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ICS 300: Expanding Incidents

Course Description

This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS).

Intended Audience

The target audience for this course is for individuals who may assume a supervisory role in expanding incidents or Type 3 incidents. During a Type 3 incident, some or all of the Command and General Staff positions may be activated, as well as Division/Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader level positions. These incidents may extend into multiple operational periods.

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 supervisory personnel

Learning Outcomes

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

Describe how the Command and Management component supports the management of expanding incidents.
Describe the incident/event management process for supervisors and expanding incidents as prescribed by the Incident Command System (ICS).
Implement the incident management process on a simulated Type 3 incident.
Develop an Incident Action Plan for a simulated incident.

Prerequisites

ICS 100: Introduction to Incident Command System
ICS 200: Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

Length

This course is three days in length. Class time is 0830-1600 hrs each day.