Online ICS Courses 

The following Incident Command System and National Incident Management System courses can be completed online. Instructions for completing the online courses can be found by following the links:

 

IS 100.c- Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100

Prerequisites: none 

Overview: This course introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level trainings. The course describes the history, features, principles, and organizational structure of ICS. 

Target Audience: Persons involved with emergency planning, and response or recovery efforts. 

 

IS 200.c- Basic ICS for Initial Response 

Prerequisites: IS 100.c

Overview: This course reviews ICS, provides context for ICS within initial response, and supports higher level ICS training. This course provides training on, and resources for, personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within ICS. 

Target Audience: Response personnel at the supervisory level who are involved with emergency planning, response, and/or recovery efforts. 

 

IS 700.b- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System 

Prerequisites: none

Overview: This course provides learners with a basic understanding of NIMS concepts, principles, and components. NIMS defines the comprehensive approach guiding the whole community to work together seamlessly to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the effects of incidents. 

Target Audience: This course is for a wide audience and includes emergency management practitioners, senior leaders, and those with emergency management responsibilities. 

 

IS 800.c- National Response Framework, an Introduction 

Prerequisites: none

Overview: This course introduces the concepts and principles of the National Response Framework (NRF). The goal of this course is to familiarize participants with the NRF and the ways it is applied in actual response situations. 

Target: This course is for a wide audience and includes emergency management practitioners,, senior leaders, and those with emergency management responsibilities.