Primary Core Capability: Operational Coordination

This course provides executives and senior officials (including elected officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.) an orientation to the Incident Command System (ICS).

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

• Explain the National Incident Management System.
• Explain the NIMS Management Characteristics, the organizational structure of the Incident Command System, and the role of the Command and General Staff.
• Explain the attributes and purpose of Emergency Operations Centers.
• Explain the interconnectivity between the MAC Group, EOCs, the Joint Information System and Incident Command.
• Explain the Senior Official's role in preparedness.

There are no Prerequisites for this course.

• Executives and senior officials, including elected officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.