Primary Core Capability: Operational Coordination

In-Person Training. By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate, through activities and a Final Exam, the managerial and operational roles of the modern-day EOC as a NIMS Command and Coordination functional group operating within a Multiagency Coordination System (MACS).

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• Explain the EOC's critical link to the other NIMS Command and Coordination Structures.
• Identify EOC staffing solutions by aligning EOC Skillsets to common EOC structures.
• Explain the planning, operational and resourcing functions of the EOC.
• Using a scenario, identify the essential elements of information (EEI) that support EOC decision making and information sharing.
• Using a scenario identify changes in EOC activation level, staffing, resources and information requirements for an expanding incident.
• Identify the role of an EOC during the transition to recovery.
• Explain the location, design, equipment and technology considerations for the EOC.

Required:

IS100, An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
IS0700, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS0800, National Response Framework, An Introduction

IS2200, Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions

Recommended:

E/L/G 0191, Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface
IS0200, Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200

Visit FEMA's Emergency Management Institute to complete these Independent Study courses.

This course is open to all Federal, state, local, and tribal emergency managers; first responders to include Incident Commanders from all emergency management disciplines; private industry personnel responsible for coordination activities during a disaster; and Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster personnel.