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ICS-402 NIMS Overview for Senior Officials

Thursday, December 14, 2023 (In-Person)

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM


Course Description

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.


Course Objectives
  • 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.

Prerequisites

There are no Prerequisites for this course.


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

Continuing Education

Contact: Hours - 4


Location

Kitsap County Public Works Annex

8600 Imperial Way SW
Bremerton, WA 9831

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Course Manager

Sponsoring Agency: Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management

Course Manager:

 

Jan Glarum

Kitsap County Dept. of EM

jglarum@kitsap.gov

(360) 900-8556


Accommodations
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.

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Registration preference is given to Washington State and Tribal residents.