{"id":219,"date":"2018-02-27T11:26:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T11:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/?p=219"},"modified":"2018-02-27T12:12:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T12:12:19","slug":"vi-hams-encouraged-to-take-ics-classes-ahead-of-storm-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/?p=219","title":{"rendered":"VI Hams encouraged to take ICS Classes ahead of storm season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The VI Ham Radio club would like to encourage local Amateur Radio Operators who are interested in providing assistance after disasters to take the following Incident Command System (ICS) classes. \u00a0Successful passing of these classes is a MUST for anyone who desires to work in the VITEMA EOC.<!--more-->\u00a0 It is essential that we understand the command, control &amp; procedural environment in which we as volunteers will operate.\u00a0 Once passed you will receive a certificate of completion.\u00a0 To take theses classes you will first need to get a FEMA SID so that all of your credit is associated with your account.\u00a0 This is very easy to do.<\/p>\n<p>The classes take about an hour each and can all be completed on-line.\u00a0 Exams are also on-line.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77165\"><b>IS-100 &#8211; Introduction to the Incident Command System<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77165\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77165\">ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).<\/span><br \/>\n<a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77095\" href=\"https:\/\/emilms.fema.gov\/IS100b\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/emilms.fema.gov\/IS100b\/index.htm<\/a><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_75847\" dir=\"ltr\"><b>IS-200 &#8211; ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_75847\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77063\">ICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_75847\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77245\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77246\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77410\" href=\"https:\/\/emilms.fema.gov\/IS100b\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/emilms.fema.gov\/IS100b\/index.htm<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><b>IS-700 &#8211; National Incident Management System (NIMS) &#8211; An Introduction<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_75847\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77357\">This course introduces and overviews the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77495\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77496\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77497\" href=\"https:\/\/emilms.fema.gov\/IS700aNEW\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/emilms.fema.gov\/IS700aNEW\/index.htm<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77499\" dir=\"ltr\"><b>IS-800 &#8211; National Response Framework (NRF) &#8211; An Introduction<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77499\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77499\">The course introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the National Response Framework.<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77499\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519604810055_77496\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emilms.fema.gov\/IS800B\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/emilms.fema.gov\/IS800B\/index.htm<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VI Ham Radio club would like to encourage local Amateur Radio Operators who are interested in providing assistance after disasters to take the following Incident Command System (ICS) classes. \u00a0Successful passing of these classes is a MUST for anyone who desires to work in the VITEMA EOC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-front-page-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233,"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}