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ICS 100: Introduction to Incident Command System

Course Description

ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for, but not limited to:

City personnel with a role in the EOC
Partner agencies, such as Capital Health Region, EPCOR and ATCO
Non-government agencies such as Salvation Army, Canadian Red Cross
Volunteer organizations such as ARES
Police, fire and EMS responders

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this course, you should be able to:

Identify three purposes of the Incident Command System (ICS)
Identify requirements to use ICS
Describe the basic features of the Incident Command System (ICS)
Describe the role and function of the Incident Commander and Command Staff
Describe the roles and functions of the Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration Sections
Describe the six basic ICS facilities
Describe common responsibilities at an incident

Prerequisites

None

Length

This is a self study course that should take approximately 5 hours to complete.