incident that may require a higher level of NIMS/ICS training from the following disciplines/services:

• Fire Service
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
• Law Enforcement (LE)
• Public Health (PH)
• Public Works (PW)
• Emergency Management (EM)
• Government administrative
• Private Sector and military (if invited by the host jurisdiction)
• County, state, and federal agency personnel who may assume a supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 incidents.

Other Information

Course size

• Maximum number of participants: 30
• Minimum number of participants: 26

Instructor qualifications

All TEEX NIMS/ICS instructors are certified Department of Homeland Security NIMS/ICS instructors and meet/exceed all requirements needed to teach the IMS-400 course.