Regional training course on incident command system for disaster management
Course purpose
The 2nd Regional Training Course in Incident Command System for Disaster Management (ICS-2) addresses the importance of ICS in emergency response management and planning. The course provides an in-depth knowledge on the ICS, covering a range of topics that are essential to the application of ICS in disaster response management. The good practices and lesson learned on the application of ICS in the region will be shared. The course is designed to enable practitioners to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System focusing on the management of single resources.
Overall course objectives
Participants completing this course should be able to:
- Describe the features and characteristics of ICS
- Identify the ICS organization appropriate to the complexity of an incident
- Manage incidents by objectives
- Efficiently operate under ICS to response to incidents or events
Course approach and content
The ICS-2 offers a mixture of interactive lectures, hands-on training with series of table top simulation exercises, lessons learned and good practices of ICS case studies, field visit and other adult learning methodologies.
The course consists of the following modules and sessions:
Module 1: Course Opening and Introduction
M1.S1 Course Opening Ceremony
M1.S2 Course overview and organizational arrangements
Module 2: Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS)
M2.S1 Overview of ICS
M2.S2 Basic features of ICS
M2.S3 Introduction to map, symbols, and ICS forms
Module 3: ICS Organization and Command Structure
M3.S1 ICS Organization Structure
M3.S2 ICS Command Structure and Management
Module 4: Managing ICS by Objectives
M4.S1 Appointing Incident Commander
M4.S2 Setting Incident Objectives
M4.S3 Management by Objectives
Module 5: Operation of ICS
M5.S1 ICS Functional areas and posts
M5.S2 Briefing
M5.S3 Organizational Flexibility
M5.S4 Transfer of Command
Module 6: Planning and Coordination
M6.S1 Planning Process
M6.S2 Resource Management
M6.S3 Final Simulation Exercise
Module 7: ICS Implementation and Course closure
M7.S1 ICS Adaptation Strategies
M7.S2 Course Evaluation
M7.S3 Closing Ceremony