NIMS/ICS case studies

NIMS/ICS refers to two separate FEMA Emergency Management Institute Independent Study courses that together form the entry point to incident management training. IS-100.C, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces ICS and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training; it describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of ICS, and explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System. IS-700.B, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System, gives learners a basic understanding of NIMS concepts, principles, and components, including resource management, the NIMS Management Characteristics, ICS organizational structures, Emergency Operations Center functions, and the coordination structures that link ICS, EOCs, the Joint Information System, and Multiagency Coordination Groups. Both are interactive web-based courses taken online, each with a final exam, and both require a FEMA SID account. The NIMS/ICS case studies are 5 cases and about 3,620 words.