Prerequisites:I-100, Introduction to ICS,I-200, ICS-Basic for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents andI-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction (http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp)
Description: This course is designed to enable senior staff personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). This course focuses on management of expanding incidents and was developed under the leadership of the NWCG and complies with the NIMS/HSPD-5 requirements for Incident Command System training.
Who Should Attend? The target audience for this course is individuals who may assume a supervisory/management role in expanding (Type 3) incidents. Persons likely to assume these ICS supervisory positions would include Emergency Management, Fire Service, Law Enforcement, EMS, Healthcare, Education, Military, & Volunteer organizations active in disaster.
For registration and information, contact the Dept. of Emergency Response at 257-3888. Please register by February 16th.
As the initial entry program for firefighting personnel, Firefighter I introduces firefighting concepts, practices and techniques necessary for success within the fire service.Based on the Firefighter Level I objectives from NFPA Standard 1001, this course develops knowledge, skills and abilities based on performance criteria for the following topics:fire department organization, firefighter safety, fire behavior, PPE, SCBA, fire extinguishers, building searches, forcible entry, ground ladders, ventilation, hose practices, fire streams and loss control.The course consists of performance criteria in:incident command, building construction, ropes/knots, rescue procedures, forcible entry applications, ventilation practices, fire extinguisher applications, suppression of structural fires, tactics, vehicle suppression, water supply, loss control, fire cause determination, fire department communications, fire suppression systems, hazardous materials, weapons of mass destruction, confined space safety and fire prevention practices.
For registration and information, contact Chris at 257-3888.
