This course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in the ICS 100 and ICS 200 courses.

• Describe how the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Command and Management component supports the management of expanding incidents.
• Describe the incident/event management process for supervisors and expanding incidents as prescribed by the Incident Command System (ICS).
• Implement the incident management process on a simulated Type 3 incident.
• Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated incident.

• IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS) (any version)
• IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (any version)
• IS-700 National Incident Management System (any version)
• IS-800 National Response Framework, An Introduction (any version)

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

The target audience for this course is individuals who may assume a supervisory role in expanding incidents. This includes Command and General Staff positions as well as Division/Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader level positions that may be activated during an expanding incident that typically extend into multiple Operational Periods.