When supporting our Federal and Territorial partner agencies, hams utilize the Incident Command System, or ICS. ICS is a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response and provides a common hierarchy within which responders from multiple agencies can interact more effectively. The classes are available on-line at the links below and take about an hour each to complete.
These courses require you to register for a FEMA SID (Student ID) before starting the classes. You can do this on the bottom right side of any of the links above or directly here: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid
IS-100 – Introduction to Incident Command System
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b
IS-200 – ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.b
IS-700 – National Incident Management System (NIMS) – An Introduction
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=is-700.a
IS-800 – National Resource Framework, an Introduction
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.c
There are also other advanced ICS classes which involve interaction and table top exercises which are beneficial. Additional information about these classes can be found at: https://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/icsresource/trainingmaterials.htm,