ICS-400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff - Complex Incidents (Aug. 2019)

This course provides training for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). This course expands upon information covered in ICS-100 through ICS-300 courses, which are prerequisites for the ICS-400 course.

Intended Audience

The target audience for this course is senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an Area Command or Multi-Agency Coordination Entity.

Course Objectives

• Explain how major incidents engender special management challenges.
• Describe the circumstances in which an Area Command is established.
• Describe the circumstances in which Multi-Agency Coordination Systems are established.

Prerequisites

Participants must have successfully completed:

• IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System;
• IS-200, Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response;
• ICS-300 (E-, L-, or G-300), Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents;
• IS-700, National Incident Management System, An Introduction;
• IS-800, National Response Framework, An Introduction

Recommendations

Experience using concepts and principles from ICS-100, ICS-200, and ICS-300, and use of skills in an operational environment.

Course Length

Two Days (15 hours).

Class Size

12-36 participants

Participants

This course is open to staff from cities, tribes, counties, state, and federal agencies, special purpose districts, and their private and non-profit partners.

All participants are welcome. For questions about accessibility or to request an accommodation, please contact Eric O’Brien at Eric.Obrien@kingcounty.gov (Requests should be made as soon as possible, but preferably at least 14 calendar days prior to the class.)

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