Description
The Enhanced Incident Management/Unified Command for All Hazards course focuses on incident management skills, staff responsibilities, and the related situational awareness and decision-making skills using a computer-driven training simulation to create a challenging decision-making environment in an expanding complex incident.
The course focuses on the processes used while working in an Incident Command Post (ICP) and the key decision-making requirements within that response node. You will learn from the cause and effects of incident decisions while working in an ICP and responding to simulated, national exercises.
The course is delivered (resident) at the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center/Emergency Operations Training Center (NERRTC/EOTC) in College Station, Texas. The instructional team consists of coaches and mentors experienced in emergency management and incident response. The course uses a multi-disciplinary approach to accomplish the course objectives. Each staff position is integrated into a unified command structure responding to an incident. The course adapts existing incident management systems and procedures to the unique requirements of responding to all-hazards incidents.
The overall incident management structure used in the course is based on the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF), and is certified by the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) Training and Exercise Integration Division.
Prerequisites
Participants must be supervisors or managers in one of the NTED emergency responder disciplines/services in the target audience and possess a working knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS). The FEMA Intermediate Incident Command System or higher course, or equivalent incident management and
unified command course. Experience and job position will also be considered.
Course Completion Requirements
Recommended
Completion of the NERRTC Incident Management/Unified Command (IM/UC) course, the FEMA Intermediate Incident Command System Course or higher, or equivalent course that provides training in Incident Management and Unified Command
Topics
Planning Process+Information Management Process+Resource Management Process+Working in an ICP in a unified command structure+Decision-making exercises+Case study+Familiarization with and use the Emergency Management Exercise System (EM*ES)Suggested Audience
This course was developed for emergency responders who serve in a management or supervisory role and may be required to perform incident command staff or general staff functions for a jurisdiction during the response to an all-hazards incident. Disciplines include, but are not limited to:
- Law Enforcement (LE)
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Emergency management
- Fire Service
- Governmental administrative
- Public safety communications
- Health care
- Public Health (PH)
- Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
- Public Works (PW)
- Utilities
- Non-governmental organizations
- Volunteer and/or faith-based organizations
- Private business partners
- County, state, and federal agency personnel responding in support of a local jurisdiction
Continuing Education and Professional Credits
2.8 CEUs
Other Information
Government Programs
GSA contract number: GS-07F-0357V. GSA customers, to register please contact esti@teex.tamu.edu or call (866) 878-8900.+For DHS/FEMA Funded Courses, please contact esti@teex.tamu.edu or call (866) 878-8900
