Primary Core Capability: Operational Coordination

The goal of this professional development course, E/L/G 0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface, is to enable the students to develop an effective interface between the Incident Command/Unified Command and the Emergency Operations Center by applying National Incident Management System principles.

For additional course information, including contact hours, please see the National Preparedness Catalog.

• Explain the course structure and potential ICS/EOC interface challenges.
• Explain key NIMS concepts, command and coordination systems, and structures.
• Analyze given scenarios to determine commonalities and potential interface issues between ICS and EOCs.
• Explain the respective roles and interconnectivity of the NIMS command and coordination systems in coordination.
• Contrast the typical role and functions of the Incident Command and the EOC during emergency operations.
• Analyze given scenarios to apply ICS/EOC interface concepts.
• Develop an ICS/EOC interface action plan for your community.
• Summarize the course objectives.

Required:

• IS-0100 An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
• IS-0700 An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
• IS-0800 National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction
• IS-0200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200 or IS-2200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions

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

Please let us know if reasonable accommodation is required for this course. We invite any person with a disability, access or functional need, as well as those who need to obtain course materials in an alternative format, to please indicate your need in the registration/RSVP process.

If you have any further concerns or questions, please contact the course manager listed on this page or reach out to our State Training Staff at emd.training@mil.wa.gov and we will be happy to assist you.

The intended audience(s) are federal, state, tribal, territorial, local level, private industry, volunteer and nongovernmental emergency management personnel who are active in a community's ICS and EOC activities. This course works best when delivered to a combined audience of ICS and EOC personnel. The materials were developed with the assumption that audience members may have little or no actual experience as a member of an Incident Command Post staff or an EOC Staff.