NIMS Training Guidelines

 

      

 Audience  Required Training

Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Non-governmental personnel to include:

 

Entry level first responders & disaster workers

• Emergency Medical Service personnel

• Firefighters

• Hospital staff

• Law Enforcement personnel

• Public Health personnel

• Public Works/Utility personnel

• Skilled Support Personnel

• Other emergency management response, support, volunteer personnel at all levels

 

 

• ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent

 

• FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction

 

Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Non-governmental personnel to include:

 

First line supervisors, single resource leaders, field supervisors, and other emergency management/response personnel that require a higher level of ICS/NIMS Training.

 

• ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent

 

 

• ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent

 

 

• FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction

 

Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Nongovernmental personnel to include:

 

Required: Mid-level management including strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division/group supervisors, branch directors, and;

Recommended: Emergency operations center staff.

 

• ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent

• ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent

• ICS-300: Intermediate ICS or equivalent 

• FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction

• FEMA IS-800.A: National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction*

 

Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Nongovernmental personnel to include:

 

Required: Command and general staff, select department heads with multi-agency coordination system responsibilities, area commanders, emergency managers, and;

Recommended: Emergency operations center managers.

 

 

• ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent

• ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent

• ICS-300: Intermediate ICS or equivalent 

• ICS-400: Advanced ICS or equivalent

• FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction

• FEMA IS-800.A: National Response    

 

      Plan (NRP), An Introduction*

 

 

 

* NOTE: Not all persons required to take ICS-300 and ICS-400 will need to take IS-800.A. Emergency managers or personnel whose primary responsibility is emergency management must complete this training.