ICS 200, Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, reviews the Incident Command System (ICS), provides the context for ICS within initial response, and supports hi

ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training.

This training will equip Public Information Officers with the skills needed to establish and operate in a Joint Information Center/Joint Information System (JIC/JIS).  Participants will also gain a working knowledge of operational practices for performing PIO duties with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) multiagency coordination system.  The course will demonstrate how JIC concepts are applied in a flexible and scalable manner at the local level.

This course is approved for ND POST Board credit.

Emergency Public Information officers are responsible for ensuring that the affected public receives accurate and timely information during an emergency.  Armed with good information, people are better able to make good decisions and, by doing so, contribute to the overall response goal of saving lives and protecting property.

This course is designed to prepare participants to function as full- or part-time PIOs.  Additionally, this training is a prerequisite and foundation for more advanced public information officer training.

This course provides an introduction to disaster recovery principles and includes current recovery practices and policies.  Case studies and activities are included in the course to support participant learning.  Access to and use of a variety of resources for recovery planning are taught in the course, including a FEMA online Community Recovery Management Toolkit (CRMT) and a Resource Library associated with the Recovery