FIRE 120 Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS)

This course is a combined version of the National Fire Academy (NFA) Incident Command System (ICS) ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses. The first half of the course describes the history, features, principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The second half of the course provides training and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS. For credentialing purposes, successful completion of ICS-100 and ICS-200 independently through the NFA are equivalent to FIRE 120.

Credits

1

Hours Weekly

1 hour weekly

Course Objectives

  1. Identify the requirements to use ICS, the three purposes of ICS, and common incident tasks.
  2. Describe the basic features of ICS.
  3. Explain the role and function of the Incident Commander and Command Staff.
  4. Describe the roles and functions of the Operations, Planning, Logistics and the
    Finance/Administration sections.
  5. Describe the six basic ICS facilities, the facilities that may be located together, and facility
    map symbols.
  6. Describe common mobilization responsibilities, common responsibilities at an incident, and
    common demobilization responsibilities.
  7. List individual accountability and responsibilities.
  8. Describe chain of command and formal communication relationships, identify common
    leadership responsibilities, describe span of control and modular development, and describe
    the use of position titles.
  9. Describe scope of authority and the process by which authority is delegated and describe
    and explain management by objectives.
  10. Identify the ICS tools needed to manage an incident and the function of organizational
    positions within ICS, and demonstrate the use of an ICS 201 form.
  11. Give an Operational Briefing and describe components of field, staff, and section
    briefings/meetings.
  12. Explain how the modular organization expands and contracts, complete a complexity
    analysis given a specific scenario, define the five types of incidents, and describe the
    importance of preparedness plans and agreements.
  13. List the essential elements of information involved in transfer of command and describe a
    transfer of command process.

Course Objectives

  1. Identify the requirements to use ICS, the three purposes of ICS, and common incident tasks.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  2. Describe the basic features of ICS.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  3. Explain the role and function of the Incident Commander and Command Staff.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  4. Describe the roles and functions of the Operations, Planning, Logistics and the
    Finance/Administration sections.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  5. Describe the six basic ICS facilities, the facilities that may be located together, and facility
    map symbols.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  6. Describe common mobilization responsibilities, common responsibilities at an incident, and
    common demobilization responsibilities.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  7. List individual accountability and responsibilities.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  8. Describe chain of command and formal communication relationships, identify common
    leadership responsibilities, describe span of control and modular development, and describe
    the use of position titles.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  9. Describe scope of authority and the process by which authority is delegated and describe
    and explain management by objectives.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  10. Identify the ICS tools needed to manage an incident and the function of organizational
    positions within ICS, and demonstrate the use of an ICS 201 form.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  11. Give an Operational Briefing and describe components of field, staff, and section
    briefings/meetings.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  12. Explain how the modular organization expands and contracts, complete a complexity
    analysis given a specific scenario, define the five types of incidents, and describe the
    importance of preparedness plans and agreements.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  13. List the essential elements of information involved in transfer of command and describe a
    transfer of command process.

    This objective is a course Goal Only